Peter Bjorn and John were formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1999. Made up of members Peter Morén on vocals, guitar, and harmonica; Björn Yttling on vocals, bass, and keyboards; and John Eriksson on drums, percussion, and vocals. The band has released six albums: "Peter Bjorn and John" (2002), "Falling Out" (2004), "Writer's Block" (2006), "Seaside Rock" (2008), "Living Thing" (2009) and "Gimme Some" (2011). The band is influenced by the sounds of classic '60s baroque pop, power pop, and new wave
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[C]Ba- [Bm]by [Am]went [G]to Amsterdam She [C]put a [Bm]little [Am]money [G]into travelling Now it's [Em]so [D]slow, [Bm]so [A]slow [C]Ba [Bm]by [Am]went [G]to Amsterdam [C]Four, [Bm]five [Am]days for the [G]big canal Now it's [Em]so [D]slow, [B]so [B]slow [B7]
PRE CHORUS And I was [C]heading up [G]north To a [C]place that I [G]know [Em]Eating [D]well, [Bm]sleeping [A]well But [C]still I was [G]way, [C]way out of [G]line [Em]Amster- [D]dam was [Bm]stuck in my [E]mind
CHORUS * [F]Oh, it's a [Am]kind of [G]stupid [F]rule That you [Am5]can't [G]ignore [F]Oh, it's a [Am]kind of [G]natural [F]fact Sometimes [A5]you're [G]just left to [D]be [D]alone
VERSE 2 Baby went to Amsterdam She put a little money into travelling Now it's so slow, so slow Baby went to Amsterdam Four, five days for the big canal Now it's so slow, so slow
PRE-CHORUS And I got to go away To a place of my own Working hard, fill my time G From that day on, till I hit the bed Amsterdam was stuck in my head
CHORUS Oh, it's a kind of stupid groove That you can't ignore Oh, it's a kind of natural fact Sometimes you're just left to be alone
FINISH PLAYING THIS 4x :
Baby went to Amsterdam She put a little money into travelling Now it's so slow, so slow
COMMENTS:
For the kind of bizzaroiD chorus (« oh, it’s a kind of stupid rule... »), if it sounds on your guitar, just play the base string. It may differ because I tabbed it on the accordion.
Chords by [email protected], fery vun to play. It makes your girlfriend sing and dance! Enjoy!