The Orphan Chords by Newsboys
Tempo:
128.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
F
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [G]
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[Am] Maybe I push [G] when I'm meant to be still [F] Maybe I take it [Dm] all too personal
[Am] Jesus [G]
had to [C] reconcile The
[Am] joyful noise, [G] the ancient land
[F] The tug from some [Dm]
invisible hand [Am] The dying mother [G]
weaving more [D] ashes
Along [F] the Nile
[F] [C] Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea Here [F] on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry
Don't you [F] worry, child I [G] wrote a lullaby
[Am] I tried to settle but [G] I just passed through [F] A reindeer, a [Dm] gypsy, a wandering [Am] Jew
All [G] those homes were [C] not ours
[Am] Then I slept one night [G] in Abraham's field [F] And dreamt there was no [Dm]
moon the night [Am] he died
[G]
[D] Counting stars, [F] see how
[C] Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea Here [F] on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry
Don't [F] you worry, child I [G] wrote a lullaby
[Am]
Building you [G] a
[Am]
[G] home
[D]
[F]
[C] Throws her [G]
basket over [Am] the sea Here [F] on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry
Don't [F] you worry, child I [G] wrote a lullaby
[C] Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea [F] Here on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to bring us your sweet [Am] cry
Don't [F] you worry, child I'll sing [G] you a lullaby
[Am] [A]
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[Am] Maybe I push [G] when I'm meant to be still [F] Maybe I take it [Dm] all too personal
[Am] Jesus [G]
had to [C] reconcile The
[Am] joyful noise, [G] the ancient land
[F] The tug from some [Dm]
invisible hand [Am] The dying mother [G]
weaving more [D] ashes
Along [F] the Nile
[F] [C] Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea Here [F] on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry
Don't you [F] worry, child I [G] wrote a lullaby
[Am] I tried to settle but [G] I just passed through [F] A reindeer, a [Dm] gypsy, a wandering [Am] Jew
All [G] those homes were [C] not ours
[Am] Then I slept one night [G] in Abraham's field [F] And dreamt there was no [Dm]
moon the night [Am] he died
[G]
[D] Counting stars, [F] see how
[C] Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea Here [F] on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry
Don't [F] you worry, child I [G] wrote a lullaby
[Am]
Building you [G] a
[Am]
[G] home
[D]
[F]
[C] Throws her [G]
basket over [Am] the sea Here [F] on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry
Don't [F] you worry, child I [G] wrote a lullaby
[C] Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea [F] Here on a barren shore
We'll [G] be waiting for
[C] Tailwind [G] to bring us your sweet [Am] cry
Don't [F] you worry, child I'll sing [G] you a lullaby
[Am] [A]
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
Key:
G
Am
F
C
Dm
G
Am
F
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Maybe I push [G] when I'm meant to be still [F] Maybe I take it [Dm] all too personal
[Am] _ _ Jesus [G]
had to [C] reconcile _ The _
_ _ _ [Am] joyful noise, [G] the ancient land
[F] The tug from some [Dm]
invisible hand [Am] The dying mother [G]
weaving more [D] ashes _ _ _
Along [F] the Nile _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ _ Here [F] on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry _ _ _
_ Don't you [F] worry, child _ _ I [G] wrote a _ lullaby _
_ _ [Am] I tried to settle but [G] I just passed through [F] A reindeer, a [Dm] gypsy, a wandering [Am] Jew
All [G] those homes were [C] not ours _ _
_ _ [Am] Then I slept one night [G] in Abraham's field [F] And dreamt there was no [Dm]
moon the night [Am] he died
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] Counting stars, _ _ _ _ _ [F] see how _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ _ Here [F] on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to carry her _ [Am] _ orphan's _ cry
Don't [F] you worry, child _ _ I [G] wrote a lullaby _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
Building you [G] a _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ home _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Throws her [G] _
basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ _ Here [F] on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry _ _ _
_ Don't [F] you worry, child _ _ I [G] wrote a _ lullaby _
_ _ _ [C] _ Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ [F] Here on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to bring us your sweet [Am] cry _ _ _
_ Don't [F] you worry, _ _ child I'll sing [G] you a lullaby _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Maybe I push [G] when I'm meant to be still [F] Maybe I take it [Dm] all too personal
[Am] _ _ Jesus [G]
had to [C] reconcile _ The _
_ _ _ [Am] joyful noise, [G] the ancient land
[F] The tug from some [Dm]
invisible hand [Am] The dying mother [G]
weaving more [D] ashes _ _ _
Along [F] the Nile _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ _ Here [F] on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry _ _ _
_ Don't you [F] worry, child _ _ I [G] wrote a _ lullaby _
_ _ [Am] I tried to settle but [G] I just passed through [F] A reindeer, a [Dm] gypsy, a wandering [Am] Jew
All [G] those homes were [C] not ours _ _
_ _ [Am] Then I slept one night [G] in Abraham's field [F] And dreamt there was no [Dm]
moon the night [Am] he died
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] Counting stars, _ _ _ _ _ [F] see how _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ _ Here [F] on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to carry her _ [Am] _ orphan's _ cry
Don't [F] you worry, child _ _ I [G] wrote a lullaby _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
Building you [G] a _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ home _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Throws her [G] _
basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ _ Here [F] on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to carry her [Am] orphan's cry _ _ _
_ Don't [F] you worry, child _ _ I [G] wrote a _ lullaby _
_ _ _ [C] _ Throws [G] her basket over [Am] the sea _ _ _ [F] Here on a barren shore _
_ We'll [G] be waiting for _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tailwind [G] to bring us your sweet [Am] cry _ _ _
_ Don't [F] you worry, _ _ child I'll sing [G] you a lullaby _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _