A5      E5 
You'll hear my voice  
            A5             E5 
On the wind cross the sand  
D5      A5 
If you should return  

To that black, barren land  
      E5            A5 
that bears the name of Xanadu  
 

A5      E5 
Cursed without hope  
A5             E5 
Was the love that I sought  
D5      A5 
Lost from the start  

Was the duel that was fought  
E5               A5 
to win a heart in Xanadu  
 

A5 
Now no footsteps leave their traces  
D5            A5 
Only shadows move in places where we used to go  
      E5 
And the buildings open to the sky  
D5                  A5 
All echo with the vultures cry as if to show  
 

A5      E5 
Our love was for a day  
         A5           D5 
And doomed to pass away  
          A5   D5 
In Xanadu  
          A5   D5 
In Xanadu  
           A5    
In Xanadu  
 
(Spoken)  

What was it to you  

that a man lay down his life for your love?  

Were those clear eyes of yours  

ever filled with the pain & tears of grief?  

Did you ever give yourself  

to any one man in this whole wide world?  

Or did you love me  

and will you find your way back one day to Xanadu?  
 

A5      E5 
You'll hear my voice  
            A5             E5 
On the wind cross the sand  
D5      A5 
If you should return  

To that black, barren land  
      E5            A5 
that bears the name of Xanadu  
 

A5   D5 
In Xanadu  
          A5   D5 
In Xanadu  
           A5    
In Xanadu