VERSE 1:
[G] Boards on the window, [B7] mail by the door
[E7] What would anybody leave so [A7] quickly for?
Op-[C]-elia, [D7] where have you [G] gone? [E7] [A7] [D7]

VERSE 2:
[G] The old neighborhood, [B7] just ain't the same
[E7] Nobody knows just what [A7] became of...
Op-[C]-elia, [D7] tell me, what went [G] wrong? [E7] [A7] [D7]

BRIDGE:
[C] Was it somethin' that some-[G]-body said?
[D7] Mama, I know we broke the [G] rules
[C] Was somebody up [G] against the law?
[D7] Honey, you know I'd die for [D7+5] you

VERSE 3:
[G] Ashes of laughter, [B7] the ghost is clear
[E7] Why do the best things always [A7] disappear
Like Op-[C]-helia, [D7] please darken my [G] door [E7] [A7] [D7]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE x2]

REPEAT BRIDGE:

VERSE 4:
[G] They got your number, [B7] scared and runnin'
[E7] But I'm still waitin' for the [A7] second comin' of
Op-[C]-helia, [D7] Come back [G] home [E7] [A7] [D7]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE x2]