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[Verse 1]
DLong G/Dago in A/Ddays of Dyore
DIt all beG/Dgan with a A/Dgod named DThor
There were AVikings and Bmboats
And some Gplans for a furniture Dstore
It's Dnot a boG/Ddega, it's A/Dnot a Dmall
And Dthey sell G/Dthings for aA/Dpartments Dsmaller than Amine
As if Bmthere were aGpartments smaller than Dmine
[Chorus]
DI Ake Bma  (IGkea) just some oak and some Dpine and a handful of ANorsemen
I Ake Bma  (IGkea) selling furniture Dfor college kids and dAivorced men
GEveryone Dhas a Ahome
But Gif you don't Dhave a Ahome you can buy one DthereG  A  D  G  A  D  
[Verse 2]
So Drent a G/Dcar or A/Dtake the Dbus
DLay your G/Acash down and A/Dput your Dtrust
In the Aland where the Bmfurniture Gfolds to a much smaller Dsize
DBilly the G/Dbookcase A/Dsays Dhello
And Dso does a G/Dtable whose A/Dname is InDgo
And the Achair is a Bmladder-back Gbirch but his friends call him DKarl
[Chorus]
DI Ake Bma  (IGkea) just some oak and some Dpine and a handful of ANorsemen
I Ake Bma  (IGkea) selling furniture Dfor college kids and dAivorced men
GEveryone Dhas a Ahome
But Gif you don't Dhave a Ahome you can buy one DthereG  A  D  G  A  D  
[Bridge]
   BmIkea: F#plywood, brushed steel
   DIkea: A7meatballs, Dsus4/Atasty
   BmIkea: F#Allen wrenches
DAll of them for free
F#All of them for me
D G A D
D G A D
D G A D
D
[Verse 3]
I'm Dsorry I G/Dsaid A/DIkea Dsucks
I Djust bought a G/Dtable for A/Dsixty Dbucks
And a Achair and a Bmlamp and a Gshelf and some candles for Dyou
DI was a G/Ddoubter A/Djust like Dyou
Till I Dsaw the G/DAmerican A/Ddream come Dtrue
In New JAersey, Bmthey got a Ggoddamned Swedish parDade
[Chorus]
DI Ake Bma  (IGkea) just some oak and some Dpine and a handful of ANorsemen
I Ake Bma  (IGkea) selling furniture Dfor college kids and dAivorced men
GEveryone Dhas a Ahome
But Gif you don't Dhave a Ahome you can buy one Dthere
D G A
D G A
D

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Ikea

by Jonathan Coulton

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G/D

A/D

G/A

Dsus4/A

[Verse 1]

D G/D A/D D

Long ago in days of yore

D G/D A/D D

It all began with a god named Thor

A Bm

There were Vikings and boats

G D

And some plans for a furniture store

D G/D A/D D

It's not a bodega, it's not a mall

D G/D A/D D A

And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine

Bm G D

As if there were apartments smaller than mine

[Chorus]

D A Bm G D A

I ke a (Ikea) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen

A Bm G D A

I ke a (Ikea) selling furniture for college kids and divorced men

G D A

Everyone has a home

G D A D G A D G A D

But if you don't have a home you can buy one there

[Verse 2]

D G/D A/D D

So rent a car or take the bus

D G/A A/D D

Lay your cash down and put your trust

A Bm G D

In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size

D G/D A/D D

Billy the bookcase says hello

D G/D A/D D

And so does a table whose name is Ingo

A Bm G D

And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl

[Chorus]

D A Bm G D A

I ke a (Ikea) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen

A Bm G D A

I ke a (Ikea) selling furniture for college kids and divorced men

G D A

Everyone has a home

G D A D G A D G A D

But if you don't have a home you can buy one there

[Bridge]

Bm F#

Ikea: plywood, brushed steel

D A7 Dsus4/A

Ikea: meatballs, tasty

Bm F#

Ikea: Allen wrenches

All of them for free

All of them for me

D G A D

[Verse 3]

D G/D A/D D

I'm sorry I said Ikea sucks

D G/D A/D D

I just bought a table for sixty bucks

A Bm G D

And a chair and a lamp and a shelf and some candles for you

D G/D A/D D

I was a doubter just like you

D G/D A/D D

Till I saw the American dream come true

A Bm G D

In New Jersey, they got a goddamned Swedish parade

[Chorus]

D A Bm G D A

I ke a (Ikea) just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen

A Bm G D A

I ke a (Ikea) selling furniture for college kids and divorced men

G D A

Everyone has a home

G D A D

But if you don't have a home you can buy one there

D G A

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