Orpheus chords by
Sara Bareilles (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Dsus4

Verse 1
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Come by the fire, lay down your head
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
My love, I see you're growing tired
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
So set the bad day by the bed
A A 
 
and rest a  while
Bm Bm 
 
Your eyes can close, you don't have
G G 
 
to do a thing but listen to me sing
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
I know you miss the world
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
the one you knew
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
The one where everything made sense
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
Because you didn't know the truth
A A 
 
that's how it works
'Til the bottom drops out
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
and you learn we're all just hunters

Chorus 1
seeking solid ground
D D 
 
Don't stop trying to find me here
F#m7 F#m7 
 
amidst the chaos
Bm Bm 
 
Though I know it's blinding, there's a way out
G G 
 
A A 
 
Say out loud
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
We will not give up on love now
No fear, don't you turn like Orpheus
F#m7 F#m7 
 
just   stay here, hold me in the dark
Bm Bm 
 
E7/Ab E7/Ab 
 
and when the day appears
D/A D/A 
 
A7 A7 
 
We'll say   we did not give up on love
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
today
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 

Verse 2
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
I'll show you good
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
restore your faith
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
I'll try and somehow make a meaning
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
of the poison in this place
A A 
 
Convince you love, don't breathe it in
Bm Bm 
 
You were written in the stars
G G 
 
that we are swimming in
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
And it has no name, no guarantee
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
It's just the promise of a day
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
I know that some may never see
A A 
 
But that's enough, if the bottom drops out
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I hope my love was someone else's

Chorus 2
solid ground
D D 
 
Don't stop trying to find me here
F#m7 F#m7 
 
amidst the chaos
Bm Bm 
 
Though I know it's blinding, there's a way out
G G 
 
A A 
 
Say out loud
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
We will not give up on love now
No fear, don't you turn like Orpheus
F#m7 F#m7 
 
just   stay here, hold me in the dark
Bm Bm 
 
E7/Ab E7/Ab 
 
and when the day appears
D/A D/A 
 
A7 A7 
 
We'll say   we did not give up on love
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
today
G G 
 
A7 A7 
 
We'll say we did not give up
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
on love today
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Dsus4 A Bm G...

Chords

D
Dsus4
A
Bm
G
F#m7
A7
E7/Ab
D/A

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
E7/Ab: 4-x-2-4-3-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Orpheus by Sara Bareilles, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sara Bareilles's performance.

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