The Orange and the Green Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[A][G][D][A][D][Bm]
[Em][A][G][D][A][D]

[Verse 1]
Oh it [D]is
the biggest mix- up that [A]you have ever seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and
[A]my mother she was [D]green

[Verse 2]
Oh my father was [D]an Ulsterman,
proud [A]Protestant was he
[G]My mother was [D]a Catholic girl,
from [A]County Cork was [D]she
They were mar[Bm]ried in two churches,
lived [Em]happily [A]enough
Un[G]til the day that I [D]was born
and things got rather tough

[Verse 3]
Oh it is the biggest [D]mix- up that
[A]you have ever seen
[G]My father he was [D]orange and my
mother she was green

[Verse 4]
[D]Baptised by father Reilly,
I was [A]rushed away by car
To be [G]made a little [D]or angeman,
my [A]father's shining [D]star
I was [Bm]christened David Anthony,
[Em]but still in spite [A]of that
To [G]my father I was [D]William while
my mother called me Pat

[Verse 5]
Oh it [D]is the biggest mix- up
that [A]you have ever seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and
[Em]my mother [A]she was [D]green

[Verse 6]
With mother every [D]Sunday to
[A]mass I'd proudly stroll
Then [G]after that the [D]orange lads
would try [A]to save my [D]soul
For both [Bm]sides tried to claim me,
but [Em]I was smart because
[A]I pla[G]yed the flute or [D]played the harp,
[Em]depending [D]where I was

[Verse 7]
Oh it is the biggest [D]mix- up
that [A]you have ever seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and my mother she was green

[Interlude 1]
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[A][D][Bm][Em][A][G][D]
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[Em][D]

[Verse 8]
One day my ma's [D]relations
came [A]round to visit me
Just [G]as my father's kinfolk [D]were
all sittin' [A]down [D]to tea
[Bm]We tried to smooth things over,
but they [Em]all began t[A]o fight
And [G]me being strictly neut[D]ral,
I bashed [Em]every[A]one [D]in sight

[Verse 9]
Oh it is the biggest [D]mix- up
that [A]you have ever seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and
my [Em]mother [A]she [D]was green

[Verse 10]
Now [D]my parents never could agree
[A]about my type of school
My [G]learning was all [D]done at home,
that's [Em]why I'm s[A]uch a [D]fool
They [Bm]both passed on, god rest them,
but [Em]left me caught [A]between
That [G]awful color [D]problem of
the orange [A]and [D]the green

[Verse 11]
Oh it [D]is the biggest mix- up
that [A]you have ever seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and
my [A]mother she [D]was green

[Verse 12]
Yes it [D]is the biggest mix- up
that [A]you have ever seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and my [Em]mother [A]she
[D]was green

[Outro 1]
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