Chords for Irish Rovers "The Orange And The Green" LIVE on "The Barbara McNair Show" 3 /7/71
Tempo:
127.5 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Oh, my father was an Ulster [Bb] man, but Protestant was he.
[Ab] My mother [Eb] was a Catholic [Bb] girl from County [Eb] Clark, was she.
[Cm] And I married into churches, [F] lived happily [Bb]
enough.
[Eb] Until the day that [Bb] I was born, and things got [Eb] rather tough.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Baptized by Father Riley, [Bb] I was rushed away by car.
[Ab] To me made a [Eb] little orange [Bb] man, me father [Cm] shining star.
I was christened David Anthony, [F] but [Bb] still in spite of that.
[Ab] To my [Eb] father I was William, while [Bb] my mother called [Eb] me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix [Bb]-up that you have ever seen.
Me father he [Eb] was sorry, [Bb] and me mother she [Eb] was great.
With mother every Sunday, [Bb] chamas I proudly stroll.
[Ab] Then after that [Eb] the [Bb] orange lodgeman tried to save [Eb] my soul.
[Cm] For most I tried to claim me, [F] but I was smart [Bb] because.
[Ab] I'd [Eb] play the flute or play the [Bb] harp, depending where [Eb] I was.
Oh, it is the biggest [Bb] mix-up that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me [Eb] father he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
One day me mad relations [Bb] came round to visit me.
[Ab] Just as my [Eb] father's kinfolk [Bb] were all sitting [Eb] down to tea.
[Cm] We tried to smooth things over, [Fm] but they all began [Bb] to fight.
[Ab] And [Eb] me be strictly [Bb] neutral, I bashed everyone [Eb] in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was [Bb] sorry, and me mother she [Eb] was great.
Now my parents never could [Bb] agree about my type of school.
[Ab] My learning [Eb] was undone at [Bb] home, that's why it's [Eb] such a bullen.
[Cm] They both passed on to odd restum, [Fm] one left me [Bb] caught between.
[Ab] That awful [Eb] colour problem [Bb] of the orange [Eb] and the green.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
[N]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Oh, my father was an Ulster [Bb] man, but Protestant was he.
[Ab] My mother [Eb] was a Catholic [Bb] girl from County [Eb] Clark, was she.
[Cm] And I married into churches, [F] lived happily [Bb]
enough.
[Eb] Until the day that [Bb] I was born, and things got [Eb] rather tough.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Baptized by Father Riley, [Bb] I was rushed away by car.
[Ab] To me made a [Eb] little orange [Bb] man, me father [Cm] shining star.
I was christened David Anthony, [F] but [Bb] still in spite of that.
[Ab] To my [Eb] father I was William, while [Bb] my mother called [Eb] me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix [Bb]-up that you have ever seen.
Me father he [Eb] was sorry, [Bb] and me mother she [Eb] was great.
With mother every Sunday, [Bb] chamas I proudly stroll.
[Ab] Then after that [Eb] the [Bb] orange lodgeman tried to save [Eb] my soul.
[Cm] For most I tried to claim me, [F] but I was smart [Bb] because.
[Ab] I'd [Eb] play the flute or play the [Bb] harp, depending where [Eb] I was.
Oh, it is the biggest [Bb] mix-up that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me [Eb] father he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
One day me mad relations [Bb] came round to visit me.
[Ab] Just as my [Eb] father's kinfolk [Bb] were all sitting [Eb] down to tea.
[Cm] We tried to smooth things over, [Fm] but they all began [Bb] to fight.
[Ab] And [Eb] me be strictly [Bb] neutral, I bashed everyone [Eb] in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was [Bb] sorry, and me mother she [Eb] was great.
Now my parents never could [Bb] agree about my type of school.
[Ab] My learning [Eb] was undone at [Bb] home, that's why it's [Eb] such a bullen.
[Cm] They both passed on to odd restum, [Fm] one left me [Bb] caught between.
[Ab] That awful [Eb] colour problem [Bb] of the orange [Eb] and the green.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
F
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great. _
Oh, my father was an Ulster [Bb] man, but Protestant was he.
