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Orphans of Wealth chords by
Don Mclean
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Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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There is no
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time to discuss or debate
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What is right,
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what is wrong for our people
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Time has run out for all those who wait
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With bent limbs and minds

that are feeble
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Verse 2
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And the rain falls and blows
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through their window
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And the snow falls and
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blows through their door
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And the seasons revolve 'mid
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their sounds of starvation

When the tides rise,
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they cover the floor
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Verse 3
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And they come from the north
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And they come from the south
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And they come from the hill
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s and they valleys
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And they're migrants and farmers
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And miners and humans
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Our census neg
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lected to tally
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Verse 4

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And the rain falls and blows
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through their window
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And the snow falls and
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blows through their door
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And the seasons revolve 'mid
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their sounds of starvation
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When the tides rise,
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they cover the floor
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Verse 5

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And they're African, Mexican,
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Caucasian, Indian
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Hungry and hopeless Americans
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The orphans of wealth and
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of adequate health
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Disowned by this nation they live in
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Verse 6
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And with

weather-worn hands
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hands
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On bread lines they stand
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Yet but one more degradation
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Yes,
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and they're treated like tramps
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While we sell them food stamps
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This thriving and prosperous nation
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Verse 7
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And the rain falls and
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blows through their window
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And the snow falls and
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blows through their door
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And the seasons revolve 'mid
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their sounds of starvation

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they cover the floor
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Verse 8
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And with roaches and rickets
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and rats in the thickets
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Infested, diseased,
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and decaying
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With rags and no shoes and skin
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sores that ooze
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By the poisonous pools they are playing
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Verse 9
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In shacks of two rooms
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that are rotting wood tombs
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With corpses breathing inside them
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Yes, and we pity their plight as
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they call in the night
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And we do all that we can do to
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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  • Am

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  • Em

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The original key of Orphans of Wealth by Don McLean is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Orphans of Wealth are Ab, Bbm, Db, Eb, Fm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Bbm, Db, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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