Chord Gitar dan Lirik Lagu How to Write a Love Song Oleh The Axis of Awesome

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Capo: 6

The other versions overlooked a simple chord change in the finger picking in the song for the 4th and 5th
chords. I’m using a different capo to adjust for that. The hardest part is actually the first key change. If
you don’t have a cutaway guitar, it may be difficult to play the D#.

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Capo: 6

Bm7------|X2423X|

Bm7/G—-|3X423X|
Bm7/E—-|0X423X|

A7-------|X0202X|

A7/Bb—-|X1202X|
Gmaj7—-|3XX432| or |3XX435|
Gmaj7/F#-|2XX432| or |2XX435|
Gmaj7/E–|0XX432| or |0XX435|

INTRO/VERSE 1

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------|-------3-------------2-------2-|
G|-----2---------------2---------|-----2-------------0-------0---| x2 (Intro)
D|---4---------------4-----------|---4-------------2-------2-----| x8 (Verse 1)
A|-2-----------------------------|---------------0-------1-------|
E|-----------------3-------------|-0-----------------------------|

BRIDGE 1
The 2 on the e string is also a 5 if you are playing the bells part.
[(5)] [(5)] [(5)] [(5)]

e|-------2---------------2-------|-------2-------------2---------|
B|-----3-----3---------3-----3---|-----3-----3-------3-----3-----|
G|---4---------------4-----------|---4-------------4-------------| x4
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-3---------------2-------------|-0-------------2---------------|

CHORUS 1 (no guitar so just strum these chords)

e|-3-------3-------2------2------|-0------0------2-------2-------|
B|-3-------3-------3------3------|-2------2------2-------2-------|
G|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2------2-------2-------|
D|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2------4-------4-------|
A|-2-------2-------0------0------|-0------0------4-------4-------|
E|-3-------3---------------------|---------------2-------2-------|

e|-3-------3-------2------2------|-0------0------------2---------|
B|-3-------3-------3------3------|-2------2----------2-----------|
G|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2--------2-------------|
D|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2----------------------|
A|-2-------2-------0------0------|-0------0----------------------|
E|-3-------3---------------------|---------------2---------------|

VERSE 2

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------|-------3-------------2-------2-|
G|-----2---------------2---------|-----2-------------0-------0---|
D|---4---------------4-----------|---4-------------2-------2-----|
A|-2-----------------------------|---------------0-------1-------|
E|-----------------3-------------|-0-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-------|-------3-----------------------|
G|-----2---------------2---------|-----2-------------------------|
D|---4---------------4-----------|---4---------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------|-0-----------------------------|

BRIDGE 2
[(5)] [(5)] [(5)] [(5)]

e|-------2---------------2-------|-------2-------------2---------|
B|-----3-----3---------3-----3---|-----3-----3-------3-----3-----|
G|---4---------------4-----------|---4-------------4-------------| x4
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-3---------------2-------------|-0-------------2---------------|

CHORUS 2 (no guitar so just strum these chords)

e|-3-------3-------2------2------|-0------0------2-------2-------|
B|-3-------3-------3------3------|-2------2------2-------2-------|
G|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2------2-------2-------|
D|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2------4-------4-------|
A|-2-------2-------0------0------|-0------0------4-------4-------|
E|-3-------3---------------------|---------------2-------2-------|

e|-3-------3-------2------2------|-0------0----------------------|
B|-3-------3-------3------3------|-2------2----------------------|
G|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2----------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2----------------------|
A|-2-------2-------0------0------|-0------0----------------------|
E|-3-------3---------------------|-------------------------------|

SPOKENWORD-THING

e|-2-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------| x8
D|-4-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|

(There’s no guitar here either, just piano playing those two chords, Bm7 and F#m7)
Alternatively, I play:
[(Bm7/G)]

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------3-------|-------2------------------------|
G|------2---------------2---------|-----2--------------------------|
D|----4---------------4-----------|---2----------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------3-------------|-2------------------------------|

CHORUS 3 (w/ Key Change)

e|-3-------3-------2------2------|-0------0------2-------2-------|
B|-3-------3-------3------3------|-2------2------2-------2-------|
G|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2------2-------2-------| x3
D|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2------4-------4-------|
A|-2-------2-------0------0------|-0------0------4-------4-------|
E|-3-------3---------------------|---------------2-------2-------|

e|-3-------3-------2------2------|-0------0------1-------1-------|
B|-3-------3-------3------3------|-2------2------3-------3-------|
G|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2------3-------3-------|
D|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2------3-------3-------|
A|-2-------2-------0------0------|-0------0------1-------1-------|
E|-3-------3---------------------|-------------------------------|

CHORUS 4 (w/ Key Change)

e|-4-------4-------6------6------|-1------1------3-------3-------|
B|-4-------4-------8------8------|-3------3------3-------3-------|
G|-5-------5-------8------8------|-3------3------3-------3-------|
D|-6-------6-------8------8------|-3------3------5-------5-------|
A|-6-------6-------6------6------|-1------1------5-------5-------|
E|-4-------4---------------------|---------------3-------3-------|

e|-4-------4-------6------6------|-1------1------2-------2-------|
B|-4-------4-------8------8------|-3------3------4-------4-------|
G|-5-------5-------8------8------|-3------3------4-------4-------|
D|-6-------6-------8------8------|-3------3------4-------4-------|
A|-6-------6-------6------6------|-1------1------2-------2-------|
E|-4-------4---------------------|-------------------------------|

