Opera House Chords
Opera House by Cigarettes After Sex is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Bbm, F, Dm, Gm, G and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bb Bbm F Dm Bb F Gm F Gm
verse 1
G F G
Built an opera house for you in the deepest jungle
F
And I walked across its stage, singing with my eyes closed
G F
I've got a love for you I just can't escape
Bb Gm F
All of my love for you cuts me like barbed wire
Bb Gm
Ooh, I was meant to love you
F
And always keep you in my life
Bb Gm
Ooh, I was meant to love you
F
I knew I loved you at first sight
Bridge
Gm F (x2)
verse 2
G F
If I abandoned love, I'd be a man without dreams (ooh)
G F
I'd rather be out there staring death right between its eyes now
Gm F
And I can still hear the sound of you crying through the night
Bb Gm F
There in the opera house with no one else for miles
Interlude
Gm F E
Gm F
Bb Gm
Ooh, I was meant to love you
F
And always keep you in my life
Bb Gm
Ooh, I was meant to love you
F
I knew I loved you at first sight