Chords for The Orange and the Green - Lyrics
Tempo:
114.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [Em] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you [A] have ever seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was blind, [A] and my mother, [D] she was green.
Oh, me father was an Ulster man, [A] pro-Protestant was he.
[G] My mother [D] was a Catholic girl, from County Clark was she.
[Bm] They were married into churches, [Em] lived happily [A] in the
[G] Until the day [D] that I was born in Pilgar, rather calm.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever [A] seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was orange, and my mother, she was green.
Baptised by Father Eilidh, [A] I was rushed away by car.
[G] To be made a [D] little orange man, me father's shining star.
I [Bm] was christened David Anthony, but still in [A] spite of that.
[G] To my father, [D] I was William, while my mother called me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
With mother every Sunday, [A] to Mass I proudly stroll.
[G] Then after [D] that, the Orange Lodge, which I saved my [Bm] soul.
For both sides, I tried to [D] claim [Em] me, but I was [A] smart [G] because
I'd play the [D] flute or play the harp, depending where I was.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
Now when I'd sing them revel [A] songs, much to me mother's joy.
[G] Me father would [D] jump up and say, look here will you me buy.
[Bm] That's quite enough of that lad, [Em] he'd then [A] toss me a coin.
[G] And he'd have me [D] sing the Orange Brute on the Heroes of Buckeye.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
One day me mad relations came [A] round to visit me.
[G] Just as my [D] father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea.
[Bm] We tried to smooth things over, [Em] but they all [A] began to fight.
[G] And me be [D] strictly neutral, I flashed everyone in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever [D] seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and me mother, she was green.
Now my parents never could [A] agree about my type of school.
[G] My learning was [D] all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool.
[Bm] They both passed on God rest them, [Em] but left me [A] caught between.
[G] That awful [D] color problem of the orange gut.
Oh, it is the biggest mix [A]-up that you have ever seen.
Me [G] father, [D] he was orange, and me mother, she was green.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up that [A] you have ever seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and [G] me mother, [D] she was green. Ha!
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A] [G]
[D] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [Em] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you [A] have ever seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was blind, [A] and my mother, [D] she was green.
Oh, me father was an Ulster man, [A] pro-Protestant was he.
[G] My mother [D] was a Catholic girl, from County Clark was she.
[Bm] They were married into churches, [Em] lived happily [A] in the
[G] Until the day [D] that I was born in Pilgar, rather calm.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever [A] seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was orange, and my mother, she was green.
Baptised by Father Eilidh, [A] I was rushed away by car.
[G] To be made a [D] little orange man, me father's shining star.
I [Bm] was christened David Anthony, but still in [A] spite of that.
[G] To my father, [D] I was William, while my mother called me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
With mother every Sunday, [A] to Mass I proudly stroll.
[G] Then after [D] that, the Orange Lodge, which I saved my [Bm] soul.
For both sides, I tried to [D] claim [Em] me, but I was [A] smart [G] because
I'd play the [D] flute or play the harp, depending where I was.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
Now when I'd sing them revel [A] songs, much to me mother's joy.
[G] Me father would [D] jump up and say, look here will you me buy.
[Bm] That's quite enough of that lad, [Em] he'd then [A] toss me a coin.
[G] And he'd have me [D] sing the Orange Brute on the Heroes of Buckeye.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
One day me mad relations came [A] round to visit me.
[G] Just as my [D] father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea.
[Bm] We tried to smooth things over, [Em] but they all [A] began to fight.
[G] And me be [D] strictly neutral, I flashed everyone in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever [D] seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and me mother, she was green.
Now my parents never could [A] agree about my type of school.
[G] My learning was [D] all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool.
[Bm] They both passed on God rest them, [Em] but left me [A] caught between.
[G] That awful [D] color problem of the orange gut.
Oh, it is the biggest mix [A]-up that you have ever seen.
Me [G] father, [D] he was orange, and me mother, she was green.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up that [A] you have ever seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and [G] me mother, [D] she was green. Ha!
