{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":867827,"song":"Ikea","artist":"Jonathan Coulton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11603374-ikea-chords-by-jonathan-coulton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/867827?type=chord","rating":4.56881,"votes":36,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]A/D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLong ago in days of yore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G/D[/ch]        [ch]A/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt all began with a god named Thor[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThere were Vikings and boats[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd some plans for a furniture store[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G/D[/ch]        [ch]A/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's not a bodega, it's not a mall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G/D[/ch]         [ch]A/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they sell things for apartments smaller than mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs if there were apartments smaller than mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI ke a  (Ikea) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI ke a  (Ikea) selling furniture for college kids and divorced men[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEveryone has a home[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut if you don't have a home you can buy one there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]A/D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo rent a car or take the bus[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G/A[/ch]           [ch]A/D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLay your cash down and put your trust[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G/D[/ch]      [ch]A/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBilly the bookcase says hello[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G/D[/ch]         [ch]A/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd so does a table whose name is Ingo[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI ke a  (Ikea) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI ke a  (Ikea) selling furniture for college kids and divorced men[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEveryone has a home[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut if you don't have a home you can buy one there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch] \r\n   Ikea: plywood, brushed steel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]Dsus4/A[/ch]\r\n   Ikea: meatballs, tasty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n   Ikea: Allen wrenches[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll of them for free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAll of them for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G/D[/ch]  [ch]A/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm sorry I said Ikea sucks[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G/D[/ch]       [ch]A/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI just bought a table for sixty bucks[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a chair and a lamp and a shelf and some candles for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G/D[/ch]     [ch]A/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was a doubter just like you[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G/D[/ch]      [ch]A/D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill I saw the American dream come true[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn New Jersey, they got a goddamned Swedish parade[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI ke a  (Ikea) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI ke a  (Ikea) selling furniture for college kids and divorced men[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEveryone has a home[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut if you don't have a home you can buy one there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD G A D\nD G A D\nD G A D\nD\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nD G A\nD G 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