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Norwegian Wood

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Song: Norwegian Wood (acoustic) (cover of The Beatles' song)
Note: 
Chords are only relevant for that video!
VERSION 1
Tuning: Celtic (D-A-D-G-A-d)
Capo: NO capo
Chords used:
name:   D.A.D.G.A.d
D:      0.0.0.2.0.0
Dm:     3.0.0.2.0.0
G:      5.5.0.4.0.0
Em:     2.2.2.0.0.0
A:      x.0.2.2.0.0
[Intro]
   D*
d|-0--------------------0--------0--|
A|-0--------------------0--------0--|
G|-2--2h4p2p0-------0---2-----0--2--|
D|-0----------4---2---4-0--------0--|
A|-0--------------------0---3--2-0--|
D|-0--------------------0--------0--|   x2
[Verse]
D*                                   
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me
D*                                     
She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood
[Pre-chorus]
D*
[Chorus]
She Dmasked me to stay and she told me to sit anyGwhere
So DmI looked around and I noticed there wasn't a EmchairA  
[Verse]
D*                              
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
D*                                     
We talked until two, and then she said, it's time for bed
[Pre-chorus II]
D*   
D*
[Chorus]
She Dmtold me she worked in the morning and started to Glaugh
I Dmtold her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the EmbathA  
[Verse]
D*
And when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown
D*
So, I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian wood
End
D*
D*
VERSION 2
Tuning: Double drop D (D-A-D-G-B-d)
Capo: NO capo
Note II:
This is not what he plays.
But you can play it also like this.
Or even in standard tuning.
Principle is the same.
Chords used:
name:   D.A.D.G.B.d
D:      0.0.0.2.3.0
Dm:     3.x.0.2.3.3
G:      5.5.5.4.0.0
Em:     2.2.2.0.0.0
A:      x.0.2.2.2.2
[Intro]
d|-D*0--------------------0--------0--|
B|-3--------------------3-----3--3--|
G|-2--2h4p2p0-------0---2-----0--2--|
D|-0----------4---2---4-0--------0--|
A|-0--------------------0---3--2-0--|
D|-0--------------------0--------0--|   x2
[Verse]
D*                                   
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me
D*                                     
She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood
[Pre-chorus]
D*
[Chorus]
She Dmasked me to stay and she told me to sit anyGwhere
So DmI looked around and I noticed there wasn't a EmchairA  
[Verse]
D*                              
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
D*                                     
We talked until two, and then she said, it's time for bed
[Pre-chorus II]
D*   
D*
[Chorus]
She Dmtold me she worked in the morning and started to Glaugh
I Dmtold her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the EmbathA  
[Verse]
D*
And when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown
D*
So, I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian wood
End
D*
D*
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Norwegian Wood

by Colin Hay

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Song: Norwegian Wood (acoustic) (cover of The Beatles' song)

Note:

Chords are only relevant for that video!

VERSION 1

Tuning: Celtic (D-A-D-G-A-d)

Capo: NO capo

Chords used:

name: D.A.D.G.A.d

: 0.0.0.2.0.0

: 3.0.0.2.0.0

: 5.5.0.4.0.0

: 2.2.2.0.0.0

: x.0.2.2.0.0

[Intro]

d|-0--------------------0--------0--|

A|-0--------------------0--------0--|

G|-2--2h4p2p0-------0---2-----0--2--|

D|-0----------4---2---4-0--------0--|

A|-0--------------------0---3--2-0--|

D|-0--------------------0--------0--| x2

[Verse]

I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me

She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

Dm G

She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere

Dm Em A

So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair

[Verse]

I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine

We talked until two, and then she said, it's time for bed

[Pre-chorus II]

[Chorus]

Dm G

She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh

Dm Em A

I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath

[Verse]

And when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown

So, I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian wood

End

VERSION 2

Tuning: Double drop D (D-A-D-G-B-d)

Capo: NO capo

Note II:

This is not what he plays.

But you can play it also like this.

Or even in standard tuning.

Principle is the same.

Chords used:

name: D.A.D.G.B.d

: 0.0.0.2.3.0

: 3.x.0.2.3.3

: 5.5.5.4.0.0

: 2.2.2.0.0.0

: x.0.2.2.2.2

[Intro]

d|-0--------------------0--------0--|

B|-3--------------------3-----3--3--|

G|-2--2h4p2p0-------0---2-----0--2--|

D|-0----------4---2---4-0--------0--|

A|-0--------------------0---3--2-0--|

D|-0--------------------0--------0--| x2

[Verse]

I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me

She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

Dm G

She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere

Dm Em A

So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair

[Verse]

I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine

We talked until two, and then she said, it's time for bed

[Pre-chorus II]

[Chorus]

Dm G

She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh

Dm Em A

I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath

[Verse]

And when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown

So, I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian wood

End

SCA, [email protected]

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