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[Intro]
C C/B Am Em G
C C/B Am Em G
[Verse 1]
  C      C/B     AmOrange Emis the color oGf my Clove
DFragile orange Gwind in the CgardenC/B  
AmFragile Emmeans that I can Ghear her Cflesh
DCrying little Grivers in her CforearmC/B  
AmFragile Emis that I Gmourn her dCeath
DAs our limbs are Emtwisting in her Cbedroom
[Chorus]
AmLies, lies, BmliesAm  
DLies in her EmeyeCs
AmLies, lies, BmliesAm  
BmLies in her CeyEmesG  
[Verse 2]
  C      C/B     AmShe tells Emme to close and Gcount to Cten
DAs she wanders Gfreely through the CforestC/B  
AmCan I Emclose and open Gonce aCgain?
The Dquestion that I Emseek for reasCsurance
[Chorus]
AmLies, lies, BmliesAm  
DLies in her EmeyeCs
AmLies, lies, BmliesAm  
BmLies in her CeyEmesG  
C C/B Am7 Em G
[Verse 3]
  C      C/B     AmHound dogs Emcrowing at the Gstars aCbove
DPigeons fall like snGowflakes at the CborderC/B  
AmShe kneels Emdown and holds the Gfrozen dCove
DMoon drips like Emwater from her Cshoulder
[Chorus]
AmFlies, flies, BmfliesAm  
DFlies from her EmeyeCs
AmFlies, flies, BmfliesAm  
BmFlies from her CeyEmesG  
[Verse 4]
  C      C/B     AmOrange Emis the color oGf my Clove
DFragile orange Gwind in the CgardenC/B  
AmFragile Emmeans that I can Ghear her Cflesh
DCrying little Grivers in her CforearmC/B  
AmFragile Emis that I Gmourn her dCeath
DAs our limbs are Emtwisting in her Cbedroom

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Orange

by Big Thief

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am7

[Intro]

C C/B Am Em G

[Verse 1]

C C/B Am Em G C

Orange is the color of my love

D G C C/B

Fragile orange wind in the garden

Am Em G C

Fragile means that I can hear her flesh

D G C C/B

Crying little rivers in her forearm

Am Em G C

Fragile is that I mourn her death

D Em C

As our limbs are twisting in her bedroom

[Chorus]

Am Bm Am

Lies, lies, lies

D Em C

Lies in her eyes

Am Bm Am

Lies, lies, lies

Bm C Em G

Lies in her eyes

[Verse 2]

C C/B Am Em G C

She tells me to close and count to ten

D G C C/B

As she wanders freely through the forest

Am Em G C

Can I close and open once again?

D Em C

The question that I seek for reassurance

[Chorus]

Am Bm Am

Lies, lies, lies

D Em C

Lies in her eyes

Am Bm Am

Lies, lies, lies

Bm C Em G

Lies in her eyes

C C/B Am7 Em G

[Verse 3]

C C/B Am Em G C

Hound dogs crowing at the stars above

D G C C/B

Pigeons fall like snowflakes at the border

Am Em G C

She kneels down and holds the frozen dove

D Em C

Moon drips like water from her shoulder

[Chorus]

Am Bm Am

Flies, flies, flies

D Em C

Flies from her eyes

Am Bm Am

Flies, flies, flies

Bm C Em G

Flies from her eyes

[Verse 4]

C C/B Am Em G C

Orange is the color of my love

D G C C/B

Fragile orange wind in the garden

Am Em G C

Fragile means that I can hear her flesh

D G C C/B

Crying little rivers in her forearm

Am Em G C

Fragile is that I mourn her death

D Em C

As our limbs are twisting in her bedroom

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