The Gift chords by Daniel O’Donnell

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Verse 1
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A poor
orphan girl named Maria
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Was walking to market one day
She stopped for a rest by the roadside
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Am 
Where a bird with a broken wing lay
C 
A few moments passed till she saw it
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For it's feathers were covered with sand
But soon clean and wrapped it was traveling
C 
In the warmth of Maria's small hand

Verse 2
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She happily gave her last peso
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C 
On a cage made of rushes and twine
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She fed it loose corn from the market
C 
And watched it grow stronger with time
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Verse 3
C 
Now the Christmas Eve
service was coming
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And the church shone with tinsel and light
And all of the townfolk brought presents
C 
To lay by the manger that night
There were diamonds and
incense and perfumes
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In packages fit for a king
But for one ragged bird in a small cage
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Maria had nothing to bring

Verse 4

She waited till just before midnight

So no one could see her go in

And crying she knelt by the manger

For her gift was unworthy of Him

Verse 5
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Then a voice spoke to her
through the darkness
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Maria, what brings you to me
If the bird in the cage is your offering
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Open the door, let me see
Though she trembled,
she did as he asked her
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And out of the cage the bird flew
Soaring into the rafters
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On a wing that had healed good as new

Verse 6
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Gb 
Just then the midnight bells rang out
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And the little bird started to sing
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A song that no words
could recapture
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Whose beauty was fit for a king

Verse 7
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Now Maria felt blessed just to listen
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To that cascade of notes sweet and long
As her offering was lifted to heaven
By the very first nightingale's song
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