The Fate of Ophelia Lyrics by Taylor Swift (with Guitar Chords)

The Fate of Ophelia Lyrics

Verse 1
I heard you calling on the megaphone
You wanna see me all alone
As legend has it, you are quite the pyro
You light the match to watch it blow

Pre-Chorus
And if you'd never come for me
I might've drowned in the melancholy
I swore my loyalty to me, myself, and I
Right before you lit my sky up

Chorus
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
You were just honing your powers
Now I can see it all (See it all)
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
The fate of Ophelia

Verse 2
The eldest daughter of a nobleman
Ophelia lived in fantasy
But love was a cold bed full of scorpions
The venom stole her sanity

Pre-Chorus
And if you'd never come for me (Come for me)
I might've lingered in purgatory
You wrap around me like a chain (Chain), a crown (A crown), a vine (A vine)
Pulling me into the fire

Chorus
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
You were just honing your powers
Now I can see it all (See it all)
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
Keep it one hundred on the land, the sea, the sky
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
The fate of Ophelia

Bridge
'Tis locked inside my memory
And only you possess the key
No longer drowning and deceived
All because you came for me
Locked inside my memory
And only you possess the key
No longer drowning and deceived
All because you came for me

Chorus
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
You were just honing your powers
Now I can see it all (I can see it all)
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
Keep it one hundred on the land, the sea, the sky
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
The fate of Ophelia

Outro
You saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia

The Fate of Ophelia Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Capo: 3rd Fret

Intro
Em Bm D A

Verse 1
Em                            Bm
      I heard you calling   on the megaphone
D                                A   
     You wanna see me all alone
Em                                Bm
     As legend has it, you   are quite the pyro
D                                      A
    You light the match to watch it blow


Pre-Chorus
                                Em              Bm
And if you'd never come for me
                                          D                 A
I might've drowned in the melancholy
                                  Em                     Bm
I swore my loyalty to me, myself, and I
                            D        A
Right before you lit my sky up


Chorus
             G                                  D
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
                                           Bm
You were just honing your powers
                            A
Now I can see it all (See it all)
               G                                            D
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
                                         Bm               A
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
                                             Em                        Bm
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky
                                         D                                    A
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
                                                Em                                   Bm
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
                                               D                                          A
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
                           Em
The fate of Ophelia


Verse 2
Em                                 Bm                   D
      The eldest daughter of a nobleman
                           A
Ophelia lived in fantasy
Em                                      Bm                       D
      But love was a cold bed full of scorpions
                                   A
The venom stole her sanity


Pre-Chorus
                              Em
And if you'd never come for me (Come for me)
Bm                             D               A
I might've lingered in purgatory
                                           Em                                                    Bm
You wrap around me like a chain (Chain), a crown (A crown), a vine (A vine)
                     D           A
Pulling me into the fire


Chorus
             G                                  D
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
                                           Bm
You were just honing your powers
                            A
Now I can see it all (See it all)
               G                                            D
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
                                         Bm               A
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
                                             Em                        Bm
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky
                                         D                                    A
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
                                                Em                                   Bm
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
                                               D                                          A
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
                           Em
The fate of Ophelia


Bridge
      Em
'Tis locked inside my memory
      Bm
And only you possess the key
       D
No longer drowning and deceived
A
All because you came for me
Em
Locked inside my memory
         Bm
And only you possess the key
     D
No longer drowning and deceived
A
All because you came for me


Chorus
             G                                  D
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
                                           Bm
You were just honing your powers
                            A
Now I can see it all (See it all)
               G                                            D
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
                                         Bm               A
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
                                             Em                        Bm
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky
                                         D                                    A
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
                                                Em                                   Bm
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
                                               D                                          A
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
                           Em
The fate of Ophelia


Outro
                       Bm                             D
You saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia

More About The Fate of Ophelia and The Life of a Showgirl

  • Artist/Release Date: The Fate of Ophelia is released by Taylor Swift on October 3, 20254, as the lead single of her album, The Life of a Showgirl (2025).
  • What The Song Is About: The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift is like the older, more mature version of Love Story. The Fate of Ophelia tells Taylor's story with her fiancé, Travis Kelce, and how he saved her from "drowning", as opposed to Ophelia from Hamlet. This song describes what could have happened to Ophelia if she had received the help and support she needed. 
  • Fun Fact: The Fate of Ophelia is based on the character from Hamlet, Ophelia. She serves as the main character's love interest. She was pawned by her father to spy on Hamlet, which resulted in him rejecting her. After Hamlet accidentally kills her father, she loses her sanity and drowns.

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