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Did You Know? Norwegian Wood marks the very first time that the sitar was heard on a western rock record. It was played by Beatles guitar player George Harrison.
Rolling Stone Magazine rated Norwegian Wood 83 in it's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick
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Norwegian Wood Chords And Strumming, The Beatles
Chords: (capo fret 2)
Open G chord
Open D chord
Open Dm chord
Open D/A chord: x00232
D/F# chord: xx4232
Open A7 chord
Django Em chord (dEm)
Strumming:
"Waltz Steps*": |D D U D |
Tempo: 176 bpm Key: E
Simplified Melody -
Intro -
Verse 1 -
(D)I once had a (D/F#)girl or should I (D)say she once had (D/A)me
(D)She showed me her (D/F#)room isn't it (D)good Norwegian (D/A)wood?
Chorus -
|Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |
|G - - |G - - |G - - |G - - |
|Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |
|dEm - - |dEm - - |A7 - - |A7 - - |
She (Dm)asked me to stay and she told me to sit any(G)where
So (Dm)I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a (dEm)chair (A7)
Verse 2 -
(D)I sat on a (D/F#)rug biding my (D)time drinking her (D/A)wine
(D)We talked until (D/F#)two and then she (D)said "It's time for (D/A)bed"
Intro -
Chorus -
|Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |
|G - - |G - - |G - - |G - - |
|Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |Dm - - |
|dEm - - |dEm - - |A7 - - |A7 - - |
She (Dm)told me she worked in the morning and started to (G)laugh
I (Dm)told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the (dEm)bath (A7)
Verse 3 -
(D)And when I a(D/F#)woke I was a(D)lone this bird had (D/A)flown
(D)So I lit a (D/F#)fire isn't it (D)good Norwegian (D/A)wood?
Chorus -
Ending -
Final Chord Strum: D/A
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Norwegian Wood Lyrics
I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me
She showed me her room
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay
And she told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around
And I noticed there wasn't a chair
I sat on a rug biding my time
Drinking her wine
We talked until two and then she said
"It's time for bed"
She told me she worked
In the morning and started to laugh
I told her I didn't
And crawled off to sleep in the bath
And when I awoke I was alone
This bird had flown
So I lit a fire
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
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