CHORUS 5

e|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2------4-------4-------|
B|-2-------2-------0------0------|-4------4------4-------4-------|
G|-2-------2-------1------1------|-4------4------4-------4-------|
D|-2-------2-------2------2------|-4------4------6-------6-------|
A|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2------6-------6-------|
E|-----------------0------0------|---------------4-------4-------|

e|-0-------0-------0------0------|-2------2------2-------2-------|-0--|
B|-2-------2-------0------0------|-4------4------4-------4-------|-0--|
G|-2-------2-------1------1------|-4------4------4-------4-------|-1--|
D|-2-------2-------2------2------|-4------4------4-------4-------|-2--|
A|-0-------0-------2------2------|-2------2------2-------2-------|-2--|
E|-----------------0------0------|-------------------------------|-0--|
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INTRO
[Bm7/G] St[Bm7/E]eel String Guitar[A7/Bb]
Chimes [Bm7/G] [Bm7/E] Synthetic Percussion[A7/Bb]

VERSE 1
Baby Girl, I wanna sh[Bm7/G]ow you how much I really l[Bm7/E]ove you (How much I really love y[A7/Bb]ou)
Baby Girl, That’s what I c[Bm7/G]all you to show you that my l[Bm7/E]ove for you is true[A7/Bb]
Baby Girl, Our l[Bm7/G]ove is so great that I wr[Bm7/E]ote you this song[A7/Bb]
and to show you how much I really c[Bm7/G]are it sounds like [Bm7/E]every other one[A7/Bb]
The beat kicks in and then I s[Bm7/G]ing a bit more rhythmically,
[Bm7/E] To make it sensual I sing it in a m[A7/Bb]inor key
I move my hands like I’m push[Bm7/G]ing someone in front of me
[Bm7/E] Now that’s the first verse and now I’m gonna t[A7/Bb]ake it to the bridge

BRIDGE 1
I say s[Gmaj7/F#]omething ’bout how I dont wanna br[Gmaj7/E]eak up, Then I t[Gmaj7/F#]urn around and rhyme it with
Make up. I t[Gmaj7/F#]ell you that we should be tog[Gmaj7/E]ether (How Long?) For[Gmaj7/F#]ever (That Long)
and Ever (So Long) Girl your [Gmaj7/F#]always in my h[Gmaj7/E]eart (In my heart) and I n[Gmaj7/F#]ever want to be
apart (Never be apart) Honey y[Gmaj7/F#]ou’ll always be m[Gmaj7/E]ine (Baby be Mine) Baby g[Gmaj7/F#]irl it’s chorus time

CHORUS 1
This is how you write a love song
Yeah this is how you write a cliche love song
This is how you write a love song
Yeah a shtty 90’s R n’ B love song

VERSE 2
This is my backup and he s[Bm7/G]ings quite breathilly (Breathilly)
[Bm7/E]He takes the words I say and sings them after m[A7/Bb]e (Sings em after me)
He emphasizes words and s[Bm7/G]ings emphatically (I sing emphatically)
Bma7/E N.C. Gmaj7
Now listen to us sing in A Capella harmony

BRIDGE 2
N[Gmaj7/F#]ow were back at the br[Gmaj7/E]idge I haven’t wr[Gmaj7/F#]itten anything for
This. So I’m g[Gmaj7/F#]onna str[Gmaj7/E]etch [Gmaj7/F#]out the words
[Gmaj7/F#] Repeating [Gmaj7/E]everything I s[Gmaj7/F#]ay
Til I get (Til I get) Til I g[Gmaj7/F#]et (Til I get) Til I g[Gmaj7/E]et (Til I get)Yeah til I g[Gmaj7/F#]et back to the chorus

CHORUS 2
This is how you write a love song
Yeah a shtty, shtty, shtty, shtty love song
And to show you I care I throw my hands in the air
N.C. Bm7 F#m
Now cut the music while I sing a long note

SPOKENWORD
Hey girl I’ve been standing at the back not doing much for this song
But that’s because my talents are quite limited but that don’t mean that I love you any less
In fact it means the opposite (Im just showing off my voice) its just it’s so hard for me to find the words
To really express the way that I feel about you girl
Especially when I have to worry about fitting those words to music
And there’s some kind of rhyme structure involved (Meaningless Whisper)
I know it’s lazy song writing but I don’t care
Cause I sleep on a big pile of money at night
Girl You might think it’s weird, girl
That three guys are singing about just one girl, girl
But let me tell you something, girl, it’s not weird at all
In fact, girl, It’s an industry standard and it happens all the time (Happens all the time)

Well girl I better wrap this up about now cause I'm about to be cut off by- (Woah-oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-oh)

CHORUS 3
Baby I wrote you a love song
It wasn’t hard It really didn’t take long
A totally generic love song
Yeah really this could be about anyone
But it’s for you yeah this is your love song
Non-Specific girl
To let you know we take it seriously
Then watch as we change the key

CHORUS 4
When you change the key in a love song
It means your singing passionately
But We still haven’t reached the end
No because were gonna go and change the key again

CHORUS 5
Look at me I’m singing a love song
Yeah anyone can sing a shtty love
Our love is so unique
That I copied every other shtty love song (Girl)