Blue Orchids Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D][Bm][A][D][A][Bm][A][Asus2]
[D]The ancient
streets so crowded [A]and [Asus2]narrow
[D]The winding stairs climb up, up
[A]high[Asus2]
[D]The air tonight hangs sour
[A]and heavy
[D]I'm dying up here love,
lie with [A]me [Asus2]lie[D]
[A][Bm][A][D][Bm][A]

[Verse 2]
[Asus2]
[D]The view electrical and[A] sprawling[Asus2]
[D]The city lights move out
and on [Bm]and on[Asus2]
[D]Out there in the halo [Bm]of the [Asus2]skyline
[A]My [D]guardian angel
looks down upon [A]me
[Am]Fall tonig[D]ht

[Verse 3]
[G]sweet [D]Paris Rain
[C]Shower [Am]me in her warm kiss[G]es[C][Am][Esus4][Em]
[Esus4][D][Bm][A][D][Bm][A]

[Verse 4]
[Asus2]
[D]A burning star over long los[A]t hig[Asus2]hways
[D]My fallen love died so [A]young[Asus2]
[D]And all the gifts you gave
[A]I have them[Asus2][A]
[D]And all your love I'm still
holding [A]on [Asus2]to
[A][D][Bm][A][D]

[Verse 5]
[Bm][A][Asus2]
[D]She rides the halo of the skylin[Asus2]e
[D]My fallen sister [A]died so
[Asus2]young[A]
[D]Our last goodbye I wan[Bm]ted to be the[Asus2]re
[A]To bat[D]he the loss from
your [A]fading [Am]eyes
[A]Close [D]these sweeping [Bm]long

[Verse 6]
[Em]gray [D]curtains
[Am]The [C]dizzyi[Em]ng s[G]pir[Am]aling heig[G]hts[Em][C][Am][Esus4]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Em][C]
[Em][E][Em][C][Esus4]
[C][Em][E][Esus4]
[C][Em]
[E][Am][Bm][G][Bm][F#m][Bm][G]
[F#m][Bm][Em][F#m][Em][G]
[A][Asus2][Bm][F#m][A][G][Asus2][Esus4][Bm][F#m]
[Em]Soft [A]light [Asus2]pours int[A]o

[Verse 7]
[Bm]the room[F#m]
[G]Finger[A]s glide [Asus2]over my f[Bm]ace
A [F#m]voice speaks,
a figure [G]moves[Asus2][Bm][F#m]
[A]How could I walk these
[Bm]old dim [F#m]hall s again
[G]How could I [Asus2]leave thi[A]s room[Bm]
[F#m]all alone[G][A][Asus2][Bm][F#m]
[Em]When [A]she comes

[Verse 8]
[Asus2]by
every morn[Bm]ing[F#m]
[Asus2]Brings back pink an[A] d [Bm]pale blue or[F#m]chids
[G][A][Asus2][Bm][F#m]
[Esus4]When she [Asus2]comes by every
[Bm]af t[F#m]ernoon
[Esus4]Pi ano mu[Asus2]sic weeps quietly[Bm]
As [F#m]May melts in[Em] to J[A]une
[Asus2][Bm][F#m][A]
[Esus4]When she comes [Asus2]by
[A]every [Bm]evening[F#m][A]
[Esus4]Lays down[A] beside[Asus2] me softl[A]y b[Bm]reathing[F#m]
[Em]

[Outro 1]
[A][Asus2][Bm][F#m][A][Asus2][Em]