Pete Seeger and Lillebjørn Nilsen singing "Oleanna" Chords
Tempo:
100.05 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Ab]
[Eb] [Dm] [Cm]
Oh, to be in Oleana, [Fm] that's where [Dm] I'd like to be
Then be bound in [C] Norway and drag the chains of slavery
[Eb] In Ole, [Cm] Oleana, Ole, [Eb]
Oleana
[Bb] Ole, [Eb] Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Oleana
Å i Oleana, der er det godt
[F] I Norge vil jeg ikke [Ebm] slavelengken være
Ole, Ole, Ole, [Fm] [Eb] Ole, [Bb] [Eb] Ole, [Bb] Ole, [Eb] Oleana
In Oleana, land is [Gm] free
The wheat and corn just plant [Fm] themselves
[Eb] Then grow four feet [Bb] a day
While on your bed you rest [Eb] yourself
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Å, der er det øl som bare ytterboren kan [F] brygge
Det [Eb] flyter om i [Bb] bekkene til [Eb] fattigmannens hygge
Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
Little roasted piggies [Fm] rush [Eb] about the city [C] streets
Inquiring [Eb] so politely [Gb] if a slice [Eb] of ham you'd like to eat
Ole,
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
Å laxen så [Ab] lystig den svømmer [Eb] rundt i bække
Å hopper opp i gryta [Gm] og sier du [Eb] skal drikke
Ole, Ole, [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Ole, Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
There were many, many verses after our many glasses of beer to drink
In Oleana, the women do all the work
The men lie around all day in their velvet jackets, smoking their pipes
If the women need to have a beating, they take a stick and beat themselves
Men kjæringa må styre og base og stelle
[Bb] Og blir hun sint, så slår hun seg selv, kan jeg [Eb] fortelle
Ole, Ole, Ole,
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
Aye, if you begin to live [Abm] in Oleana, [Eb] you must go
[Abm] Before each wretch [Eb] in Norway becomes a king in a year or so
Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole,
[Bb] [Eb] Oleana
Ole Bull became a millionaire, [Ab] some [Eb] of us wanted to fail
But Oleana he wants to share [Bb] with other [Eb] Norwegians
Ole, Ole, [Ab] Ole, Ole, [Eb] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Oleana
[Bb] [Eb]
[N]
[Eb] [Dm] [Cm]
Oh, to be in Oleana, [Fm] that's where [Dm] I'd like to be
Then be bound in [C] Norway and drag the chains of slavery
[Eb] In Ole, [Cm] Oleana, Ole, [Eb]
Oleana
[Bb] Ole, [Eb] Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Oleana
Å i Oleana, der er det godt
[F] I Norge vil jeg ikke [Ebm] slavelengken være
Ole, Ole, Ole, [Fm] [Eb] Ole, [Bb] [Eb] Ole, [Bb] Ole, [Eb] Oleana
In Oleana, land is [Gm] free
The wheat and corn just plant [Fm] themselves
[Eb] Then grow four feet [Bb] a day
While on your bed you rest [Eb] yourself
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Å, der er det øl som bare ytterboren kan [F] brygge
Det [Eb] flyter om i [Bb] bekkene til [Eb] fattigmannens hygge
Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
Little roasted piggies [Fm] rush [Eb] about the city [C] streets
Inquiring [Eb] so politely [Gb] if a slice [Eb] of ham you'd like to eat
Ole,
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
Å laxen så [Ab] lystig den svømmer [Eb] rundt i bække
Å hopper opp i gryta [Gm] og sier du [Eb] skal drikke
Ole, Ole, [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Ole, Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
There were many, many verses after our many glasses of beer to drink
In Oleana, the women do all the work
The men lie around all day in their velvet jackets, smoking their pipes
If the women need to have a beating, they take a stick and beat themselves
Men kjæringa må styre og base og stelle
[Bb] Og blir hun sint, så slår hun seg selv, kan jeg [Eb] fortelle
Ole, Ole, Ole,
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
Aye, if you begin to live [Abm] in Oleana, [Eb] you must go
[Abm] Before each wretch [Eb] in Norway becomes a king in a year or so
Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole,
[Bb] [Eb] Oleana
Ole Bull became a millionaire, [Ab] some [Eb] of us wanted to fail
But Oleana he wants to share [Bb] with other [Eb] Norwegians
Ole, Ole, [Ab] Ole, Ole, [Eb] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Oleana
[Bb] [Eb]
[N]
Key:
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Bb
Ab
Fm
C
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
