Artist: Anais Mitchell
[INTRO]
[Am] [G] [D] [F] [E]
[VERSE]
[Am]The devil take this Orpheus
[G]And his belladonna kiss
[D]Beautiful and poisonous
[F]Lovely! [E]Deadly!
[Am]Now it thickens on my tongue
[G]Now it quickens in my lung
[D]Now I'm stricken! Now I'm stung!
[E]It's done already!
[CHORUS]
[Am]Danger[G]ous this[F] jack o[E]f hearts
[Am]With his k[G]iss the [F]riot [E]starts
[VERSE]
[Am]All my children came here poor
[G]Clamoring for bed and board
[D]Now what do they clamor for?
[Am]Freedom! [E]Freedom!
[Am]Have I made myself their Lord
[G]Just to fall upon the sword
[D]Of some pauper's minor chord?
[Am]Who will [E]lead them?
[CHORUS]
[Am]Who lays [G]all the [F]best laid [E]plans?
[Am]Who makes [G]work for [F]idle [E]hands?
[VERSE]
[Am]Only one thing to be done
[G]Let them think that they have won
[D]Let them leave together
Under [E]one condition
[Am]Orpheus, the undersigned
[G]Shall not turn to look behind
[D]She's out of sight!
[Am]And he's out of his [E]mind!
[FINAL CHORUS]
[Am]Every coward [G]seems courageous
[F]In the safety of the [E]crowd
[Am]Bravery can be [G]contagious
When the [F]band is playing l[E]oud
[Am]Nothing makes a man so [G]bold
As a [F]woman's smile and a [E]hand to hold
But [Am]all alone his [G]blood runs thin
And [F]doubt comes, [E]doubt comes [Am]in
[Am] [G] [D] [F] [E]
[VERSE]
[Am]The devil take this Orpheus
[G]And his belladonna kiss
[D]Beautiful and poisonous
[F]Lovely! [E]Deadly!
[Am]Now it thickens on my tongue
[G]Now it quickens in my lung
[D]Now I'm stricken! Now I'm stung!
[E]It's done already!
[CHORUS]
[Am]Danger[G]ous this[F] jack o[E]f hearts
[Am]With his k[G]iss the [F]riot [E]starts
[VERSE]
[Am]All my children came here poor
[G]Clamoring for bed and board
[D]Now what do they clamor for?
[Am]Freedom! [E]Freedom!
[Am]Have I made myself their Lord
[G]Just to fall upon the sword
[D]Of some pauper's minor chord?
[Am]Who will [E]lead them?
[CHORUS]
[Am]Who lays [G]all the [F]best laid [E]plans?
[Am]Who makes [G]work for [F]idle [E]hands?
[VERSE]
[Am]Only one thing to be done
[G]Let them think that they have won
[D]Let them leave together
Under [E]one condition
[Am]Orpheus, the undersigned
[G]Shall not turn to look behind
[D]She's out of sight!
[Am]And he's out of his [E]mind!
[FINAL CHORUS]
[Am]Every coward [G]seems courageous
[F]In the safety of the [E]crowd
[Am]Bravery can be [G]contagious
When the [F]band is playing l[E]oud
[Am]Nothing makes a man so [G]bold
As a [F]woman's smile and a [E]hand to hold
But [Am]all alone his [G]blood runs thin
And [F]doubt comes, [E]doubt comes [Am]in
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