of Montreal – Oslo In The Summertime (Guitar Intro)

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[Intro] Bm G7 A A# x3 [Verse 1]
Bm
Oslo in the summertime: nobody can fall asleep.

G7                             A   A#
staring out the window from my bed.

   Bm
At 4 A.M., the sun is up. Look, the sky is peppered with

G7                               A    A#
sea birds and with crows all cackling.
[Chorus]
     Bm
Baaa-up ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah

           G7                               A              A#
(ah-ooh ah-ooh) ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-bah

Bm
   Ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah

           G7                               A              A#
(ah-ooh ah-ooh) ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-bah
[Verse 2]
Bm
Up in treten Heimdalsgate, me and Nina making fun of

G7                           A     A#
footballers in Rudolf Nilsen Plass.

  Bm
I practice my Norwegian on poor befuddled waitresses who

G7                                A    A#
shake their heads completely at a loss.

Bm
Oslo in the summertime: the streets are strangely quiet 'cause

G7                     A   A#
everyone's away on holiday.
[Chorus]
     Bm
Baaa-up ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah

G7                          A              A#
ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-bah

Bm
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah

G7                             A              A#
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-bah
[Bridge]
Bm
Oslo in the summertime

G7          A         A#
Oslo in the summertime
[Verse 3]
Bm
Oslo in the summertime: Pakistani children play

G7                                 A   A#
locked inside of the courtyard all day.

Bm
Pretty people everywhere, sun-lamp tans and flaxen hair. Just

G7                       A     A#
tell the American not to stare.
[Chorus]
     Bm
Baaa-up ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bah

G7                          A              A#
ba-ba-ba-ba-bah bah bah-bah ba-ba-ba-ba-bah
[Outro] Bm G7 A A#