Biography:
The Orphans refers to several different bands:
1) An American punk band formed outside Philadelphia in West Chester, PA in 1995, but disbanded in 2000. They reformed in 2004 and January 2008 for a few reunion shows.
Bandmembers:
Andrew Baxter - Drums
Tom Johnsen - Guitar
Drew Petersen - Bass, voice
Erik Petersen - Voice, guitar, mandolin
(Erik Petersen also puts out music as Mischief Brew, and runs the label Fistolo Records LLC.)
2) A powerful and dark female-fronted indie rock band from New York.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Artist: The Orphans
Song: For an old kentucky anarchist
[Intro]
C C9/G C C7/E G
C G Am G F
G C G C G
Am G F G C
(Like this:)
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[Verse 1]
C F Am
High upon a forgotten mountaintop lay a garden
G
Unattended and dry
C C7/E Am
'Twas a yard that hadn't felt childrens' feet running
G F G C
For the mother long ago taught her children how to fly
C F
Within a simple cabin, untouched by industrial hands
Am G
Sat the aged mother in her home
C C7/E Am G
"You can't escape the picture frames - there's too many," she said,
F G C
"They keep me from bein' all alone"
[Interlude]
C C7/E Am G F G C
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B|--------1-----1----------1----0---------1-----0---------1--------|
G|--------0-----0----------2----0---------2-----0---------0--------|
D|--------2-----2--0h2p0---2----0------0--3-----0------0--2--------|
A|---0-2--3-----2----------0----2--0h2----3-----2--0h2----3----0-2-|
E|-3------0-----0---------------3---------------3---------0--3-----|
[Verse 2]
C F
Well she spoke, "He was an honest man
Am G
He worked hard to put food on our plates
C F
Well we had more babies than we had arms
Am G C
We struggled all our lives, but the rewards were great
C F
And when my son came home from the war,
Am G
He rested his head on my breast
C C7/E Am
And said,"'Ma, I'm tired of being used and grinded down
G F G C
I feel so low, can you make me feel like I'm the best?'"
C F
Well my best friend truly wed a savage man
Am G
He wore her like a bad tattoo
C F
For his only love was for a bottle"
Am G C
She said, "There's only one thing left for me to do"
C F Am
"To be wild once again, to take back my life and run away,
G
Set flames to his truck
C C7/E Am G F
He won't ever know what he's been missing; I did every day:
G C C7/E Am G F
Joy, freedom, dance and love,
G C C7/E Am G F C
dance and love"
[Interlude]
C
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B|---------1--------|
G|---------0--------|
D|------0--2--------|
A|0-0h2----3----0-2-|
E|---------0--3-----|
[Verse 3]
C F
These are the stories that this mother spoke to me
Am G
As I brought her garden back to grow
C F
I was rewarded with a warm meal, tales never to be heard
Am G C
Some call it poverty, but they'll never know
C F
She said, "All I got is my stories and this old guitar,
Am G
My crops have all come and gone away
C C7/E Am G
I got a head full of recipies enticing to the taste
F G C
And a liking to wake up and greet the day
C F
"Got a bad back from raising my children,
Am G
From huggin' my husband so tight
C C7/E Am
Hell, I never cared much for any government;
G F G C
I got my Jesus when I feel the time right"
G (barre) C (barre)
Singin' I'm the richest I'll ever be
G (barre) C (barre)
I embrace the world I have all around me
G F Am
So sing a dying song and slap your knee
F G C C7/E Am
G F G C C7/E Am G F
yeah anarchy
[Outro]
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G|--------------------------------------------------5-7-5-7/9-9-7-9-7-5-----5-7-5-7/9-7-5--|
D|---------------0-----------0---/2-2-2-0---0---5h7---------------------5h7----------------|
A|---0-2-2/3-2/3---3-2/3-2/3---3----------3------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------7/8-8----|
G|-/5-5-7-5--/5-5-7-5--7/9-9-7-5-7b-7--5h7-7/9-9-9-7-9-7-7-5-----5h7p5-7/9-7-5----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------7--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| b Bend
