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The Sunkn Norwegian

Alestorm

MetalAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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E
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A×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
Dbm  B Dbm 
Dbm  B F#    (x3) 
 
Dbm  B Dbm 
Dbm  E F# Abm B 
 
Verse 
Dbm                      B         Dbm    B F# Dbm 
There lies a tavern down Wisconsin Way 
      Dbm                   B           Dbm    B F# Dbm 
Where you can get drunk any time of the day 
    Dbm                       B           Dbm    B F# Dbm 
The landlord's a bastard, the barmaid's a whore 
    Dbm                         B                Dbm    B F# 
But give them no shit or you're straight out the door 
 
Pre-Chorus 
    Abm                    F# 
The Sunk'n Norwegian's the name of this hole 
  E                   Eb               F# Ab 
A nasty ol' tavern if ever I've known 
 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
Dbm B    Dbm     A               B 
One more drink before we have to die 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
E             B           Abm        Dbm 
Raise up your tankards of ale to the sky 
 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
Dbm B    Dbm     A               B 
One more drink before we have to die 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
E             B           Abm        Dbm 
Raise up your tankards of ale to the sky 
 
Interlude 
Dbm  B Dbm 
Dbm  B F# 
Dbm  B Dbm 
Dbm  B 
 
verse 2 
Dbm                         B        Dbm    B F# Dbm 
Scoundrels and brigands and ne'er-do-wells 
    Dbm                           B             Dbm    B F# Dbm 
And creatures dragged up from the black pits of hell 
       Dbm                  B          Dbm    B F# Dbm 
You'll find the relief in a tankard of ale 
       Dbm                 B             Dbm    B F# 
So the Sunk'n Norwegian is where we will sail 
 
Pre-Chorus 
    Abm                   F# 
For barrels of whiskey or pints from the bar 
    E 
But if you don't know 
Eb                F# Ab 
Then you don't go 
 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
Dbm B    Dbm     A               B 
One more drink before we have to die 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
E             B           Abm        Dbm 
Raise up your tankards of ale to the sky 
 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
Dbm B    Dbm     A               B 
One more drink before we have to die 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
E             B           Abm        Dbm 
Raise up your tankards of ale to the sky 
 
Guitar solo 
E F# (x3) 
Dbm Eb 
 
Bridge 
E                       B 
Drink up my friends, as much as you can 
      A                   B 
For tomorrow we sail to a faraway land 
      E                       B 
We'll party all night and get drunk off our heads 
      A               Ab 
Cause we can all rest when we are dead 
 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
Dbm B    Dbm     A               B 
One more drink before we have to die 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
E             B           Abm        Dbm 
Raise up your tankards of ale to the sky 
 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
Dbm B    Dbm     A               B 
One more drink before we have to die 
Dbm B    Dbm          A         B 
One more drink at the Sunk'n Norwegian 
E             B           Abm        Dbm 
Raise up your tankards of ale to the sky 
 
Outro 
E B Abm Dbm 
          
 

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Chord set

Dbm · B · F# · E · Abm · Eb · Ab · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.