Ikea
Jonathan CoultonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Long ago in days of yore
It all began with a god named Thor
There were Vikings and boats
And some plans for a furniture store
It's not a bodega, it's not a mall
And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine
As if there were apartments smaller than mine
Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
So rent a car or take the bus
Lay your cash down and put your trust
In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size
Billy the bookcase says hello
And so does a table whose name is Ingo
And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl
Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
Ikea: plywood, brushed steel
Ikea: meatballs, tasty
Ikea: Allen wrenches
All of them for free
All of them for me
I'm sorry I said Ikea sucks
I just bought a table for 60 bucks
And a chair and a lamp and a shelf and some candles for you
I was a doubter just like you
Till I saw the American dream come true
In New Jersey, they got a goddamned Swedish parade
Ikea: just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen
Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men
Everyone has a home
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there
| / slide up
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| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| r rest
| b bend
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Readable chord sheet for Ikea by Jonathan Coulton
[D]Long [G]ago in [A]days of [D]yore It all b[G]egan with a [A]god named[D] Thor There were V[D]ikings and [Bm]boats And some p[G]lans for a furniture [D]store [Dsus4] [D] It's n[D]ot a bod[G]ega, it's[A] not a mall [D] And they sell th[G]ings for a[A]partments[D] smaller tha[A]n mine As if th[Bm]ere were ap[G]artments smaller than[D] mine [Dsus4] [D] Ike[A]a:[Bm] ju[G]st some oak and some[D] pine and a handful [D]of N[A]orseme[Asus4]n Ike[A]a:[Bm] se[G]lling furniture [D]for college kids and [D]divorce[A]d men [Asus4] Everyon[G]e h[D]as a h[A7]ome But i[G]f you don't [D]have a [A]home you can buy one [D]the[Dsus4]re [D] So re[D]nt a [G]car or [A]take the[D] bus Lay your c[G]ash down and [A]put your t[D]rust In the l[A]and where the fu[Bm]rniture [G]folds to a much smalle[D]r si[Dsus4]ze [D] [D]Billy the b[G]ookcase [A]says [D]hello And so does a t[G]able whose name is[A] Ingo [D] And the c[A]hair is a l[Bm]adder-back [G]birch but his friends call him Karl [D] [Dsus4] [D] Ike[A]a:[Bm] ju[G]st some oak and some[D] pine and a handful [D]of N[A]orseme[Asus4]n Ike[A]a:[Bm] se[G]lling furniture [D]for college kids and [D]divorce[A]d men [Asus4] Everyon[G]e h[D]as a h[A7]ome But i[G]f you don't [D]have a [A]home you can buy one [D]the[Dsus4]re [D] [Bm] Ikea: pl[F#]ywood, brushed steel [D] Ikea: me[A7]atballs, [Dadd4]tasty [A] [Bm] Ikea: A[F#]llen wrenches [D]All of them for free [Bm]All of them for me I'm so[D]rry I s[G]aid I[A]kea s[D]ucks I just bought a [G]table fo[A]r 60[D] bucks And a ch[A]air and a [Bm]lamp and a [G]shelf and some candles f[D]or yo[Dsus4]u [D] [D]I was a d[G]oubter [A]just lik[D]e you Till I [D]saw the [G]American[A] dream com[D]e true In New J[A]ersey, they [Bm]got a [G]goddamned Swedis[D]h parade Ike[A]a:[Bm] ju[G]st some oak and some[D] pine and a handful [D]of N[A]orseme[Asus4]n Ike[A]a:[Bm] se[G]lling furniture [D]for college kids and [D]divorce[A]d men [Asus4] Everyon[G]e h[D]as a h[A7]ome But i[G]f you don't [D]have a [A]home you can buy one [D]the[Dsus4]re [D] | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | r rest | b bend