Ophelia
Natalie MerchantVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Ophelia was a bride of God, a novice Carmellite
in sister cells the cloister bells tolled on her wedding night
And Ophelia was a rebel girl, a blue stockinged suffragette
who remedied society between her cigarettes
Ophelia was a sweetheart to a nation overnight
Curvacious thighs, vivacious eyes--love was at first sight
Love was at first sight
Ophelia was a demi-goddess in pre-war babylon
so statuesque, a silhouette in black satin evening gown
And Ophelia was a mistress to a Vegas gambling man
Signora Ophelia, Maraschina, Mafia Courtesan
And Ophelia was a circus queen, the female cannonball
Projected through five flaming hoops to wild and shocked applause,
to wild and shocked applause Hey, hey .... heeeeey hey hey
(played louder, dramatically and with feeling)
Ophelia was a tempest cyclone, a G*d-damned hurricane
Your common sense, your best defense lay wasted and in vain
For Ophelia knows your every woe and every pain you've ever had
She'd sympathize and dry your eyes and help you to forget
and help you to forget ...
and help you to forget ...
(quietly and slowly)
Ophelia's mind went wondering, you'd wondered where she'd gone
Through secret doors, down corridors, she's wandered them all alone
All alone ...
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Readable chord sheet for Ophelia by Natalie Merchant
[Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]Ophelia was a bride of God, a [F]novice Carmellite [C]in sister cells the cloister bells [G]tolled on her wedding night [Am]And Ophelia was a rebel girl, a blue [F]stockinged suffragette who [C]remedied society be[G]tween her cigarettes [Am]Ophelia was a sweetheart to a [F]nation overnight Cur[C]vacious thighs, vivacious eyes--l[G]ove was at first sight Love was [Am]at first sight [F] [C] [G] [Am]Ophelia was a demi-goddess in pre-war[F] babylon so s[C]tatuesque, a silhouette in [G]black satin evening gown [Am]And Ophelia was a mistress to a [F]Vegas gambling man Sig[C]nora Ophelia, Maraschina, M[G]afia Courtesan [Am]And Ophelia was a circus queen, the f[F]emale cannonball Proj[C]ected through five flaming hoops to w[G]ild and shocked applause, to wild and sh[Am]ocked applause [F] Hey, h[C]ey .... heeeeey hey h[G]ey (played louder, dramatically and with feeling) [Am]Ophelia was a tempest cyclone, a G[F]*d-damned hurricane Your co[C]mmon sense, your best defense lay w[G]asted and in vain [Am]For Ophelia knows your every woe and every [F]pain you've ever had She'd s[C]ympathize and dry your eyes and h[G]elp you to forget and help you t[Am]o forget ... [F] and help you t[C]o forget ... [G] (quietly and slowly) [Am]Ophelia's mind went wondering, you'd w[F]ondered where she'd gone [C]Through secret doors, down corridors, s[G]he's wandered them all alone [Am]All alone ... [F] [C] [G]