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Orphans

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Tuning: EADGBe (standard)
Chords Used
    EADGBe
A:  002220
D:  000232
Dm: 000231
E:  022100
Chorus Riff: (played thru-out chorus)
e--5-5-7-----|
B--------5---|
Intro Chords: D-A-D-A  
Verse 1 chords:
   DI'm looking for a sAign My spirit's faded 
   DShe holds on like a vAine Patterns in traffic 
   DThey Dmsound just like my hAeart racing the dEark 
Chorus Chords:
In time to caDtch Ayou No one should lDet you A  
Go wandering oDff into the nAight You're not an orEphan. 
Verse 2: (use Verse 1 chords)
I keep waiting for my breath To come back never 
So I've take what I have left Patterns in traffic 
The pulse just like my heart racing the dark 
Chorus Chords: (Continue these chords thru rest of the song)
In time to catch you No one should let you 
Go wandering off into the night You're not an orphan. 
Right there to catch you I won't forget you 
But now you're wandering to the night But you're no orphan. 
You're not an orphan 
I never thought the day would come 
(You're not an orphan) 
They tell me that you've finally run 
(You're not, you're not, you're not an orphan) 
I guess you always said you would someday 
(You're not an orphan) 
I never thought the day would come 
(You're not an orphan) 
They tell me that you've finally run 
(You're not, you're not, you're not an orphan) 
I guess they always said you would someday

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Orphans

by Jack's Mannequin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: EADGBe (standard)

Chords Used

EADGBe

: 002220

: 000232

: 000231

: 022100

Chorus Riff: (played thru-out chorus)

e--5-5-7-----|

B--------5---|

D A D A

Intro Chords: ---

Verse 1 chords:

D A

I'm looking for a sign My spirit's faded

D A

She holds on like a vine Patterns in traffic

D Dm A E

They sound just like my heart racing the dark

Chorus Chords:

D A D A

In time to catch you No one should let you

D A E

Go wandering off into the night You're not an orphan.

Verse 2: (use Verse 1 chords)

I keep waiting for my breath To come back never

So I've take what I have left Patterns in traffic

The pulse just like my heart racing the dark

Chorus Chords: (Continue these chords thru rest of the song)

In time to catch you No one should let you

Go wandering off into the night You're not an orphan.

Right there to catch you I won't forget you

But now you're wandering to the night But you're no orphan.

You're not an orphan

I never thought the day would come

(You're not an orphan)

They tell me that you've finally run

(You're not, you're not, you're not an orphan)

I guess you always said you would someday

(You're not an orphan)

I never thought the day would come

(You're not an orphan)

They tell me that you've finally run

(You're not, you're not, you're not an orphan)

I guess they always said you would someday

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