Chord The Orange And The Green by Irish Rovers

chorus : oh , it C is the biggest Am mixup that G you have ever seen me F father was an C orangemen , me G mother she was C green . oh , me C father was an Am ulsterman , proud G protestant was he me F mother was A C catholic and from G county cork was C she . they were married in two Am churches and lived G happily enough un F til the day that C i was born and G things got rather C tough . chorus bap C tized by father Am reilly i was G rushed away by car to be F made a little C orangemen , me G fathers shining C star . i was christened david Am antony but G still inspite of that to me F father i was C billy while me G mother called me C pat . chorus with C mother every Am sunday to G mass id proudly stoll and F after that the C orange lord would G try to save me C soul . and both sides tried to Am claim me , but G i was smart because id F play the flute , id C play the harp de G pending were i C was chorus and C when id sing those Am rebel songs much G to me mothers joy me F father would jump C up and say look G here , now bill me C boy! that’s quite enough of Am that lot . " , he’d G toss me oer a coin he’d F have me sing the C orange flute or the G heroes of the C boyne . chorus one C day me ma’s re Am lations came G round to visit me . just F as my father’s C kinfolk were G sitting down to C tea . we tried to smooth things Am over , but they G all began to fight . and F me , being strictly C neutral , i kicked G everyone in C sight . chorus my C parents never Am could agree A G bout my type of school . my F learning was all C done at home , that’s G why i’m such A C fool . they’ve both passed on , god Am rest ’em , but G i was left between that F awful colour C problem of the G orange and the C green . repeat chorus x2