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Song: For an old kentucky anarchist
[Intro]
C C9/G C C7/E G
C G Am G F
G C G C G
Am G F G C
(Like this:)
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C C9/G C C7/E G C G Am G F G C G
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E|-0-----3-----0---------0-----3--3--------0-----3---------------3---------------3---------0-----3---|
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C G Am G F G C
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A|-0h2----3-----2---------0-----2--0h2----3-----2--0h2----3-----0-2---|
E|--------0-----3---------------3---------------3---------0---3-------|
[Verse 1]
C F Am
High upon a forgotten mountaintop lay a garden
G
Unattended and dry
C C7/E Am
'Twas a yard that hadn't felt childrens' feet running
G F G C
For the mother long ago taught her children how to fly
C F
Within a simple cabin, untouched by industrial hands
Am G
Sat the aged mother in her home
C C7/E Am G
"You can't escape the picture frames - there's too many," she said,
F G C
"They keep me from bein' all alone"
[Interlude]
C C7/E Am G F G C
e|--------0-----0----------0----3---------0-----3---------0--------|
B|--------1-----1----------1----0---------1-----0---------1--------|
G|--------0-----0----------2----0---------2-----0---------0--------|
D|--------2-----2--0h2p0---2----0------0--3-----0------0--2--------|
A|---0-2--3-----2----------0----2--0h2----3-----2--0h2----3----0-2-|
E|-3------0-----0---------------3---------------3---------0--3-----|
[Verse 2]
C F
Well she spoke, "He was an honest man
Am G
He worked hard to put food on our plates
C F
Well we had more babies than we had arms
Am G C
We struggled all our lives, but the rewards were great
C F
And when my son came home from the war,
Am G
He rested his head on my breast
C C7/E Am
And said,"'Ma, I'm tired of being used and grinded down
G F G C
I feel so low, can you make me feel like I'm the best?'"
C F
Well my best friend truly wed a savage man
Am G
He wore her like a bad tattoo
C F
For his only love was for a bottle"
Am G C
She said, "There's only one thing left for me to do"
C F Am
"To be wild once again, to take back my life and run away,
G
Set flames to his truck
C C7/E Am G F
He won't ever know what he's been missing; I did every day:
G C C7/E Am G F
Joy, freedom, dance and love,
G C C7/E Am G F C
dance and love"
[Interlude]
C
e|---------0--------|
B|---------1--------|
G|---------0--------|
D|------0--2--------|
A|0-0h2----3----0-2-|
E|---------0--3-----|
[Verse 3]
C F
These are the stories that this mother spoke to me
Am G
As I brought her garden back to grow
C F
I was rewarded with a warm meal, tales never to be heard
Am G C
Some call it poverty, but they'll never know
C F
She said, "All I got is my stories and this old guitar,
Am G
My crops have all come and gone away
C C7/E Am G
I got a head full of recipies enticing to the taste
F G C
And a liking to wake up and greet the day
C F
"Got a bad back from raising my children,
Am G
From huggin' my husband so tight
C C7/E Am
Hell, I never cared much for any government;
G F G C
I got my Jesus when I feel the time right"
G (barre) C (barre)
Singin' I'm the richest I'll ever be
G (barre) C (barre)
I embrace the world I have all around me
G F Am
So sing a dying song and slap your knee
F G C C7/E Am
G F G C C7/E Am G F
yeah anarchy
[Outro]
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A|---0-2-2/3-2/3---3-2/3-2/3---3----------3------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------7/8-8----|
G|-/5-5-7-5--/5-5-7-5--7/9-9-7-5-7b-7--5h7-7/9-9-9-7-9-7-7-5-----5h7p5-7/9-7-5----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------7--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| b Bend
************************************
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