Orphan Song Chords

KeyC Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays513

Orphan Song by Sam Hart is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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Intro: C G Am G 

Verse 
C                           G 
Little thing left under the table 
                Am 
Pushed under the bed 
                    G 
Was I better off, i better off unsaid 
C                           G 
Fancy clothes, would I ever see them 
               Am 
Could I ever be them 
                               G       G Em* Em* 
Was I better off, i better off instead 

 
Em*          C 
Waiting for a change 
             G    G Em* Em* 
Colors in the sky  
Em*          C 
Looking for a name  
          G    G Em* Em* 
Covering a lie 
Em*            C 
Did she have a choice 
            G    G Em* Em* C G 
Was it me or die 

Verse 
   G  C                   G 
She said little boy life is unforgiving 
                    Am 
But heaven's on your side 
                                    G 
Are you warm enough, you warm enough tonight 
C 
Will it ease your mind 
               G 
Someday if you find her 
                Am 
And if you could remind her 
                           G                        G Em* Em* 
That there's room enough there's room enough inside 

 
Em*          C 
Waiting for a change 
             G    G Em* Em* 
Colors in the sky  
Em*          C 
Looking for a name  
          G    G Em* Em* 
Covering a lie 
Em*            C 
Did she have a choice 
            G    G Em* Em* C G 
Was it me or die 

Bridge 
Em*                                   C 
Sometimes there's a ghost that follows me 
            G        G Em* 
Quiet in the shadows 
Em*                           C 
Is she proud and does she ever see me 
               G       G Em* Em* 
Looking for the answer 

 
Em*          C 
Waiting for a change 
             G    G Em* Em* 
Colors in the sky  
Em*          C 
Looking for a name  
          G    G Em* Em* 
Covering a lie 
Em*            C 
Did she have a choice 
            G    G Em* Em* C G 
Was it me or die  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante