Key: :[C] (w: Robbie Robertson)

VERSE 1:
[C] Boards on the window, [E7] mail by the door
[A7] What would anybody leave so [D7] quickly for?
Op-[F]-elia, [G7] where have you [C] gone? [A7] [D7] [G7]

VERSE 2:
[C] The old neighborhood, [E7] just ain't the same
[A7] Nobody knows just what [D7] became of...
Op-[F]-elia, [G7] tell me, what went [C] wrong? [A7] [D7] [G7]

BRIDGE:
[F] Was it somethin' that some-[C]-body said?
[G7] Mama, I know we broke the [C] rules
[F] Was somebody up [C] against the law?
[G7] Honey, you know I'd die for [G7+5] you

VERSE 3:
[C] Ashes of laughter, [E7] the ghost is clear
[A7] Why do the best things always [D7] disappear
Like Op-[F]-helia, [G7] please darken my [C] door [A7] [D7] [G7]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE x2]

REPEAT BRIDGE:

VERSE 4:
[C] They got your number, [E7] scared and runnin'
[A7] But I'm still waitin' for the [D7] second comin' of
Op-[F]-helia, [G7] Come back [C] home [A7] [D7] [G7]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE x2]