The Orange And The Green chords

[VERSE 1]
Oh my f[D]ather was an Ulsterman, proud [Bm]Protestant was [A]he
My moth[G]er was a [D]Catholic girl, from C[A]ounty Cork was [D]she
They were [D]married in two churches, lived [Bm]happily e[A]nough
Until t[G]he day th[D]at I was born and thi[A]ngs got rather [D]tough

[CHORUS]
Oh [G]it is the biggest mix-up that [Bm]you have ever [A]seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and my [A]mother she was g[D]reen

[VERSE 2]
Oh bapt[D]ised by Fr. Reilly, I got r[Bm]ushed away by c[A]ar
To be m[G]ade a little o[D]rangeman, my fa[A]ther's shining [D]star
I was c[D]hristened David Anthony, but s[Bm]till in spite of [A]that
To my f[G]ather I was [D]William while my m[A]other called me[D] Pat

[CHORUS]
Oh [G]it is the biggest mix-up that [Bm]you have ever [A]seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and my [A]mother she was g[D]reen

[VERSE 3]
Off to [D]mass every Sunday with m[Bm]a I'd proudly s[A]troll
And aft[G]er that the [D]orange lodge would tr[A]y to save my so[D]ul
Well I'[D]d go along with both of them, for [Bm]I was smart be[A]cause
I'd pla[G]y me harp or [D]play me flute depend[A]ing where I w[D]as

[CHORUS]
Oh [G]it is the biggest mix-up that [Bm]you have ever [A]seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and my [A]mother she was g[D]reen

[VERSE 4]
Now whe[D]n I sing them rebel songs much[Bm] to my mother's[A] joy
My fath[G]er he'd look[D] up and shout look he[A]re William me b[D]oy
That's [D]quite enough of that lot, he'd[Bm] then toss me a[A] coin
And hav[G]e me sing[D] King Billy and the h[A]eroes of the Bo[D]yne

[CHORUS]
Oh [G]it is the biggest mix-up that [Bm]you have ever [A]seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and my [A]mother she was g[D]reen

[VERSE 5]
Well they've [G]both passed on God [Bm]rest them
And [A]left me caught between
The [G]aweful colour [D]problem
Of the [A]Orange and the [D]Green

[CHORUS]
Oh [G]it is the biggest mix-up that [Bm]you have ever [A]seen
My [G]father he was [D]orange and my [A]mother she was g[D]reen