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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: F

Introduction:

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

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