Orpheus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C#][A][F#]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[C#]Standing firm
on this stony ground
The [A]wind blows hard
Pulls these clothes around
[F#]I harbour all the same
worries as most
The tempta[D]tions to leave
or to give up the ghost
[B]I wrestle with an o[Abm]utlook on life
[E]That shifts between darkness
and shadowy light
[D]I struggle with words for fear
that they'll hear
But [Em]orpheus sleeps on his [G]back
still dead to the [F#]world

[Verse 2]
[C#]Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a [A]beauty here I cannot deny
And [F#]bottles that tumble
and crash on the stairs
Are [D]just so many people I knew never cared
[B]Down below on the[G#m] wreck of the ship
Are [E]a stronghold of pleasures
[B]I c[E]ouldn't regret
But the [D]baggage is swallowed
[A]up [D]by the tide
As [Em]orpheus keeps to his [G]promise
and stays [Bm]by m[F#]y side
[D]

[Verse 3]
[D]Tell [E]me, I've still a lot
to [D]learn
[E]Understand, these [A]fires
[E]never [C#m]stop[E][D]
Believe [E]me, when this
joke is tired of laughing
[D]I will hear the pro[E]mise of my orp[G]heus sing

[Interlude 1]
[F#sus4][F#m][E]
[F#sus4][E][F#m][F#][F#m][Gb]
[Db][A]
[Gb][D]
[C#][A][F#]
[D]

[Verse 4]
[C#]Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
[C#m]Just y[A]ou the weather and I gave up hope
But [F#]all of the hurdles that fell
in our laps
[D]Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs
[B]Still the voices hav[G#m]e stories to tell
Of [B]the [E]power struggles in heaven and hell
But [D]we feel secure against
such mighty dreams
As [Em]orpheus sings of the [G]promise
tomorrow [Bm]may b[F#]ring

[Interlude 2]
[F#][D][E][D]
[E][D]

[Verse 5]
[D]Tell [E]me, I've still a lot
[D]to learn
[E]Understand, these fires never [D]stop
Please believe,
[E]when this joke is tired of laughing
[D]I will hear the p[E]romise of my o[G]rpheus sing