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House Of Orange

Stan Rogers
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Chords in this song

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D-DU-UDU
 All - / egiance  from / long  gener - / ations  be - / fore, /
 Oh, / this  war or / that name  can't / matter at / all,  /
 Or / be  cause e - / nough for to  / war, / and.
Meanwhile  my / babies are /  safe in their / homes,  /
 Un / like  their Pale / cousins who  / cower and /
cry,  /
 While / knee-cappers  / nail their poor  / Dads to the / floor, /  / and
Teach  them to / hate and to  / die. / / /
It's  those cruel / beggars  who / spurn the fair /  coin, / /
 The / Peace  for their / kids they could  / take at their / will,  /
 Since the / day old  King / Billy pre - / vailed  at the / Boyne,  / /
 They've / bombed  and they've / maimed and they've / killed.  / /
 Now they / cry out for  / money and / wail  at the / door, /  / but
Home  Rule or Re - / public, 'tis /  all of it / shame,  / and
 A / curse  for us / here who  want / nothing of / war, /  /
 We're / kindred  in / nothing but  / name. / / /
 Instrumental - Last 4 lines of verse
 All / rights  and all / wrongs have  long / since blown a - / way,  / /
 For / causes  are / ashes where /  children lie / slain,  /
 Yet the / damned  UD - / L and the / cruel  IR - / A /
 Will to - / morrow  go / murdering a -  / gain. / /
 But no / penny  of / mine will I  / add to the / fray./  /
 "Re - / member  the / Boyne" they will  / cry out in / vain, / /
 For I've / given  my / heart to the  / place I was / born,  / / and
 For - / given  the / whole House  of / Orange, / /
 King / Billy  and the / whole House  of / Orange.
 

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Readable chord sheet for House Of Orange by Stan Rogers

All - / [F]egiance from / [C]l[G]ong gener - / atio[Bb]ns be -  / fore, /  [C]
Oh, / thi[F]s war or / that nam[C]e[G] can't / matter at / all[Bb], /            [F]
Or / be[F] cause e - / nough for [Bb]to / war, / and.    [C]
[F]Meanwhile my / babies are [C]/ safe in their / ho[Bb]mes, /              [F]
Un / lik[F]e their Pale / cousins wh[C]o / cower and /       [Bb]
[C]cry, /
While / knee-[F]cappers / nail their poor[C] / Dads to the / floor, /[Bb] / and              [F]
[F]Teach them to / hate and t[C]o / die. / / /       [F]

[F]It's those cruel / beggars[C] who / spurn the fair /[Bb] coin, / /             [F]
The / Pea[F]ce for their / kids they cou[C]l[G]d / take at their / wil[Bb]l, /                [C]
Since the / day old[F] King / Billy pre - / v[C]a[G]iled at the / [Bb]Boyne, / /           [F]
They've / bombed[F] and they've / maimed and they've / [Bb]killed. / /                        [C]
Now they / cry out [F]for / money and / [C]wail at the / door, [Bb]/ / but          [F]
[F]Home Rule or Re - / public, 'tis [C]/ all of it / sham[Bb]e, /  and  [C]
A / cu[F]rse for us / here who[C] want / nothing of / war, [Bb]/ /              [F]
We're / kindr[F]ed in / nothing but[C] / name. / / /      [F]

Instrumental - Last 4 lines of verse

All / r[F]ights and all / wrongs [C]have long / since blown a - / w[Bb]ay, / /                   [F]
For / cau[F]ses are / ashes where[C] [G]/ children lie / sla[Bb]in, /             [C]
Yet the / damne[F]d UD - / L and the / cru[C]e[G]l IR - / A /  [Bb]                  [F]
Will to - / morr[F]ow go / murdering a [Bb]- / gain. / /         [C]
But no / penny[F] of / mine will [C]I / add to the / [Bb]fray./ /         [F]
"Re - / mem[F]ber the / Boyne" they w[C]ill / cry out in / vain, / /[Bb]               [C]
For I've / give[F]n my / heart to t[C]he / place I was / bo[Bb]rn, / / and       [F]
For - / giv[F]en the / whole Ho[Bb]use of  / Orange, / /       [C]
King / Bill[F]y and the / whole Hous[C]e of / Orange.              [F]
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