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|0h--3---------------3-----------|0h--2---------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |0-----------0---0-----------0---|0-------------0-----------------| Repeat from the 5th measure for the next two verses. But the last verse ends differently. 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