Chords for Ikea by Jonathan Coulton (Kinetic Typography)
Tempo:
80.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Long ago in days of yore, [G] it [A] all began [D] with a god named Thor.
[G] There were Vikings and folks and some plans for a [D] furniture store.
Not a bodega, not a mall.
This hill thanked for a park much smaller [Bm] than mine, [G] as if there were a park much smaller [D] than mine.
[A] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[B] [A] Everyone has a home.
[D] If you [A] don't have a home, [D] you can buy one there.
Rent a car, or take a bus.
Lay your cash down and put your trust [Bm] in the land where the furniture [G] pulls to a much [D] smaller size.
Dear little book, it says, hello.
[G] So [A] does the [D] table, the table is single.
[Bm] And the chair [G] is the ladder backwards.
But a friend's [D] calling, Carl.
[D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[D] [G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
Everyone has a home.
[D] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there.
[Bm] Ikea, [F#] plywood, [D] brushed steel.
Ikea, [A] meatballs, tasty.
[Bm] Ikea, [F#] owl and wrenches.
[D] All about the brick.
[F#] All about the me.
[D]
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] Sorry I said Ikea.
Just [G] [D] bought a table for 60 bucks [Bm] and a chair and a lamp [G] and a shelf and some candles [D] for you.
[G] I was a [D] doubter just like you till I saw the American dream come true [Bm] in New [G] Jersey.
They got a goddamn [D] Swedish parade.
[D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, selling [D] furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[D] [A] Everyone has a home.
[G] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there.
[G] There were Vikings and folks and some plans for a [D] furniture store.
Not a bodega, not a mall.
This hill thanked for a park much smaller [Bm] than mine, [G] as if there were a park much smaller [D] than mine.
[A] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[B] [A] Everyone has a home.
[D] If you [A] don't have a home, [D] you can buy one there.
Rent a car, or take a bus.
Lay your cash down and put your trust [Bm] in the land where the furniture [G] pulls to a much [D] smaller size.
Dear little book, it says, hello.
[G] So [A] does the [D] table, the table is single.
[Bm] And the chair [G] is the ladder backwards.
But a friend's [D] calling, Carl.
[D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[D] [G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
Everyone has a home.
[D] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there.
[Bm] Ikea, [F#] plywood, [D] brushed steel.
Ikea, [A] meatballs, tasty.
[Bm] Ikea, [F#] owl and wrenches.
[D] All about the brick.
[F#] All about the me.
[D]
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] Sorry I said Ikea.
Just [G] [D] bought a table for 60 bucks [Bm] and a chair and a lamp [G] and a shelf and some candles [D] for you.
[G] I was a [D] doubter just like you till I saw the American dream come true [Bm] in New [G] Jersey.
They got a goddamn [D] Swedish parade.
[D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, selling [D] furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[D] [A] Everyone has a home.
[G] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
F#
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ Long ago in days of yore, [G] it [A] all began [D] with a god named Thor.
[G] There were Vikings and folks and some plans for a [D] furniture store.
_ Not a bodega, not a mall.
This hill thanked for a park much smaller [Bm] than mine, [G] as if there were a park much smaller [D] than mine.
_ [A] _ [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[B] [A] Everyone has a home.
[D] If you [A] don't have a home, [D] you can buy one there. _ _
Rent a car, or take a bus.
Lay your cash down and put your trust [Bm] in the land where the furniture [G] pulls to a much [D] smaller size. _
Dear little book, it says, hello.
[G] So [A] does the [D] table, the table is single.
[Bm] And the chair [G] is the ladder backwards.
But a friend's [D] calling, Carl. _ _
[D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[D] [G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
Everyone has a home.
[D] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Ikea, [F#] plywood, [D] brushed steel.
_ Ikea, [A] meatballs, tasty.
[Bm] _ _ Ikea, [F#] owl and wrenches.
[D] All about the brick.
[F#] All about the me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] [D] Sorry I said Ikea.
Just [G] [D] bought a table for 60 bucks [Bm] and a chair and a lamp [G] and a shelf and some candles [D] for you.
_ [G] I was a [D] doubter just like you till I saw the American dream come true [Bm] in New [G] Jersey.
They got a goddamn [D] Swedish parade.
_ _ _ [D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, selling [D] furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[D] [A] Everyone has a home.
[G] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] There were Vikings and folks and some plans for a [D] furniture store.
_ Not a bodega, not a mall.
This hill thanked for a park much smaller [Bm] than mine, [G] as if there were a park much smaller [D] than mine.
_ [A] _ [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[B] [A] Everyone has a home.
[D] If you [A] don't have a home, [D] you can buy one there. _ _
Rent a car, or take a bus.
Lay your cash down and put your trust [Bm] in the land where the furniture [G] pulls to a much [D] smaller size. _
Dear little book, it says, hello.
[G] So [A] does the [D] table, the table is single.
[Bm] And the chair [G] is the ladder backwards.
But a friend's [D] calling, Carl. _ _
[D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[D] [G] Ikea, [D] selling furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
Everyone has a home.
[D] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Ikea, [F#] plywood, [D] brushed steel.
_ Ikea, [A] meatballs, tasty.
[Bm] _ _ Ikea, [F#] owl and wrenches.
[D] All about the brick.
[F#] All about the me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] [D] Sorry I said Ikea.
Just [G] [D] bought a table for 60 bucks [Bm] and a chair and a lamp [G] and a shelf and some candles [D] for you.
_ [G] I was a [D] doubter just like you till I saw the American dream come true [Bm] in New [G] Jersey.
They got a goddamn [D] Swedish parade.
_ _ _ [D] [G] Ikea, just a moat [D] and some pine [A] and a handful of Norsemen.
[G] Ikea, selling [D] furniture for [A] college kids and divorced men.
[D] [A] Everyone has a home.
[G] If [A] you don't have a home, you can buy [D] one there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _