The Orange and the Green chords by The Irish Rovers
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Intro 1
(D major)
(A major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (B minor)
(E minor) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
Oh it (D major) is
the biggest mix- up that (A major) you have ever seen
My (G major) father he was (D major) orange and
my mother (A major) she was (D major) green
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Verse 2
Oh my father was an Ulsterman, (D major)
proud (A major) Protestant was he
My mother (G major) was a Cath (D major) olic girl,
from (A major) County Cork was (D major) she
They were mar (B minor) ried in two churches,
lived (E minor) happily enough (A major)
Un (G major) til the day that I (D major) was born
and things got rather tough
Verse 3
Oh it is the biggest (D major) mix- up that
(A major) you have ever seen
My father (G major) he was (D major) orange and my
mother she was green
Verse 4
Baptised (D major) by father Reilly,
I was (A major) rushed away by car
To be (G major) made a little (D major) or angeman,
my (A major) father's shining star (D major)
I was (B minor) christened David Anthony,
but still (E minor) in spite of that (A major)
To my father (G major) I was (D major) William while
my mother called me Pat
Verse 5
Oh it (D major) is the biggest mix- up
that (A major) you have ever seen
My (G major) father he was (D major) orange and
my mother (E minor) she (A major) was (D major) green
Verse 6
With mother every Sunday (D major) to
mass (A major) I'd proudly stroll
Then (G major) after that the (D major) orange lads
would try to save (A major) my (D major) soul
For both (B minor) sides tried to claim me,
but I (E minor) was smart because
(A major) I played (G major) the flute or played (D major) the harp,
depend (E minor) ing (D major) where I was
Verse 7
Oh it is the biggest (D major) mix- up
that (A major) you have ever seen
My (G major) father he was (D major) orange and my mother she was green
Interlude 1
(A major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (D major) (B minor) (E minor) (A major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (G major) (D major)
(E minor) (D major)
Verse 8
One day my ma's relations (D major)
came (A major) round to visit me
Just (G major) as my father's kinfolk (D major) were
all sittin' down (A major) to tea (D major)
We tried (B minor) to smooth things over,
but they (E minor) all began to fight (A major)
And (G major) me being strictly neut (D major) ral,
I bashed (E minor) every (A major) one in sight (D major)
Verse 9
Oh it is the biggest (D major) mix- up
that (A major) you have ever seen
My (G major) father he was (D major) orange and
my (E minor) mother she (A major) was green (D major)
Verse 10
Now my parents (D major) never could agree
about (A major) my type of school
My (G major) learning was all (D major) done at home,
that's (E minor) why I'm (A major) such a (D major) fool
They (B minor) both passed on, god rest them,
but (E minor) left me caught between (A major)
That (G major) awful color prob (D major) lem of
the orange (A major) and the green (D major)
Verse 11
Oh it (D major) is the biggest mix- up
that (A major) you have ever seen
My (G major) father he was (D major) orange and
my (A major) mother she was green (D major)
Verse 12
Yes it (D major) is the biggest mix- up
that (A major) you have ever seen
My (G major) father he was (D major) orange and my (E minor) mother she (A major)
was green (D major)
Outro 1
(D major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
(B minor) (E minor) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
The Orange and the Green
The Irish Rovers
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