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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:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
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              D7                G  
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
C             A7          D     D7  
Bloom and grow, fore - ver
G     F#     C     C#m  
Edelweiss,  edelweiss
G            D7              G  
Bless my homeland forever

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