The Maple On The Hill chords by Norman Blake

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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 (D major) Here
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upon the quiet country village stood the  (A major) maple  (B minor)  (G major) on the  (D major) hill
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There I sat with my Jeannie of long ago  (A major) 
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 (D major) When the stars were shining brightly
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we could  (B minor) hear  (G major) the whippoor (D major) will
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As we sat beneath the maple  (A major) on the  (D major) hill
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We would sing love songs together  (A major) when
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the  (B minor) bird (G major) s  had gone  (B minor) to  (D major) rest
And we'd listened to the murmur
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of  (A major) the leaves  (F sharp minor) 
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 (D major) Then you throwed your arms around me
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laid your  (B minor) head  (G major) upon my  (D major) chest  (A major)  (D major) 
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As we sat beneath the maple  (A major) on the  (D major) hill  (A major)  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (B minor)  (D major) 
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Now we're getting old and feeble
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 (B minor) and our  (G major) hair is turning  (D major) grey
We no longer hear the
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 (A major) rippling of  (D major) the leaves
Still I always love you darling as
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I did  (B minor)  (G major) those stary nights  (D major) 
When we sat beneath
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the maple  (A major) on the  (D major) hill
Don't forget me little darling as
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they  (B minor) lay  (G major) me down to  (D major) rest
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Will you keep this final  (A major) 
promise that you gave
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 (D major) While you linger there in silence think
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 (A major) ing  (B minor)  (G major) only of  (B minor) the pas (G major)  (D major) t
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 (A major)  (D major) May your teardrops kiss the flower (A major) s on my  (D major) grave
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 (B minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (B minor)  (D major) 
Even now i hear the angels
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coming o'er the  (A major) hill
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So  (D major) goodbye my little darling,
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yes the time  (B minor)  (G major) has come to part  (D major) 
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I must leave you and the maple  (A major) on the  (D major) hill