[Ab] My mother [Eb] was a Catholic [Bb] girl from County [Eb] Clark, was she.
[Cm] And I married into churches, [F] lived happily [Bb]
enough.
[Eb] Until the day that [Bb] I was born, and things got [Eb] rather tough.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
_ _ Baptized by Father Riley, [Bb] I was rushed away by car.
[Ab] To me made a [Eb] little orange [Bb] man, me father [Cm] shining star.
I was christened David Anthony, [F] but [Bb] still in spite of that.
[Ab] To my [Eb] father I was William, while [Bb] my mother called [Eb] me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix [Bb]-up that you have ever seen.
Me father he [Eb] was sorry, [Bb] and me mother she [Eb] was great.
_ With mother every Sunday, [Bb] chamas I proudly stroll.
[Ab] Then after that [Eb] the [Bb] orange lodgeman tried to save [Eb] my soul.
[Cm] For most I tried to claim me, [F] but I was smart [Bb] because.
[Ab] I'd [Eb] play the flute or play the [Bb] harp, depending where [Eb] I was.
Oh, it is the biggest [Bb] mix-up that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me [Eb] father he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
_ One day me mad relations [Bb] came round to visit me.
[Ab] Just as my [Eb] father's kinfolk [Bb] were all sitting [Eb] down to tea.
[Cm] We tried to smooth things over, [Fm] but they all began [Bb] to fight.
[Ab] And [Eb] me be strictly [Bb] neutral, I bashed everyone [Eb] in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was [Bb] sorry, and me mother she [Eb] was great. _
Now my parents never could [Bb] agree about my type of school.
[Ab] My learning [Eb] was undone at [Bb] home, that's why it's [Eb] such a bullen.
[Cm] They both passed on to odd restum, [Fm] one left me [Bb] caught between.
[Ab] That awful [Eb] colour problem [Bb] of the orange [Eb] and the green.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great. _
Oh, my father was an Ulster [Bb] man, but Protestant was he.
[Ab] My mother [Eb] was a Catholic [Bb] girl from County [Eb] Clark, was she.
[Cm] And I married into churches, [F] lived happily [Bb]
enough.
[Eb] Until the day that [Bb] I was born, and things got [Eb] rather tough.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
_ _ Baptized by Father Riley, [Bb] I was rushed away by car.
[Ab] To me made a [Eb] little orange [Bb] man, me father [Cm] shining star.
I was christened David Anthony, [F] but [Bb] still in spite of that.
[Ab] To my [Eb] father I was William, while [Bb] my mother called [Eb] me Pat.
Oh, it is the biggest mix [Bb]-up that you have ever seen.
Me father he [Eb] was sorry, [Bb] and me mother she [Eb] was great.
_ With mother every Sunday, [Bb] chamas I proudly stroll.
[Ab] Then after that [Eb] the [Bb] orange lodgeman tried to save [Eb] my soul.
[Cm] For most I tried to claim me, [F] but I was smart [Bb] because.
[Ab] I'd [Eb] play the flute or play the [Bb] harp, depending where [Eb] I was.
Oh, it is the biggest [Bb] mix-up that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me [Eb] father he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
_ One day me mad relations [Bb] came round to visit me.
[Ab] Just as my [Eb] father's kinfolk [Bb] were all sitting [Eb] down to tea.
[Cm] We tried to smooth things over, [Fm] but they all began [Bb] to fight.
[Ab] And [Eb] me be strictly [Bb] neutral, I bashed everyone [Eb] in sight.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was [Bb] sorry, and me mother she [Eb] was great. _
Now my parents never could [Bb] agree about my type of school.
[Ab] My learning [Eb] was undone at [Bb] home, that's why it's [Eb] such a bullen.
[Cm] They both passed on to odd restum, [Fm] one left me [Bb] caught between.
[Ab] That awful [Eb] colour problem [Bb] of the orange [Eb] and the green.
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up [Bb] that you have ever seen.
[Ab] Me father [Eb] he was sorry, [Bb] and me mother [Eb] she was great.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _