Ginger Orphan Playhouse
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Ebm Db B Db
There are so many places for dying alone,
Ebm Db B Db
Like a car or outside in the woods.
Ebm Db B Db
Under a staircase or in your apartment,
Ebm Db B Db
Doesn't that homebrew taste good?
B Db
Won't you stay with me
In the dark?
B Db
Stay with me,
Ebm Db B Db
Don't ever stop.
Ebm Db B Db
There are so many people you don't need to bother
Ebm Db B Db
When you are dying alone.
Ebm Db B Db
Loved ones and enemies, passing acquaintances,
Ebm Db B Db
strangers whom you've never known.
B Db
Won't you stay with me
In the dark?
B Db
Stay with me,
Don't ever stop.
B Db
This is the prayer of those dying alone,
B Db
The most terrible fate that I know.
B Db
Grasping for hands that abandoned you
B Db Ebm
Just as your body abandons your soul.
Db B Db Ebm
Your soul dies alone.
Db B Db Ebm Db B Db
Your soul dies alone.
Ebm Db
My son, there is one
B Db
Who never could leave me
Ebm Db B Db
He goes by the name Father Time.
Ebm Db
He's the reason for restlessness,
B Db
Dreams unfulfilled,
Ebm Db B Db
And the bags under each wrinkled eye.
B Db
I can't stay with you
In the dark.
B Db
Stay with you,
I must depart.
B Db
One bit of freedom to dying alone
B Db Ebm
It's the fate that I know that I own.
How to play Ginger Orphan Playhouse
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Ebm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.