Oh, to be in Oleana, [Fm] that's where [Dm] I'd like to be
Then be bound in [C] Norway and drag the chains of slavery
[Eb] In Ole, [Cm] Oleana, Ole, [Eb]
Oleana
[Bb] Ole, [Eb] Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Oleana
Å i Oleana, der er det godt _
[F] I Norge vil jeg ikke _ [Ebm] slavelengken være
Ole, Ole, Ole, [Fm] _ [Eb] Ole, _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Ole, [Bb] Ole, [Eb] Oleana
_ _ In Oleana, land is [Gm] free
The wheat and corn just plant [Fm] themselves
[Eb] Then grow four feet [Bb] a day
While on your bed you rest [Eb] yourself
_ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Å, der er det øl som bare ytterboren kan [F] brygge
Det [Eb] flyter om i [Bb] bekkene til _ [Eb] fattigmannens hygge
Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
_ Little roasted piggies [Fm] rush [Eb] about the city [C] streets
Inquiring [Eb] so politely [Gb] if a slice [Eb] of ham you'd like to eat
Ole, _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
Å laxen så [Ab] lystig den svømmer [Eb] rundt i bække
Å hopper opp i gryta [Gm] og sier du [Eb] skal drikke
Ole, _ _ _ _ Ole, [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] Ole, Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
There were many, many verses after our many glasses of beer to drink
In _ _ Oleana, the women do all the work
The men lie around all day in their velvet jackets, smoking their pipes _ _
If the women need to have a beating, they take a stick and beat themselves
Men _ _ _ _ kjæringa må styre og base og stelle
[Bb] Og blir hun sint, så slår hun seg selv, kan jeg [Eb] fortelle
Ole, Ole, Ole, _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
_ Aye, if you begin to live [Abm] in Oleana, [Eb] you must go
[Abm] Before each wretch [Eb] in Norway becomes a king in a year or so
Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Oleana
Ole Bull became a millionaire, [Ab] some [Eb] of us wanted to fail
But Oleana he wants to share [Bb] with other _ [Eb] Norwegians
Ole, Ole, [Ab] Ole, Ole, [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] Oleana _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
Oh, to be in Oleana, [Fm] that's where [Dm] I'd like to be
Then be bound in [C] Norway and drag the chains of slavery
[Eb] In Ole, [Cm] Oleana, Ole, [Eb]
Oleana
[Bb] Ole, [Eb] Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Oleana
Å i Oleana, der er det godt _
[F] I Norge vil jeg ikke _ [Ebm] slavelengken være
Ole, Ole, Ole, [Fm] _ [Eb] Ole, _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Ole, [Bb] Ole, [Eb] Oleana
_ _ In Oleana, land is [Gm] free
The wheat and corn just plant [Fm] themselves
[Eb] Then grow four feet [Bb] a day
While on your bed you rest [Eb] yourself
_ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Å, der er det øl som bare ytterboren kan [F] brygge
Det [Eb] flyter om i [Bb] bekkene til _ [Eb] fattigmannens hygge
Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
_ Little roasted piggies [Fm] rush [Eb] about the city [C] streets
Inquiring [Eb] so politely [Gb] if a slice [Eb] of ham you'd like to eat
Ole, _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Ole, Ole, [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Ole, Oleana
Å laxen så [Ab] lystig den svømmer [Eb] rundt i bække
Å hopper opp i gryta [Gm] og sier du [Eb] skal drikke
Ole, _ _ _ _ Ole, [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] Ole, Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
There were many, many verses after our many glasses of beer to drink
In _ _ Oleana, the women do all the work
The men lie around all day in their velvet jackets, smoking their pipes _ _
If the women need to have a beating, they take a stick and beat themselves
Men _ _ _ _ kjæringa må styre og base og stelle
[Bb] Og blir hun sint, så slår hun seg selv, kan jeg [Eb] fortelle
Ole, Ole, Ole, _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Ole, Ole, [Eb] Oleana
_ Aye, if you begin to live [Abm] in Oleana, [Eb] you must go
[Abm] Before each wretch [Eb] in Norway becomes a king in a year or so
Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Oleana
Ole Bull became a millionaire, [Ab] some [Eb] of us wanted to fail
But Oleana he wants to share [Bb] with other _ [Eb] Norwegians
Ole, Ole, [Ab] Ole, Ole, [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] Oleana _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _