------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IKEA - Jonathan Coulton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dan Wright Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE) D G A D Long ago in days of yore G A D It all began with a god named Thor D Bm There were Vikings and boats G D Dsus4 D And some plans for a furniture store D G A D It's not a bodega, it's not a mall G A D A And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine Bm G D Dsus4 D As if there were apartments smaller than mine A Bm G D D A Asus4 Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen A Bm G D D A Asus4 Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men G D A7 Everyone has a home G D A D Dsus4 D But if you don't have a home you can buy one there D G A D So rent a car or take the bus G A D Lay your cash down and put your trust A Bm G D Dsus4 D In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size D G A D Billy the bookcase says hello G A D And so does a table whose name is Ingo A Bm G D Dsus4 D And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl A Bm G D D A Asus4 Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen A Bm G D D A Asus4 Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men G D A7 Everyone has a home G D A D Dsus4 D But if you don't have a home you can buy one there Bm F# Ikea: plywood, brushed steel D A7 Dadd4/A Ikea: meatballs, tasty Bm F# Ikea: Allen wrenches D All of them for free Bm All of them for me D G A D I'm sorry I said Ikea sucks G A D I just bought a table for 60 bucks A Bm G D Dsus4 D And a chair and a lamp and a shelf and some candles for you D G A D I was a doubter just like you D G A D ‘Till I saw the American dream come true A Bm G D In New Jersey, they got a goddamned Swedish parade A Bm G D D A Asus4 Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen A Bm G D D A Asus4 Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men G D A7 Everyone has a home G D A D Dsus4 D But if you don't have a home you can buy one there | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | r rest | b bend ===============================================================================
