Ophelia fue escrita por Robbie Robertson de The Band. La canción fue inspirada por personajes femeninos shakespearianos y discute la pérdida y el retorno, a menudo interpretada como una alegoría al fin de la era de los bandidos americanos y el cambio en los Estados Unidos a finales de los 60 y principios de los 70.
Tono: C
Introducción:
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Boards on the window, mail by the door, what wd anybody leave so quickly for?
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Ophelia where have you gone wrong?
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The old n'hood just ain't the same nobody knows just what became of
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Ophelia tell me, what went wrong?
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Was it something that somebody said? Mama, I know we broke the rules.
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Was somebody up against the law? Honey, you know I'd die for you.
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Ashes of laughter, the ghost is clear, why do the best things always disapear,
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Like Ophelia? Please darken my door.
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Was it something that somebody said? Honey, you know we broke the rules.
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Was somebody up against the law? Honey, you know I'd die for you.
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They got your number, scared & runnin', but I'm still waitin' for the second