Am                          G/B
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
C                   Cadd9
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
Am             F          C
Either way, Ophelia will cry
Am                         G/B
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
C                   Cadd9
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
Am           F             C
Either way, Ophelia will cry

[Instrumental]
C Fm Am F x2

[Verse 1]
Cadd9                  G
So lick your lips and mend your hair
                 Am                 F
This mess won't make a difference here
     C           G
For anyone but you

[Guitar Solo]
F C x2
F C G Am
F C x2
F G C Am

C            F            Fm
Well get me out of this shell
     Cadd9          Am
The night's about wearing thin
F             Cadd9            G
And I never wanted this day to end

[Chorus]
Am                          G/B
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
C                   Cadd9
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
Am             F          C
Either way, Ophelia will cry
Am                         G/B
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
C                   Cadd9
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
Am           F             C
Either way, Ophelia will cry

[Instrumental]
Cadd9 F
Am G C x3
Am C F
Am

[Chorus]
Am                          G/B
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
C                   Cadd9
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
Am             F          C
Either way, Ophelia will cry (Either way Ophelia will 
cry)
Am                         G/B
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
C                   Cadd9
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
Am           F           C
Either way, Ophelia will cry (Either way Ophelia will 
cry)

[Instrumental]
Am F C Cadd9 C x3

[Verse 2]
F
Moral fibers split till they're grey
C
And the gravedigger laughs as we waste away
Am                  F                   Cadd9
A contest and the trick tip marks the end (A contest 
and the trick tip marks the end)
Am                         F
Mistaken thirst quenched with this cup
C
The kiss of death from rotting lips
G               G/B               Cadd9
Never forget, never let live again

[Guitar solo]
G/B C F G x2

C                  F
They sell better homes than these
G/B
I saw it on TV
C                        Am
Perfect lives, perfect lies

[Chorus]
Am                          G/B
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
C                   Cadd9
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
Am             F          C
Either way, Ophelia will cry
Am                        N.C.
Something's rotten in the state of Denmark
N.C.
A broken home, who picks up the pieces
N.C.
Either way, Ophelia will cry