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Orpheo

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                                 Orpheo - Andrew Bird
                                     Traditional
                                    Hands of Glory
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CAPO 7
The song sounds great with only the chords, but if you want it to sound right you need 
to add the little melody between the chords.
        INTRO (strum chords)
e|--C0----------F-----------C-----------G----------C-------------------------------|
B|--1----------1--------1-1--------1-0-----0-3-1------------------------------|
G|--0----------2-----0h2--0-----0h2--0---------0------------------------------|
D|--2----------3----------2----------0---------2------------------------------|
A|--3----------3----------3----------2---------3------------------------------|
E|-----------0-1---------------------3----------------------------------------|
   F     C     G    C(repeat x 4)
        VERSE
There are Fplaces we must go to
To bring these Chollow words on back from
You must Gcross the muddy river
Where love turns to CfearF  
They say you don't lCook
There's only one wGay
On back from, Con back from Fhere
They say you don't Clook
They say you don't Glook
'Cause it'll disaCppear
        INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
   F     C     G    C(repeat x 2)
And our Feyes they keep on straining
As if to Csee what lies behind 'em
Through the Gshells of empty buildings
And great columns of   C  Fglass
They say you don't Clook
They say you don't Glook
'Cause it'll drive you CmaFd
And if it drives you Cmad
Drives you Gmad
It'll probably   C  Fpass
        INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
   F     C     G    C(repeat x 8)
And if it drives you Cmad
And if it drives you Gmad
It'll probably   C  Fpass
And if it drives you Cmad
If it drives you Gmad
It'll probably   Cpass
        OUTRO
   F     C     G    C(repeat x 2)

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Orpheo

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Orpheo - Andrew Bird

Traditional

Hands of Glory

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CAPO 7

The song sounds great with only the chords, but if you want it to sound right you need

to add the little melody between the chords.

INTRO (strum chords)

C F C G C

e|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--1----------1--------1-1--------1-0-----0-3-1------------------------------|

G|--0----------2-----0h2--0-----0h2--0---------0------------------------------|

D|--2----------3----------2----------0---------2------------------------------|

A|--3----------3----------3----------2---------3------------------------------|

E|-----------0-1---------------------3----------------------------------------|

F C G C

(repeat x 4)

VERSE

There are places we must go to

To bring these hollow words on back from

You must cross the muddy river

C F

Where love turns to fear

They say you don't look

There's only one way

C F

On back from, on back from here

They say you don't look

'Cause it'll disappear

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

F C G C

(repeat x 2)

And our eyes they keep on straining

As if to see what lies behind 'em

Through the shells of empty buildings

C F

And great columns of glass

They say you don't look

C F

'Cause it'll drive you mad

And if it drives you mad

Drives you mad

C F

It'll probably pass

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

F C G C

(repeat x 8)

And if it drives you mad

C F

It'll probably pass

And if it drives you mad

If it drives you mad

It'll probably pass

OUTRO

F C G C

(repeat x 2)

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