Chords for Aselin Debison - The Gift (Official Audio)

_ _ A poor orphan girl named Maria _ was walking the market one day
_ She stopped for to rest by the _ roadside where a bird with a broken wing lay
A few moments passed till she saw it for the feathers were covered with sand
And soon cleaned and wrapped it was traveling _ in the warmth of Maria's small hand _
[F] She happily gave her last peso _ on a [C] cage made of russias and twine
_ _ [F] She vetted loose corn from the market _ _ [C] watched it grow [C] stronger with [G] time
Now [C] the gift giving service was coming _ and the church hung with tinsel [G] and light _ _
And all of the town folk brought _ presents to lay by the [C] manger that night
_ There were diamonds and incense and _ perfumes and packages fit for a [G] king
_ But for one rag bird in a small cage _ Maria had nothing to [C] bring
_ She [F] waited till just before midnight _ so [C] no one [F] would see her go in _
_ _ Crying she knelt by the manger for [C] her gift was [G] unworthy of him
_ [D] _ Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness _ Maria _ brings you [A] to me
_ _ If the bird in the cage is your offering _ _ open the door let me [D] see _ _
So she trembled she did as he asked her
_ And out of the cage the bird [A] flew
_ _ _ Soaring up into the rafters
_ On a way that it healed good [D] as new
_ _ [G] Just then the bells rang [Em] out and [D] the little bird started to sing _ _
[G] A song that no _ _ _ _ _ [D] for its beauty was fit for a [A] king
_ [D] Now Maria felt blessed just to listen to that cascaded note sweet and long
[Am] As her offering was [B] lifted to heaven by [A] the very _ [E] first _ _ _
[Ab] _ [D] nightingale's song _ _
[A] you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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