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Zach Bryan – Something In The Orange (Live) Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Em   Cadd9 G
G   D Em

[Verse 1]
Em
It'll be fine by dusk light
    Cadd9        G
I'm telling you baby
G
These things eat at your bones
           D              Em
and drive your young mind crazy
Em
But when you place your hair
          Cadd9       G
between my collar and jaw
G
I don't know much but
         D           Em
there's no weight at all

[Verse 2]
Em
And I'm damned if I do and
     Cadd9      G
I'm damned if I don't
G
'Cause if I say I miss you
    D           Em
I know that you won't
Em
But I miss you in the
         Cadd9          G
mornings when I see the sun
G
Something in the orange tells
  D          Em
me we're not done

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[Chorus]
Cadd9                 G
To you I'm just a man to
me you're all I am
D                               Em
Where the hell am I 'supposed to go?
Cadd9
I poisoned myself again
G                       D
Something in the orange tells
                       Em
me you're never coming home

[Break]
Cadd9 G D Em x2

[Verse 3]
Em
I need to hear you say you've
     Cadd9        G
been waitin' all night
G
‘Cause orange dancing in your
  D               Em
eyes from mornin' light
Em
You’re voice only trembles
     Cadd9       G
when you try to speak
G
Take me back to us dancing
     D            Em
this wood used to creak

[Chorus]
Cadd9                 G
To you I'm just a man to
me you're all I am
D                               Em
Where the hell am I 'supposed to go?
Cadd9
I poisoned myself again
G                       D
Something in the orange tells
                       Em
me you're never coming home

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[Break]
Cadd9 G D Em x2

[Chorus]
Cadd9                 G
To you I'm just a man to
me you're all I am
D
Where the hell am
              Em
I 'supposed to go?
Cadd9
I poisoned myself again
G                       D
Something in the orange tells
                       Em
me you're never coming home

[Verse 4]
Cadd9
If you leave today
          G
I’ll just stare at the way
D                            Em
The orange covers all things around
Cadd9
The grass trees and dew,
    G
how I just hate you
D                            Em
Please turn those headlights around
D                            Em
Please turn those headlights around

How to play Something In The Orange (Live): key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Something In The Orange (Live) by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Something In The Orange (Live) by Zach Bryan sits in E minor (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: Em, Cadd9, G and D.

Most of the song cycles through Em – Cadd9 – G – D (i – VIadd9 – III – VII in E minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.