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A] [G]
[D] [D]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
Em
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you [A] have ever seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was blind, [A] and my mother, [D] she was green.
_ Oh, me father was an Ulster man, [A] pro-Protestant was he.
[G] My mother [D] was a Catholic girl, from County Clark was she.
[Bm] They were married into churches, [Em] lived happily [A] in the_
[G] Until the day [D] that I was born in Pilgar, rather calm.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever [A] seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ _ Baptised by Father Eilidh, [A] I was rushed away by car.
[G] To be made a [D] little orange man, me father's shining star.
I [Bm] was christened David Anthony, but still in [A] spite of that.
[G] To my father, [D] I was William, while my mother called me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ With mother every Sunday, [A] to Mass I proudly stroll.
[G] Then after [D] that, the Orange Lodge, which I saved my [Bm] soul.
For both sides, I tried to [D] claim [Em] me, but I was [A] smart [G] because_
I'd play the [D] flute or play the harp, depending where I was.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ Now when I'd sing them revel [A] songs, much to me mother's joy.
[G] Me father would [D] jump up and say, look here will you me buy.
[Bm] That's quite enough of that lad, [Em] he'd then [A] toss me a coin.
[G] And he'd have me [D] sing the Orange Brute on the Heroes of Buckeye.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ One day me mad relations came [A] round to visit me.
[G] Just as my [D] father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea.
[Bm] We tried to smooth things over, [Em] but they all [A] began to fight.
[G] And me be [D] strictly neutral, I flashed everyone in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever [D] seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and me mother, she was green.
_ Now my parents never could [A] agree about my type of school.
[G] My learning was [D] all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool.
[Bm] They both passed on God rest them, [Em] but left me [A] caught between.
[G] That awful [D] color problem of the orange gut. _
Oh, it is the biggest mix [A]-up that you have ever seen.
Me [G] father, [D] he was orange, and me mother, she was green.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up that [A] you have ever seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and [G] me mother, [D] she was green. Ha!
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you [A] have ever seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was blind, [A] and my mother, [D] she was green.
_ Oh, me father was an Ulster man, [A] pro-Protestant was he.
[G] My mother [D] was a Catholic girl, from County Clark was she.
[Bm] They were married into churches, [Em] lived happily [A] in the_
[G] Until the day [D] that I was born in Pilgar, rather calm.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever [A] seen.
[G] My father, [D] he was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ _ Baptised by Father Eilidh, [A] I was rushed away by car.
[G] To be made a [D] little orange man, me father's shining star.
I [Bm] was christened David Anthony, but still in [A] spite of that.
[G] To my father, [D] I was William, while my mother called me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ With mother every Sunday, [A] to Mass I proudly stroll.
[G] Then after [D] that, the Orange Lodge, which I saved my [Bm] soul.
For both sides, I tried to [D] claim [Em] me, but I was [A] smart [G] because_
I'd play the [D] flute or play the harp, depending where I was.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ Now when I'd sing them revel [A] songs, much to me mother's joy.
[G] Me father would [D] jump up and say, look here will you me buy.
[Bm] That's quite enough of that lad, [Em] he'd then [A] toss me a coin.
[G] And he'd have me [D] sing the Orange Brute on the Heroes of Buckeye.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever seen.
[G] My father, he [D] was orange, and my mother, she was green.
_ One day me mad relations came [A] round to visit me.
[G] Just as my [D] father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea.
[Bm] We tried to smooth things over, [Em] but they all [A] began to fight.
[G] And me be [D] strictly neutral, I flashed everyone in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [A] that you have ever [D] seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and me mother, she was green.
_ Now my parents never could [A] agree about my type of school.
[G] My learning was [D] all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool.
[Bm] They both passed on God rest them, [Em] but left me [A] caught between.
[G] That awful [D] color problem of the orange gut. _
Oh, it is the biggest mix [A]-up that you have ever seen.
Me [G] father, [D] he was orange, and me mother, she was green.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up that [A] you have ever seen.
[G] Me father, he [D] was orange, and [G] me mother, [D] she was green. Ha!
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