Saturday, 11 October 2025

The Fate of Ophelia - Taylor Swift

Piano/keyboard notes for 'The Fate of Ophelia' by Taylor Swift 

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Verse 1

I heard you calling on the megaphone
D   G     G   BbCBb G  G   Bb C Bb 

You wanna see me all alone

G     G  G   BbC Bb  A  G Bb 

As legend has it, you are quite the pyro
D    G G    Bb C   Bb   G    G     G BbCBb 

You light the match to watch it blow
G       G   G     C     Bb    A    G  G 


Pre-Chorus

And if you'd never come for me
E     E    E      F E      D    G  G 

I might've drowned in the melancholy
E   E  E           F      E    D  D G A Bb

I swore my loyalty to me, myself, and I
C    C      C   C C C G  FD   GFD   G FD 

Right before you lit my sky up
F         E  F     E  A  Bb  E   F 


Chorus


All that time
G    A    Bb 

I sat alone in my tower
Bb Bb BbBb Bb Bb A A 

You were just honing your powers
A       A      A   A A      C     A A 

Now I can see it all (See it all)
A     A  A    C  F  E    C   F  E 

Late one night
G       A   Bb 

You dug me out of my grave and
Bb   Bb  Bb Bb Bb Bb   A     A 

Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia 
A         A     A      A    C    A   A ACFEDC 



Post-Chorus

Keep it one hundred on the land, thе sea, the sky
C      C   C    C  C      C   G  F D     G F D   G  F D 

Pledge allegiance to your hands, your teamyour vibes
F            F F F      F   G       A        F     C       A   G E 

Don't care where the hell you've been  
C         C       C      C   C      G     F D 

'Cause now, you're mine
G         F D    G       F 

It's 'bout to be the sleepless night 
F       F    F  F   F      F  G       A 

You've been dreaming of
A           A      C  F      E 

The fate of Ophelia
C      C   C  C C C D 


Verse 2


The eldest daughter of a nobleman
D     G  G   Bb C Bb G G  Bb C Bb 

Ophelia lived in fantasy
G G G      C  Bb  A G Bb 

But love was a cold bed full of scorpions
G     D     G  G  BbC  Bb G  G  BbCBb 

The venom stole her sanity
G      G G     C    Bb  A G G 


Pre-Chorus

And if you'd never come for me 
E     E   E      F E      D    G  G 

I might've lingered in purgatory
E  E  E        F  E     D  D G A Bb 

You wrap around me like a chain
C      C      C C     C   C   G  F D 

A crown, a vine 
G  F D   G  F D 

Pulling me into the fire
F E       F   E A  C  E F A G 


Chorus


All that time
G    A   Bb 

I  sat alone  in  my tower
Bb Bb BbBb Bb Bb A A

You were just honing your powers
A       A     A    A A      C     A A 

Now I can see it all (See it all)
A     A  A   C    F  E  C     F  E 

Late one night
G      A     Bb 

You dug me out of my grave and
Bb   Bb  Bb Bb Bb Bb   A    A 

Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia
A        A     A       A    C    A   A  ACFEDC 



Post-Chorus

Keep it one hundred on the land, thе sea, the sky
C      C   C    C  C      C   G  F D     G F D   G  F D 

Pledge allegiance to your hands, your teamyour vibes
F            F F F      F   G       A        F     C       A   G E 

Don't care where the hell you've been  
C         C       C      C   C      G     F D 

'Cause now, you're mine
G         F D    G       F 

It's 'bout to be the sleepless night 
F       F    F  F   F      F  G       A 

You've been dreaming of
A           A      C  F      E 

The fate of Ophelia
C      C   C  C C C D 


Bridge

'Tis locked inside my memory
A       G      A G    A   G A G 

And only you possess the key
A    F G    F      G F     G   F 

No longer drowning and deceived
G    F G       F   G      F     G  F 

All because you came for me
E     F   E      F     E     F   E 

Locked inside my memory
G          A  G   A   G A G 

And only you possess the key
A     F G   F     G F      G   F 

No longer drowning and deceived
G    F G       F  G       F     G  F 

All because you came for me
E      E  E     E      E     F  CBbABbA



Chorus


All that time
G    A   Bb 

I  sat alone  in  my tower
Bb Bb BbBb Bb Bb A A

You were just honing your powers
A       A     A    A A      C     A A 

Now I can see it all (See it all)
A     A  A   C    F  E  C     F  G

Late one night
G      A     Bb 

You dug me out of my grave and
Bb   Bb  Bb Bb Bb Bb   A    A 

Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia
A        A     A       A    C    A   A  ACFCBbABbA



Post-Chorus

Keep it one hundred on the land, thе sea, the sky
C      C   C    C  C      C   G  F D     G F D   G  F D 

Pledge allegiance to your hands, your teamyour vibes
F            F F F      F   G       A        F     C       A   G E 

Don't care where the hell you've been  
C         C       C      C   C      G     F D 

'Cause now, you're mine
G         F D    G       F 

It's 'bout to be the sleepless night 
F       F    F  F   F      F  G       A 

You've been dreaming of
A           A      C  F      E 

The fate of Ophelia
C      C   C  C C C D 


Outro
You saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia
A       A     A     A      G      F   G   F  F C F E 









About Me

These notes can be used to play the song on many instruments including the keyboard, piano, flute and recorder. I have a YouTube channel (Mint Music) where I make videos to assist you in your learning. Please feel free to comment any requests and feedback. You can find me on YouTube at:  https://www.youtube.com/c/mintmusic

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