Key: D major
Intro 1
D
A
G
D
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D
Bm
Em
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G
D
A
D
Verse 1
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D
My father he was orange and
A
D
my mother she was green
Verse 2
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D
My mother was a Catholic girl,
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D
from County Cork was she
Em
A
lived happily enough
G
D
Until the day that I was born
and things got rather tough
Verse 3
G
D
My father he was orange and my
mother she was green
Verse 4
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D
To be made a little or angeman,
A
D
my father's shining star
Em
A
but still in spite of that
G
D
To my father I was William while
my mother called me Pat
Verse 5
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My father he was orange and
Em
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D
my mother she was green
Verse 6
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Then after that the orange lads
A
D
would try to save my soul
A
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D
I played the flute or played the harp,
Em
D
depending where I was
Verse 7
G
D
My father he was orange and my mother she was green
Interlude 1
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D
A
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Bm
Em
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A
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Em
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Verse 8
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Just as my father's kinfolk were
A
D
all sittin' down to tea
Em
A
but they all began to fight
G
D
And me being strictly neutral,
Em
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D
I bashed everyone in sight
Verse 9
G
D
My father he was orange and
Em
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D
my mother she was green
Verse 10
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My learning was all done at home,
Em
A
D
that's why I'm such a fool
Em
A
but left me caught between
G
D
That awful color problem of
A
D
the orange and the green
Verse 11
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D
My father he was orange and
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D
my mother she was green
Verse 12
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D
Em
A
My father he was orange and my mother she
D
was green
Outro 1
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G
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Bm
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