Orange Youre Not A Joke To Me
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N.C.
One, two
[Verse]
Em A
I was in my dorm room
D Bm
Looking for something fun to do
Em A
Then I came up with the idea out of the blue
D Bm
Of writing a song about every color
Em
A simple enumeration
A
Not too much hesitation
D
Then ran out of inspiration
Bm Em
And I forgot you totally
A D
But honestly you didn't rhyme quite so well
Bm
But you know what
[Chorus]
Em A
Hey, Orange!
D Bm
You're not a joke to me, yeah, yeah
Em A
There's nothing personal
D Bm
It just came out so naturally
Em A
And Orange!
D Bm
You're not a joke to me
Em A
You're one of my favorite fruit
D Bm Em A
And you got a whole song dedicated just to you, ooh, ooh
D Bm Em A
A whole song just for you, ooh, ooh
D
So don't be mad
[Verse]
Em A
I'm now in my workroom
D Bm
Looking for something fun to do (fun to do)
Em A
Then I came up with the idea out of the blue
D Bm
Of writing a song about orange (orange)
Em
Wrote a simple chord progression
A
Not too much hesitation
D
Now I'm full of inspiration
Bm Em
I think you'll like it hopefully
A D Bm
And honestly I'm kinda proud of where it's going, baby
[Chorus]
Em A
Hey, Orange!
D Bm
You're not a joke to me, yeah, yeah-eh-eh
Em A
There's nothing personal
D Bm
It just came out so naturally
Em A
And Orange!
D Bm
You're not a joke to me
Em A
You're one of my favorite fruit
D Bm
And you got a whole song dedicated just to
[Bridge]
Em A
Orange, I love you so much
D Bm
Sour and sweet are you
Em A
Orange, I love you so much
D Bm
You and your family too
Em A
Orange, I love you so much
D Bm
Sour and sweet are you
Em A
Orange, I love you so much
D Bm
You and your family too
[Chorus]
Em A
Hey, Orange! (orange)
D Bm
You're not a joke to me, yeah, yeah
Em A
There's nothing personal
D Bm
It just came out so naturally
Em A
And Orange!
D Bm
You're not a joke to me
Em A
You're one of my favorite fruit
D Bm
And you got a whole song dedicated just to you
[Outro]
Em A
Orange, I love you so much
D Bm
Sour and sweet are you
Em A
Orange, I love you so much
D Bm
You and your family too (a whole song just to you)
Em A
Orange, I love you so much (ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
D Bm
Sour and sweet are you (yeah, yeah)
Em A
Orange, I love you so much
D Bm
You and your family too
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