Half An Orphan chords by Tom Rosenthal

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:
Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb Cm7Cm7  Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb Cm7Cm7  Bb majorBb

🎸 Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb
I'm half an orphan
Bb majorBb     Cm7Cm7
I know it's strange when I say it
Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb            Bb majorBb   Cm7Cm7   Bb majorBb
But I don't know how to put it otherwise


   Eb MajorEb
It's now not a problem
Bb majorBb   Cm7Cm7
When I wonder who to turn to
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
If I ever have a problem
 Bb majorBb    Cm7Cm7   Bb majorBb
I can't ask you

🎸 Chorus:
F minorFm      AbAb
Three becomes two
Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb
Two becomes one
F minorFm     AbAb
One becomes none
        Eb MajorEb
And then you're done

🎸 Verse 2:
Eb MajorEb
I'm still a cyclist
Bb majorBb    Cm7Cm7
But with one stabiliser
Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb
Now I'm wobbling like
      Bb majorBb    Cm7Cm7   Bb majorBb
A augmentedA drunk boy in a storm

Eb MajorEb
I missed the lesson
Bb majorBb     Cm7Cm7
Where they tell you how to keep on
Bb majorBb    Eb MajorEb
But hey, I know a lot
   Bb majorBb   Cm7Cm7   Bb majorBb
About Henry's wives

🎸 Chorus:
F minorFm      AbAb
Three becomes two
Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb
Two becomes one
F minorFm     AbAb
One becomes none
         Eb MajorEb
And then you're done

F minorFm      AbAb
Rocks become roads
Eb MajorEb       Bb majorBb
Roads become hellos
 F minorFm       AbAb
Hellos become goodbyes
         Eb MajorEb
And then you're done

🎸 Bridge:
F minorFm        C minorCm
Mother, don't be wild
     Eb MajorEb       G minorGm
Don't go chasing the bad guys
    F minorFm        C minorCm
'Cause I don't have the legs
     Eb MajorEb      G minorGm
Let them get away this time
F minorFm       C minorCm
Mother, we got life
      Eb MajorEb      G minorGm
So don't go looking for a fight
    F minorFm        C minorCm
'Cause I don't have the might
  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
To hold them all off

🎸 Chorus:
F minorFm      AbAb
Three becomes two
Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb
Two becomes one
F minorFm     AbAb
One becomes none
         Eb MajorEb
And then you're done

F minorFm      AbAb
Lows becomes highs
Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Highs have their time
F minorFm        AbAb
Just like you and I