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Orphans by Coldplay

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INTRO:
A
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
A
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
D                     F#m 
Boom boom ka, buba de?ka
  
VERSE ONE:
A
Rosaleen?of the Damascene
D                             F#m
Yes,?she had eyes like the moon
A
Would?have been on the silver screen
 D                     F#m
But for the missile monsoon

A                              D
She went, "Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo"
F#m
Indigo go up to heaven today
A
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Bm                D
With bombs going boom ba-boom-boom

She say
 


CHORUS:
A
I want to know when I can go
D                             F#m
Back and get drunk with my friends
A
I want to know when I can go
D                  F#m
Back and be young again

INSTRUMENTAL: 

A D F#m
 
VERSE TWO:
A
Baba would go where the flowers grow
D                            F#m
Almond and peach trees in bloom
    A
And he would know just when and what to sow
      D             F#m
So golden and opportune

           A                   D
He went, "Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo"
F#m
Tulips the colour of honey today
   D
It's true true, woo woo oo-oo-oo
  Bm                        D
With bombs going boom ba-boom-boom

He say
 


CHORUS:
A
I want to know when I can go
D                             F#m
Back and get drunk with my friends
A
I want to know when I can go
D                  F#m
Back and be young again (yeah)

A            D         F#m
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
A            D         F#m
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
  
BRIDGE:
Bm                  D
Cherub Seraphim soon
     Bm                       D
Come sailing us home by the light of the moon

CHORUS:
A
Oh I want to know when I can go
D                             F#m
Back and get drunk with my friends
A
I want to know when I can go
D                    F#m
Back and feel home again
 
OUTRO:
A                D
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
F#m                            A
I guess we'll be raised on our own then
A
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Bm                                  D
I want to be with you 'til the world ends
Bm                                 D           A
I want to be with you 'til the whole world ends

OUTRO:
A
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
A
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
A
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
A
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
A
Boom

Orphans Chords Info

Last Updated: January 9, 2026

Chords: A, D, F#m, Bm