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Mando Diao
Ode to Ochrasy 
Amsterdam
standard tuninge, no capo
Intro:  Dm   C   Dm  C  
Verse:
DmI was down in Amsterdam
Almost hurt myself to death
CI pushed myself so hard
Just like the Dmredlight girls
Well DmI cried and stopped to smile
I thought that my career was over
CAnd the dealer boys they had to bring me Dmwater
FI stumbled over Dmmountains
FAnd the shadows of the Dmstreet
FI fell into the Dmriver
AI cried and and begged for mercy
And i talked to god on the telephone
Chorus
BbBut I really can't tell you what he Ctold me
But it was a liDme
BbNo I really can't tell you what he Ctold me
But it was a liDme
Verse:
DmWhen I came to in Amsterdam
The hotel showed a movie
With CMarlon Brando and his friend PaDmcino
Well DmI thought that this is nice
And I'm sure I can relax now
But Csuddenly the room was full of Dmdemons
FI escaped through the Dmwindow
FAlmost ran a mile Dmaway
FI had nowhere to Dmgo
ASo I cried and and begged for mercy
And I talked to god on the telephone
Chorus
BbBut I really can't tell you what he Ctold me
But it was a liDme
BbNo I really can't tell you what he Ctold me
But it was a liDme
Solo:
change between Dm and F, start on Dm, and as the solo ends, the last Dm changes to D7
Bridge
BbBut nothing seems to matter
In this Dmlonesome dirty town
But for a Ashort brief moment
I Dmthought she was the onD7e
And Bbshe and I were fighting
About Dmsex, love and TV
AThat's why I had to get down and talk
To god on the telephone
Chorus
BbBut I really can't tell you what he Ctold me
But it was a liDme
BbNo I really can't tell you what he Ctold me
But it was a liDme
take it easy

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Amsterdam

by Mando Diao

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Mando Diao

Ode to Ochrasy

Amsterdam

standard tuninge, no capo

Dm C Dm C

Intro:

Verse:

I was down in Amsterdam

Almost hurt myself to death

I pushed myself so hard

Just like the redlight girls

Well I cried and stopped to smile

I thought that my career was over

C Dm

And the dealer boys they had to bring me water

F Dm

I stumbled over mountains

F Dm

And the shadows of the street

F Dm

I fell into the river

I cried and and begged for mercy

And i talked to god on the telephone

Chorus

Bb C

But I really can't tell you what he told me

But it was a lie

Bb C

No I really can't tell you what he told me

But it was a lie

Verse:

When I came to in Amsterdam

The hotel showed a movie

C Dm

With Marlon Brando and his friend Pacino

Well I thought that this is nice

And I'm sure I can relax now

C Dm

But suddenly the room was full of demons

F Dm

I escaped through the window

F Dm

Almost ran a mile away

F Dm

I had nowhere to go

So I cried and and begged for mercy

And I talked to god on the telephone

Chorus

Bb C

But I really can't tell you what he told me

But it was a lie

Bb C

No I really can't tell you what he told me

But it was a lie

Solo:

change between Dm and F, start on Dm, and as the solo ends, the last Dm changes to D7

Bridge

But nothing seems to matter

In this lonesome dirty town

But for a short brief moment

Dm D7

I thought she was the one

And she and I were fighting

About sex, love and TV

That's why I had to get down and talk

To god on the telephone

Chorus

Bb C

But I really can't tell you what he told me

But it was a lie

Bb C

No I really can't tell you what he told me

But it was a lie

take it easy

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