Gift Of The Magi chords by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Chords with lyrics

Sung as a duet.

Him:
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My heart is sad, my soul is weary
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Though Christmas day is fast appear
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I have no silver I have no gold
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To buy my wife a gift this year
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To see her sad on Christmas morning
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Is a thing I cannot bear
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I'll pawn the watch my father gave me
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To buy a comb for her hair

Her:
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Oh Mother, Mother what shall I do?
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Though Christmas day is fast appear
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I have no silver I have no gold
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To buy my love a gift this year
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For I am poor and I'm a beggar
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Not a cent have I, no dime I claim
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I'll trade the golden hair that is our pleasure
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Buy for your watch a golden chain

Him:
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Darling, darling today is Christmas
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What has become of your golden hair
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For I've traded our only treasure
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These silver combs for you to wear

Her:
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Darling, darling we've lost our treasure
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My gift to you is a golden chain
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Though we've pawned away our only pleasures
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These gifts we give are not in vain


Like verse:
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Both:
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The wise men came on Christmas morning
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Their gifts of love they came to bear
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From that day on always remembered
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Our own true love forever share