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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
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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           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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