Olympians chords by Andrew Bird

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Intermediate

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



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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. :)