VERSE 1:
[A] Boards on the window, [C#7] mail by the door
[F#7] What would anybody leave so [B7] quickly for?
Op-[D]-elia, [E7] where have you [A] gone? [F#7] [B7] [E7]

VERSE 2:
[A] The old neighborhood, [C#7] just ain't the same
[F#7] Nobody knows just what [B7] became of...
Op-[D]-elia, [E7] tell me, what went [A] wrong? [F#7] [B7] [E7]

BRIDGE:
[D] Was it somethin' that some-[A]-body said?
[E7] Mama, I know we broke the [A] rules
[D] Was somebody up [A] against the law?
[E7] Honey, you know I'd die for [E7+5] you

VERSE 3:
[A] Ashes of laughter, [C#7] the ghost is clear
[F#7] Why do the best things always [B7] disappear
Like Op-[D]-helia, [E7] please darken my [A] door [F#7] [B7] [E7]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE x2]

REPEAT BRIDGE:

VERSE 4:
[A] They got your number, [C#7] scared and runnin'
[F#7] But I'm still waitin' for the [B7] second comin' of
Op-[D]-helia, [E7] Come back [A] home [F#7] [B7] [E7]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE x2]