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House Of Orange by Stan Rogers
House Of Orange
3/4
Standard Tuning / Finger Picking - 1 2+ 3+`
/ F / C / Bb / F
I / took back my / hand and I / showed him the / door, /
/ F / CG / Bb / C /
No / dollar of / mine would I / part with this / day, /
/ F / CG / Bb / F /
For / fueling the / engine of a / bloody cruel / war , /
/ F / Bb / C /
In my / forefathers' / home far a - / way. /
/ F / C / Bb / F /
Who / fled the first / Famine wearing / all that they / owned, /
/ F / C / Bb / C
Were / called Navi - / gators, all / ragged and / torn, / and
F / C / Bb / F /
Built the Grand / Trunk here and / found a new / home, /
/ F / C / F / / /
Wher - / ever their / children were / born. / / /
/ F / C / Bb / F /
Their / sons have no / politics, / none can re - / call, /
/ F / CG / Bb / C /
All - / egiance from / long gener - / ations be - / fore, /
/ F / CG / Bb / F /
Oh, / this war or / that name can't / matter at / all, /
/ F / Bb / C /
Or / be cause e - / nough for to / war, / and.
F / C / Bb / F /
Meanwhile my / babies are / safe in their / homes, /
/ F / C / Bb /
Un / like their Pale / cousins who / cower and /
C /
cry, /
/ F / C / Bb / F / /
While / knee-cappers / nail their poor / Dads to the / floor, / / and
F / C / F / / /
Teach them to / hate and to / die. / / /
F / C / Bb / F / /
It's those cruel / beggars who / spurn the fair / coin, / /
/ F / CG / Bb / C /
The / Peace for their / kids they could / take at their / will, /
/ F / CG / Bb / F / /
Since the / day old King / Billy pre - / vailed at the / Boyne, / /
/ F / Bb / C / /
They've / bombed and they've / maimed and they've / killed. / /
/ F / C / Bb / F / /
Now they / cry out for / money and / wail at the / door, / / but
F / C / Bb / C /
Home Rule or Re - / public, 'tis / all of it / shame, / and
/ F / C / Bb / F / /
A / curse for us / here who want / nothing of / war, / /
/ F / C / F / / /
We're / kindred in / nothing but / name. / / /
Break: Instrumental - Last 4 lines of verse
/ F / C / Bb / F / /
All / rights and all / wrongs have long / since blown a - / way, / /
/ F / CG / Bb / C /
For / causes are / ashes where / children lie / slain, /
/ F / CG / Bb / F /
Yet the / damned UD - / L and the / cruel IR - / A /
/ F / Bb / C / /
Will to - / morrow go / murdering a - / gain. / /
/ F / C / Bb / F / /
But no / penny of / mine will I / add to the / fray./ /
/ F / C / Bb / C / /
"Re - / member the / Boyne" they will / cry out in / vain, / /
/ F / C / Bb / F / /
For I've / given my / heart to the / place I was / born, / / and
/ F / Bb / C / /
For - / given the / whole House of / Orange, / /
/ F / C / F
King / Billy and the / whole House of / Orange.
/ F / / / / / /
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version 2
Am G F C
I took back my hand, and I showed him the door
Am Dm F
No dollar of mine would I part with this day
C Am F C
For fueling the engine of a bloody cruel war
Am F G
In my forefathers' home far away;
Am G F C
Who fled the first famine wearing all that they owned
Am Dm F
Were called navigators, all ragged and torn,
C Am F C
And built the grand trunk here, and found a new home
Am G C
Wherever their children were born.
Am G F C
Their sons have no politics. None can recall
Am Dm F
Allegiance from long generations before
C Am F C
O'this or O'that name can't matter at all.
Am F G
Or be cause enough for to war.
Am G F C
And meanwhile, my babies are safe in their home
Am Dm F
Unlike their pale cousins who cower and cry
C Am F C
While kneecappers nail their poor dads to the floor
Am G C
And teach them to hate and to die.
Am G F C
It's those cruel beggars who spurn the fair coin
Am Dm F
The peace for their kids they could take at their will:
C Am F C
Since the day old king Billy prevailed at the Boyne
Am F G
They've bombed and they've maimed and they've killed.
Am G F C
Now they cry out for money, and wail at the door
Am Dm F
But home rule or republic, 'tis all of it shame;
C Am F C
And a curse for us here who want nothing of war.
Am G C
We're kindred in nothing but name.
Am G F C
All rights and all wrongs have long since blown away,
Am Dm F
For causes are ashes where children lie slain.
C Am F C
Yet the damned U.D.L. and the cruel I.R.A.
Am F G
Will tomorrow go murdering again.
Am G F C
But no penny of mine will I add to the fray
Am Dm F
"Remember the Boyne" they will cry out in vain,
C Am F C
For I've given my heart to the place I was born
Am F G
And forgiven the whole House of Orange;
Am G C
King Billy and the whole House of Orange.
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