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The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss

Edelweiss is a song from the musical The Sound of Music, composed by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics). Despite often being thought of as a traditional Austrian folk song, it was written for the musical in 1959. The song is a homage to the Edelweiss flower, which grows in the Alps and is a symbol of purity and resilience. It is featured in the musical as an act of patriotic defiance against the Nazi occupation.

Key: G

Introduction:

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 G           D     G             C 
Edelweiss, edelweiss
 G             Em                     Am7         D7 
Every morning you greet me
 G               D               G                   C 
Small and white, clean and bright
 G               D7               G 
You look happy to meet me
 D                                             G 
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
 C                 A7       D         D7 
Bloom and grow, forever
 G         D         G           C 
Edelweiss, edelweiss
 G           D7                 G 
Bless my homeland forever

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