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The Lumineers - Ophelia Chords

Chord reference F, Dm, Bb, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Dm]Ah, [Bb]ah, when I was [F]young [Dm]I, [Bb]I should’ve known [F]better [Dm]And I [Bb]can’t feel no [F]remorse [Dm]And you don’t [Bb]feel nothing [F]back

[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Dm] [Bb] [F] [Dm]I, I [Bb]got a new [F]girlfriend she [Dm]Feels [Bb]like she’s on [F]top [F]And [C]I don’t [Bb]feel no [F]remorse And [Dm]you [Bb]can’t see past my [F]blindness

[Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]You’ve been on my [Bb]mind, girl, since the [F]flood [Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]Heaven help the [Bb]fool who falls in [F]love

[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Dm] [Bb] [F] [Dm]I, I [Bb]got a little [F]paycheck [Dm]You got [Bb]big plans and you gotta [F]move (whoo!) [F]And [C]I don’t feel [Bb]nothing at [F]all [F]And [Dm]you can’t feel [Bb]nothing [F]small [F]Honey, I [Bb]love [F]you, that’s [C]all she [F]wrote [Bb] [F]

[Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]You’ve been on my [Bb]mind, girl, like a [F]drug [Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]Heaven help the [C]fool who falls in [F]love

[Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]You’ve been on my [Bb]mind, girl, since the [F]flood [Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]Heaven help the [C]fool who falls in [F]love

[Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]You’ve been on my [Bb]mind, girl, like [F]a drug [Dm]Oh, [Bb] [F]Ophelia, [F]Heaven help the [C]fool who falls in [F]love

Artist The Lumineers
Album Cleopatra
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2016
Key Dm

How to Play Ophelia on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Ophelia can be played in the key of Dm using the F, Dm, Bb, C chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Ophelia with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.