[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!