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The Crow That Wanted To Sing chords by
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Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
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There once was a crow,

his friends called him Joe,
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and black were his back and his wing.
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And all of the other crows
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laughed at him so,
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but Joe really wanted to sing.
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A simple caw,
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caw wasn't music enough,
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for feelings Joe felt deep inside.
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So in spite of the laughter he
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heard every day,
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Joe flapped his wings and he tried.
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He went call, call, call, call,
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Joe gave it the best that he had.
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But call, call, call, call,
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I'm sorry to say it was
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bad.

The other crows called,

they laughed and guffawed,
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To hear poor Joe trying his best.
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And though all their jeers
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nearly brought him to tears,
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He bravely went on with his quest.
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For Joe was a dreamer,
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and he dared to dream
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That one day he'd stand in the ring
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And hear a vast hush
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as the world fell silent
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For the crow that wanted to sing
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He went caw, caw, caw, caw
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Though he gave it the best that he had
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Caw, caw, caw, caw
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I'm sorry to say it was
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bad

One day in his tree,

in his worst misery,

Joe wondered just why he'd been born.
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His nest was a sight,
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his feathers a fright,

his good heart felt tattered and torn.
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Then his wife and his children
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all gathered round,
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as evening stars twinkled above.
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They nestled themselves
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warmly under his wing

And they said, Daddy, tell us of love
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And as Joe thought of how
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he felt full of love now
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And of all the joy love could bring
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A miracle happened in that willow tree
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A crow really started to sing
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He sang, Love, love, love is the answer
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He sang in a voice so clear
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Love, love, love is the answer
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And love is the reason we're here
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He sang love, love, love is the answer
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He sang it in a voice so clear
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Love, love, love is the answer
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And love is the reason we're here

There once was a crow

His friends calling Joe
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And Blackberry's back and he's winged
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His message to you
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is that dreams can come true
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For Joe finally learned how to sing

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The original key of The Crow That Wanted To Sing by Tom Paxton is Ab major.

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