His Kiss, The Riot chords by Anaïs Mitchell
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Intro 1
(A minor) (D major) (F major) (E major)
The (A minor) devil take this Orpheus
Verse 1
(A minor)
And his belladonna kiss
(D major) Beautiful and poisonous
(F major) Lovely, (E major) deadly
(A minor) Now it thickens on my tongue
Now it quickens in my lung
(D major) Now I'm stricken, now I'm stung!
(F major) It's done (A minor) already! (E major)
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Verse 2
(A minor) Dangerous (E major) this (F major) jack of hearts (E major)
(A minor) With his kiss, (E major) the ri (F major) ot starts (E major)
(A minor) All my children came
Verse 3
here poor
Clamoring for bed and board
(D major) Now what do they clamor for?
(F major) Freedom! (E major) Freedom!
(A minor) Have I made myself their Lord
Just to fall upon the sword
(D major) Of some pauper's minor chord?
(F major) Who will (E major) lead them?
(A minor) Who lays
Verse 4
all the be (F major) st (A minor) laid plans? (E major)
(A minor) Who makes work (E major) for (F major) idle hands?
(E major)
Verse 5
(A minor) Only one thing to be done
Let them think that they
(E major) have won (A minor)
(D major) Let them leave together
Under (F major) one (E major) (A minor) condition:
Orpheus, the undersigned
Shall not turn to look behind
(C major) (D major) She's out of sight
And he's out of his (F major) mind (E major)
Verse 6
(A minor) Every coward (C major) seems cour (E major) ageous
(F major) In the safety (E major) of the crowd
(A minor) Bravery can be contagious
When (F major) the band is playing (E major) loud
(A minor) Nothing makes a man so bold
As a (F major) woman's smile and a (E major) hand to hold
(A minor) But all alone his blood runs thin
(F major) And doubt comes
Doubt (E major) comes in
His Kiss, The Riot
Anaïs Mitchell
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