Orange - Big Thief
Capo: Fret 6
Tuning: Db, E A D G B E
Big Thief: 'Orange'
Live from Stubb’s BBQ in Austin, Texas 03/15/2017 (NPR’s SXSW)
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Orange is the
color of my lo
ve
Fragile orange
wind in the g
arden
Fragile means
that I can hea
r her flesh
Crying little
rivers in her
forearm
Fragile is tha
t I mourn her
death
As our limbs a
re twisting in
her bedroom
[Chorus]
Lies, lies, li
es
Lies in her ey
es
Lies, lies, li
es
Lies in her ey
es
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
She tells me t
o close and co
unt to ten
As she wanders
freely throug
h the forest
Can I close an
d open once ag
ain?
The question t
hat I seek for
reassurance
[Chorus]
Lies, lies, li
es
Lies in her ey
es
Lies, lies, li
es
Lies in her ey
es
[Verse 3]
Hound dogs cro
wing at the st
ars above
Pigeons fall l
ike snowflakes
at the border
She kneels dow
n and holds th
e frozen dove
Moon drips lik
e water from h
er shoulder
[Chorus]
Flies, flies,
flies
Flies from her
eyes
Flies, flies,
flies
Flies from her
eyes
[Outro]
Orange is the
color of my lo
ve
Fragile orange
wind in the g
arden
Fragile means
that I can hea
r her flesh
Crying little
rivers in her
forearm
Fragile is tha
t I mourn her
death
As our limbs a
re twisting in
her bedroom