Inspired by Iceland - The Hardest Karaoke Song In The World

      [Intro]
C [4/4[ F [3/4[ C [1/4[ Am [4/4[ G [4/4 then hold[

[Chorus]
            C    F           C  F       C   G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, so try to sing along.
            C    F           C          F   C      G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, what could possibly go wrong?

[Verse 1]
    C                           F               C
I start my day with coffee or kaffi is what we say
                               G        C        F    C
I pour a little mjólk in and feed my horse some hey [HEY![
                          F               C
I look out the window to see if there is sól.
                          G              C
I eat my morgunmatur and sit down in my stól.
                                 F               C
This eyja is kind of awesome no matter what you see,
                 F         Am
There’s hverir, list, and jöklar
     G             C
And vinir you can meet.

Skál!
          F
So pack your töskur
  C             G
Iceland has it all.
     C          Am
From austur to vestur
                      G
Just don’t look for elves. don’t even exist!

[Chorus]
            C    F           C  F       C   G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, so try to sing along.
            C    F           C         F     C     G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, what could possibly go wrong?

[Verse 2]
     C
Our sundlaugar  are cosy.
     F             C
Afklæðast all the way.
     F                C
But don’t forget sundskýla
     G             C
Before you go and play.
      C
You might see a torfbær
    F                C
Or hike in the þjóðgarð
                        Am
And you must say hi to Villi
G                   C   
Because that is my dad!

Pabbi!
C                F      C    G
And you can rent a bílaleigubíll
   C        F            C     G
Enjoy the drive on hringvegurinn
            F     C   G
Be mindful of malarvegir
    C                    Am
And don’t traðka on the moss
                          G
–       It grows back so slow! Like seventy years!

[Chorus]
            C    F           C  F       C   G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, so try to sing along.
            C    F           C         F     C     G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, what could possibly go wrong?

[Verse 3]
F
Since the upphaf alda

The sheep has been around.
G
Vinaleg and gracious,

Every man’s best friend.
    F
We cuddle them and klappa and then take all their ull
     G                                                 
We wear them like the kappar And they’ve always kept us…
G
Full!

[Chorus]
            C    F           C  F       C   G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, so try to sing along.
            C    F           C         F    C       G
This is the a-ö of Iceland, what could possibly go wrong?

[outro]
            C    F        C   F         C  G
This is the a-ö of Ísland So reyndu að syngja með
            C   F          C   F  C          G
This is the a-ö of Ísland Now memorise this lag
                    C                  F                  C     F          C   G
You just sang the hardest karaoke song in the world, you speak Icelandic. You can even say Plokkfiskur
C                       F             C        F                  G
You’re almost an Icelander, almost, seriously it’s a lot of paperwork.

Just come and visit!