Orpheus chords by David Sylvian

SimplifiedC# · A · F# · D · B …

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C#
A
F#
D
B
Abm
E
Em
G
G#m
Bm
C#m
F#sus4
F#m
Gb
Db

Intro 1

Verse 1
C# 
 (C sharp major) Standing firm
on this stony ground
A 
The  (A major) wind blows hard
Pulls these clothes around
F# 
I  (F sharp major) harbour all the same
worries as most
D 
The tempta (D major) tions to leave
or to give up the ghost
B 
Abm 
 (B major) I  wrestle with an  (A flat minor) outlook on life
E 
That shifts  (E major) between darkness
and shadowy light
D 
I struggle  (D major) with words for fear
that they'll hear
Em 
G 
But  (E minor) orpheus sleeps on his  (G major) back
F# 
still dead to the  (F sharp major) world

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Verse 2
C# 
 (C sharp major) Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
A 
There's a  (A major) beauty here I cannot deny
F# 
And  (F sharp major) bottles that tumble
and crash on the stairs
D 
Are just so  (D major) many people I knew never cared
B 
G#m 
 (B major) Down below on the wreck  (G sharp minor) of the ship
E 
Are a stronghold  (E major) of pleasures
B 
E 
 (B major) I   (E major) couldn't regret
D 
But the  (D major) baggage is swallowed
A 
D 
 (A major) up  (D major) by the tide
Em 
G 
As  (E minor) orpheus keeps to his  (G major) promise
Bm 
F# 
and stays  (B minor) by  my  (F sharp major) side
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 3
D 
E 
 (D major) Tell me,  (E major) I've still a lot
D 
to learn  (D major) 
E 
A 
Understand,  (E major) these fires  (A major) 
E 
C#m 
E 
D 
 (E major) nev (C sharp minor) er     (E major) stop  (D major) 
E 
Believe me,  (E major) when this
joke is tired of laughing
D 
E 
G 
 (D major) I will hear the  (E major) promise of my  (G major) orpheus sing

Interlude 1
F#sus4 
F#m 
E 
 (F sharpsus4)  (F sharp minor)  (E major) 
F#sus4 
E 
F#m 
F# 
F#m 
Gb 
 (F sharpsus4)  (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (F sharp major)  (F sharp minor)  (G flat major) 
Db 
A 
 (D flat major)  (A major) 
Gb 
D 
 (G flat major)  (D major) 
C# 
A 
F# 
 (C sharp major)  (A major)  (F sharp major) 
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 4
C# 
 (C sharp major) Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
C#m 
A 
 (C sharp minor) Just   (A major) you the weather and I gave up hope
F# 
But  (F sharp major) all of the hurdles that fell
in our laps
D 
Were fuel  (D major) for the fire and straw for our backs
B 
G#m 
 (B major) Still the voices have stories  (G sharp minor) to tell
B 
E 
Of  (B major) the  (E major) power struggles in heaven and hell
D 
But  (D major) we feel secure against
such mighty dreams
Em 
G 
As  (E minor) orpheus sings of the  (G major) promise
Bm 
F# 
tomorrow  (B minor) may  (F sharp major) bring

Interlude 2

Verse 5
D 
E 
 (D major) Tell me,  (E major) I've still a lot
D 
to  (D major) learn
E 
D 
Understand,  (E major) these fires never stop  (D major) 
Please believe,
E 
 (E major) when this joke is tired of laughing
D 
E 
G 
 (D major) I  will hear the  (E major) promise of my  (G major) orpheus sing