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The Whippoorwill Chords

Music by: Keely Smith
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[Verse 1]
[G]The[D] ni[G]ght was young
and so were [Am]we[G]
[Dm]Be n[G]eath t[Am]he old m[Dm]agno l[C]i [G]a tree
And as you [Dm]said, [G]I love you s[C]o
[Am]The whip[G]poorwill sang
[Am]sweet [D]an [G]d low
The moon was low,
[Abdim]our hearts were [Am]high
You said, I will un[D]til I [G]die
[Em]An d while w[Dm]e kissed be
[G]neath the [C]tree,
[Adim]the whippoorwill[G] sang[Dsus4]
[D]hap[G]pily.[C][G]
[E]Poor [Am]whippoorwill, [D]the tre[Bm]e is bare.
[E]He wonders [Am]still why [D]you're
[Am]not [Bm]there[Bb][Eb][Bm]
While [G]all alone be[E]neath [G]the tre[Am]e
Where [G]once you [Dm]pledged [G]your [C]love [G]to me
my lonely [Dm]heart [F]cries[G]
[Abdim]out for y[G]ou[C][Em]
[Am]The wibb[C]le -will[G] is cr[C]y [Am]ing,[C][G]
[E]The [G]wib[Am]ble -[G]will[C][G]
[Dm]is c[C]rying, too
[G]You[C][G]
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