• Song:

    Edelweiss

  • Artist:

    Oscar Hammerstein

Edelweiss as played by Captain Von Trapp in one of
the final scenes of The Sound of Music before the
family escapes the Nazis by fleeing to Switzerland.

capo 2nd fret

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   Edelweiss, edelweiss...
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   Every morning you greet me
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   Small and white, clean and bright
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   You look happy to meet me
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   Blossoms of snow may you bloom and grow
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   Bloom and grow forever
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   Edelweiss, edelweiss...
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   Bless my homeland forever
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   {break}
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Edelweiss, edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Bless my homeland for..

 ..e........ver
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