The Orange And The Green

The Orange And The Green easy guitar chords by The Wolfe Tones

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  • Verse 1
    Oh, 

    my father 
    was 
    an 
    Ulster 
    man 

    Proud 
    Protestant 
    was 
    he 

    My 
    mother 
    was 
    a Catholic 
    and 

    From 
    County 
    Cork 
    was she 

    They were 
    married 
    in 
    two 
    churches 

    And 
    lived 
    happily 
    enough 

    Un
    til 
    the 
    day 
    that 
    was 
    born 

    And 
    things 
    got 
    rather 
    tough 

    Verse 2
    Baptized 
    by 
    Father 
    Re
    illy 

    was 
    rushed 
    away 
    by 
    car 

    To be 
    made 
    little 
    or
    ange 
    man 

    My 
    father's 
    shining 
    star 

    I was 
    christened 
    David 
    An
    thony 

    But 
    still 
    in spite 
    of that 

    To my 
    father 
    was 
    Billy 
    while 

    My 
    mother 
    called 
    me 
    Pat 

    Verse 3
    Oh, 
    it 
    is 
    the 
    biggest 
    mix- 
    up 

    That 
    you 
    have 
    ever 
    seen 

    My 
    father 
    was 
    an orange 
    man 

    My 
    mother 
    she 
    was 
    green 

    Verse 4
    Now, 
    with 
    mother 
    every 
    Sunday 
    to 

    Mass 
    I'd 
    proudly 
    stroll 

    And 
    after 
    that 
    the 
    orange 
    lads 
    would 

    Try 
    to save 
    my soul 

    And 
    both 
    sides 
    tried 
    to claim 
    me 

    But 
    was smart 
    be
    cause 

    I'd 
    play 
    the flute 
    or play 
    the 

    Harp 
    depend
    ing 
    where 
    was 

    Verse 5
    And 
    when 
    I'd sing 
    those 
    re
    bel 
    songs 

    Much 
    to 
    my mother's 
    joy 

    My 
    father 
    would 
    jump 
    up 
    and say, 

    "Look 
    here 

    Come 
    here me 
    boy! 

    That's 
    quite 
    enough 
    of 
    that 

    Lad" 
    he'd toss 
    me 
    o'er a 
    coin 

    He'd 
    have 
    me 
    sing 
    "The 

    Orange 
    Flute" 

    And "The 
    Heroes 
    of 
    the Boyne" 

    Verse 6
    Oh, 
    it 
    is 
    the 
    biggest 
    mix- 
    up 

    That 
    you 
    have 
    ever 
    seen 

    My father 
    was 
    an 
    orange 
    man 

    My 
    mother 
    she 
    was green 

    Verse 7

    One 
    day 
    my 
    ma's 
    re
    lations 
    came 

    'round 
    to 
    visit 
    me 

    Just 
    as 
    my 
    father's 
    kinfolk 
    were 

    Sit
    ting 
    down 
    to 
    tea 

    We tried 
    to smooth 
    things 
    over 

    They 
    all 
    began 
    to fight

    And 
    me 
    being 
    strictly 
    neutral 

    I kicked 
    everyone 
    in sight 

    Verse 8
    My 
    parents 
    never 
    could 
    agree 
    about 

    My type 
    of school 

    My 
    learning 
    was 
    all 
    done 
    at home 

    That's 
    why 
    I'm such 
    a fool 

    They've 
    both 
    passed 
    on, 
    God 
    rest 
    them 

    But 
    was 
    left 
    between 

    That 
    awful 
    color 
    problem 
    of 
    the 

    Orange 
    and 
    the 
    green 

    Verse 9
    Oh, 
    it 
    is 
    the biggest 
    mix- 
    up 

    That 
    you 
    have 
    ever 
    seen 

    My father 
    was 
    an 
    orange 
    man 

    My 
    mother 
    she 
    was 
    green 

    Oh, 
    it 
    is 
    the 
    biggest 
    Verse 10
    mix- 
    up 

    That 
    you 
    have 
    ever 
    seen 

    My 
    father 
    was 
    an 
    orange 
    man 

    My 
    mother 
    she 
    was 
    green 


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