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Am D7
Ophelia in the water
Em G
Floating like a log
Cadd9 Am
What has become of you?
Em G
Hiding in the fog

Am D7
Flowers resting in your grip
Em G
And seaweed to soften the rip
Cadd9 Am
Of fabric from your dress tearing
Em G
And you beside yourself, not caring

Am D7
Your lips, still slightly parted
Em G
One hand above the surface
Cadd9 Am
And though you have departed
Em G
Your name remains untarnished

Cadd9 Am
Oh, Ophelia, my dear
Cadd9 G
I did not want for you to fear
Am Em
Nothing ever seemed so clear
G Em
Behind your eyes, your veneer

G Am
Don’t you choke, please catch your breath
Cadd9 G
Don’t go slipping to an early death
Am Em
Can’t you see it’s just a mess?
G Em
I cannot cope with seriousness

Am D7
How ever did you get there?
Em G
She’s always avoided your stare
Cadd9 Am
I don’t think that she could bear
Em G
To do away with you

Am D7
It would take a lot of guts
Em G
And she’s still in a rut
Cadd9 Am
Though she is envious
Em D7
She’d never do away with you

Am D7
My hopes aren’t all abandoned
Em G
Understand you’ve been done wrong
Cadd9 Am
But know better than your neighbors
Em D7
They won’t give you any favours

G Am
Oh, Ophelia, my dear
Cadd9 G
I did not want for you to fear
Am Em
Nothing ever seemed so clear
G Em
Behind your eyes, your veneer

G Am
Don’t you choke, please catch your breath
Cadd9 G
Don’t go slipping to an early death
Am Em
Can’t you see it’s just a mess?
G Em
I cannot cope with seriousness

Cadd9 G
There’s a winding river flowing outside your house
Em Am
Its water’s black as soot
Cadd9 G
We don’t know where it leads
Cadd9 G
You clutch your rosary beads
Em Am
And pray that it will not be
Cadd9 G
A path to the realm of Hades

Am D7
Your soul may have left this earth
Em G
But your body still remains
Cadd9 Am
The ashes lie untarnished, treasured
Em G
Until you’ll be joined someday

Am D7
The grandfather clock stopped chiming
Em G
In August of last year
Cadd9 Am
The ashes lie untarnished, treasured
Em G
Still not scattered, still unclear

Cadd9 Am
Oh, Ophelia, my dear
Cadd9 G
I did not want for you to fear
Am Em
Nothing ever seemed so clear
G Em
Behind your eyes, your veneer

G Am
Don’t you choke, please catch your breath
Cadd9 G
Don’t go slipping to an early death
Am Em
Can’t you see it’s just a mess?
G Em
I cannot cope with seriousness

G Am
Oh, Ophelia, my dear
Cadd9 G
I did not want for you to fear
Am Em
Nothing ever seemed so clear
G Em
Behind your eyes, your veneer

G Am
Don’t you choke, please catch your breath
Cadd9 G
Don’t go slipping to an early death
Am Em
Can’t you see it’s just a mess?
G Em
I cannot cope with seriousness