Orange chords by Big Thief (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
C/B
Am
Em
D/F#
G
D
Bm
Am7

Intro 1
C 
C/B 
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
C/B 
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
C/B 

Verse 1
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Orange is the color of my love
D 
G 
C 
C/B 
Fragile orange wind in the garden
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Fragile means that I can hear her flesh
D 
G 
C 
C/B 
Crying little rivers in her forearm
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Fragile is that I mourn her death
D 
Em 
C 
As our limbs are twisting in her bedroom

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Chorus 1

Lies, lies, lies

Lies in her eyes

Lies, lies, lies

D/F#

Lies in her eyes

C/B

Verse 2
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
She tells me  to close and count to ten
D 
G 
As she wanders freely
C 
C/B 
through the forest
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Can I close and open once again
D 
Em 
C 
The question that I seek for reassurance

Chorus 2
Am 
Bm 
Am 
Lies, lies, lies
D 
Em 
C 
Lies in her eyes
Am 
Bm 
Am 
Lies, lies, lies
Bm 
C 
Em 
D/F# 
Lies in her eyes
G 
C 
C/B 
Am7 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
C/B 

Verse 3
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Hound dogs crowing at the    stars above
D 
G 
Pigeons fall like snowflakes
C 
C/B 
at the border
Am 
Em 
She kneels down
D/F# 
G 
C 
and holds the frozen dove
D 
Em 
C 
The moon drips like water from her shoulder

Chorus 3
Am 
Bm 
Am 
Flies, flies, flies
D 
Em 
C 
Flies from her eyes
Am 
Bm 
Am 
Flies, flies, flies
Bm 
C 
Em 
D/F# 
Flies from her eyes
G 
C 
C/B 

Outro 1
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Orange is the color of my love
D 
G 
C 
C/B 
Fragile orange wind in the garden
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Fragile means that I can hear her flesh
D 
G 
C 
C/B 
Crying little rivers in her forearm
Am 
Em 
D/F# 
G 
C 
Fragile is that I mourn her death
D 
Em 
C 
As our limbs are twisting in her bedroom

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
C/B
Am
Em
D/F#
G
D
Bm
Am7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Bb minorBPM: 126

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0

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This is the original studio version of Orange by Big Thief, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Bb minor. It suits players who want to learn Orange the way Big Thief intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.