Orphan Girl Chords & Tabs
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 03:40:48 +0000 (GMT)
From: rickl1@IX.netcom.com (Rick L)
Subject: CRD: Orphan Girl Emmylou Harris Chords/Lyrics
Emmylou Harris Orphan Girl written by Gillian Welch
Daniel Lanois mandolin/dulcimer
Malcolm Burn tambourine
Larry Mullen Jr hand drum
Tony Hall stick drum
Darul Johnson harmony vocal
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/harris_emmylou/orphan_girl_crd.html ]
A E
I am a orphan on God's highway
A D
But I'll share my troubles if you go my way
A E A
I have no mother no father no sister
D A E A
No brother I am an orphan girl
A E
I have had friendships pure and golden
A D
But the ties of kinship I had not known them
A E A
I know no mother no father no sister
D A E A
No brother I am an orphan girl
SOLO
A E
But when he calls me I will be Able
A D
To meet my family at God's table
A E A
I'll meet my mother my father my sister
D A E A
My brother no more an orphan girl
A E
Blessed savior make me willing
A D
And walk beside me until I'm with them
A E A
Be my mother my father my sister
D A E A
My brother I am an orphan girl
A E A
Be my mother my father my sister
D A E A
My brother I am an orphan girl
E A
I am an orphan girl
>From The Emmylou Harris "Wrecking Ball" CD
Asylum Records 1995
1994 Irving Music Inc (BMI)