Andrew Bird – Olympians (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am C G D Am C G D [Verse 1]
           Am       C
You were inhabited

G                          D
Speaking in tongues in the night

         Am         C
I wasn't having it

        G                          D
I could tell that something wasn't right

              Am           C
Why don't you come to bed

           G                  D
Instead of stumbling into the light

            Am         C
Of medicine cabinets?

G                          D
Shaking out pills left and right

D
Right
[Pre-Chorus]
Em                       Em
Who's giving up the most?

         D                C
No one's gonna give you a medal

Em                         Em
Who's giving up the ghost?

    D                    C
Oh, wouldn't you like to know
[Chorus]
                Am Am  Bm
The competition rages

               Am Am  Bm
This nocturnal dance

                Am Am  Bm
The misery's contagious

                 C
We are Olympians
[Post-Chorus]
G
Oh, we're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around, yeah

G                    G5/C
We're gonna turn it around

               G5/Eb
Gonna turn it around

               G5/D
Gonna turn it around

               G5/Bb
Gonna turn it around

               G5/C
Gonna turn it around

               G5/Eb
Gonna turn it around

               G5/D
Gonna turn it around
N.C. Gonna turn [Verse 2]
                        Am        C     G    D
You start spitting out anathemas

                        Am        C     G    D
You start spitting out anathemas

        Am
It was anathema

      C          G             D
Spent half of my life on the exchange

            Am
Oh, it was anathema

      C                   G            D
'Bout half a mile between addled and deranged

            Am       C
Oh, it was anathema

G              D
La-da-da-da-da-da

        Am      C
It was anathema

G               D
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Bridge] Am C G D
Am                        C    G    D
Who's giving up the most?

Am                        C    G    D
Who's giving up the most?

Am                        C
Who's giving up the most?

         G                          D
You were speaking in tongues in the night

Am                        C
Who's giving up the most?

        G                          D
I could tell that something wasn't right

Am                        C
Who's giving up the most?

            G              D
Shaking out pills left and right

Am                        C
Who's giving up the most?

          G        D
Stumbling into the light

D
Light
[Chorus]
                Am Am  Bm
The competition rages

               Am Am  Bm
This nocturnal dance

            Am Am  Bm
Misery's contagious

                C
We are Olympians
[Post-Chorus]
G
Oh, we're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around

G
We're gonna turn it around, yeah

G             G5/C
Gonna turn it around

              G5/Eb
Gonna turn it around

              G5/D
Gonna turn it around

              G5/Bb
Gonna turn it around

              G5/C
Gonna turn it around

              G5/Eb
Gonna turn it around

              G5/D
Gonna turn it around

              G5/Bb
Gonna turn it around

              G5/C
Gonna turn it around

              G5/Eb
Gonna turn it around

              G5/D
Gonna turn it around

              G5/Bb
Gonna turn it around

              G5/C
Gonna turn it around

              G5/Eb
Gonna turn it around

G5
Gonna
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: Here's how you can play the weird slash chords in the pos chorus. Hold each for 2 quarter notes. G5/C x30033 G5/Eb xx1033 G5/D xx0033 G5/Bb x10033 Hope this could help. :)