WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | The Axis Of Awesome - How To Write A Love Song Tabs | Ver. 2
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)
G D A F#m
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-------|
G D A F#m
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)
G D A F#m
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-------|
G D A
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
Bm7 F#m7
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 (Bm7/G) F#m7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------3-------|-------2------------------------|
G|------2---------------2---------|-----2--------------------------|
D|----4---------------4-----------|---2----------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------3-------------|-2------------------------------|
CHORUS 3 (w/ Key Change)
G D A F#m
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-------|
G D A Bb
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)
G# D# Bb Gm
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-------|
G# D# Bb B
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
A E B G#m
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-------|
A E B E
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 Bm7/G Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
Steel String Guitar
Bm7 Bm7/G Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
Chimes Synthetic Percussion
VERSE 1
Bm7 Bm7/G Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
Baby Girl, I wanna show you how much I really love you (How much I really love you)
Bm7 Bm7/G Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
Baby Girl, That's what I call you to show you that my love for you is true
Bm7 Bm7/G Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
Baby Girl, Our love is so great that I wrote you this song
Bm7 Bm7/G Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
and to show you how much I really care it sounds like every other one
Bm7 Bm7/G
The beat kicks in and then I sing a bit more rhythmically,
Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
To make it sensual I sing it in a minor key
Bm7 Bm7/G
I move my hands like I'm pushing someone in front of me
Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb Gmaj7
Now that's the first verse and now I'm gonna take it to the bridge
BRIDGE 1
Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F#
I say something 'bout how I dont wanna break up, Then I turn around and rhyme it with
Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F#
Make up. I tell you that we should be together (How Long?) Forever (That Long)
Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F#
and Ever (So Long) Girl your always in my heart (In my heart) and I never want to be
Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F# G
apart (Never be apart) Honey you'll always be mine (Baby be Mine) Baby girl it's chorus time
CHORUS 1
G D A
This is how you write a love song
F#m G
Yeah this is how you write a cliche love song
D A
This is how you write a love song
F#m Bm7
Yeah a sh*tty 90's R n' B love song
VERSE 2
Bm7 Bm7/G
This is my backup and he sings quite breathilly (Breathilly)
Bm7/E A7 A7/Bb
He takes the words I say and sings them after me (Sings em after me)
Bm7 Bm7/G
He emphasizes words and sings emphatically (I sing emphatically)
Bma7/E N.C. Gmaj7
Now listen to us sing in A Capella harmony
BRIDGE 2
Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F#
Now were back at the bridge I haven't written anything for
Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7
This. So I'm gonna stretch out the words
Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F#
Repeating everything I say
Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7/E Gmaj7/F# Gmaj7
Til I get (Til I get) Til I get (Til I get) Til I get (Til I get)Yeah til I get back to the chorus
CHORUS 2
G D A
This is how you write a love song
F#m G
Yeah a sh*tty, sh*tty, sh*tty, sh*tty love song
D A
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
Bm7 F#m7
Hey girl I've been standing at the back not doing much for this song
Bm7
But that's because my talents are quite limited but that don't mean that I love you any less
F#m7 Bm7
In fact it means the opposite (Im just showing off my voice) its just it's so hard for me to find the words
F#m7
To really express the way that I feel about you girl
Bm7
Especially when I have to worry about fitting those words to music
F#m7
And there's some kind of rhyme structure involved (Meaningless Whisper)
Bm7
I know it's lazy song writing but I don't care
F#m7
Cause I sleep on a big pile of money at night
Bm7
Girl You might think it's weird, girl
F#m7
That three guys are singing about just one girl, girl
Bm7
But let me tell you something, girl, it's not weird at all
F#m7 Bm7
In fact, girl, It's an industry standard and it happens all the time (Happens all the time)
F#m7 G
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
D A
Baby I wrote you a love song
F#m G
It wasn't hard It really didn't take long
D A
A totally generic love song
F#m G
Yeah really this could be about anyone
D A
But it's for you yeah this is your love song
F#m G
Non-Specific girl
D A
To let you know we take it seriously
Bb G#
Then watch as we change the key
CHORUS 4
D# Bb
When you change the key in a love song
Gm G#
It means your singing passionately
D# Bb
But We still haven't reached the end
B A
No because were gonna go and change the key again
CHORUS 5
E B
Look at me I'm singing a love song
G#m A
Yeah anyone can sing a sh*tty love
E B
Our love is so unique
E
That I copied every other sh*tty love song (Girl)
