Capo: 6

HOW TO WRITE A LOVE SONG - Axis of Awesome Tabbed by: CalvinMills E-mail: calvin@long-mills.ca 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--| ---------------------------- ---------------------------- INTRO

^Bm7 ^Bm7/G St^Bm7/Eeel String Guitar ^A7 ^A7/Bb Ch^Bm7imes ^Bm7/G ^Bm7/E Synthetic Percussi^A7on ^A7/Bb

VERSE 1

Baby G^Bm7irl, I wanna sh^Bm7/Gow you how much I really l^Bm7/Eove you (How much I r^A7eally love y^A7/Bbou) Baby G^Bm7irl, That's what I c^Bm7/Gall you to show you that my l^Bm7/Eove for you is true ^A7 ^A7/Bb Baby G^Bm7irl, Our l^Bm7/Gove is so great that I wr^Bm7/Eote you this s^A7ong ^A7/Bb and to sh^Bm7ow you how much I really c^Bm7/Gare it sounds like ^Bm7/Eevery other one ^A7 ^A7/Bb ^Bm7The beat kicks in and then I s^Bm7/Ging a bit more rhythmically, ^Bm7/E To make it sensual I s^A7ing it in a m^A7/Bbinor key ^Bm7 I move my hands like I'm push^Bm7/Ging someone in front of me ^Bm7/E Now that's the first verse and n^A7ow I'm gonna t^A7/Bbake it to the br^Gmaj7idge

BRIDGE 1

^Gmaj7I say s^Gmaj7/F#omething 'bout how I dont wanna br^Gmaj7/Eeak up, Then I t^Gmaj7/F#urn around and rhyme it with M^Gmaj7ake up. I t^Gmaj7/F#ell you that we should be tog^Gmaj7/Eether (How Long?) For^Gmaj7/F#ever (That Long) and ^Gmaj7Ever (So Long) Girl your ^Gmaj7/F#always in my h^Gmaj7/Eeart (In my heart) and I n^Gmaj7/F#ever want to be ap^Gmaj7art (Never be apart) Honey y^Gmaj7/F#ou'll always be m^Gmaj7/Eine (Baby be Mine) Baby g^Gmaj7/F#irl it's chorus t^Gime

CHORUS 1

^G Th^Dis is how you write a l^Aove song Yeah th^F#mis is how you write a cliche l^Gove song Th^Dis is how you write a love s^Aong Yeah a sh^F#mitty 90's R n' B l^Bm7ove song

VERSE 2

^Bm7This is my backup and he s^Bm7/Gings quite breathilly (Breathilly) ^Bm7/EHe takes the words I say and s^A7ings them after m^A7/Bbe (Sings em after me) ^Bm7He emphasizes words and s^Bm7/Gings emphatically (I sing emphatically) Bma7/E N.C. Gmaj7 Now listen to us sing in A Capella harmony

BRIDGE 2

^Gmaj7 N^Gmaj7/F#ow were back at the br^Gmaj7/Eidge I haven't wr^Gmaj7/F#itten anything for Th^Gmaj7is. So I'm g^Gmaj7/F#onna str^Gmaj7/Eetch ^Gmaj7/F#out the w^Gmaj7ords ^Gmaj7/F# Repeating ^Gmaj7/Eeverything I s^Gmaj7/F#ay Til I g^Gmaj7et (Til I get) Til I g^Gmaj7/F#et (Til I get) Til I g^Gmaj7/Eet (Til I get)Yeah til I g^Gmaj7/F#et back to the chor^Gmaj7us

CHORUS 2

^G Th^Dis is how you write a l^Aove song Yeah a sh^F#mitty, shitty, shitty, shitty l^Gove song And to sh^Dow you I care I throw my h^Aands in the air N

N.C.

ow cut the music while I sing a long n^Bm7ote ^F#m

SPOKENWORD

^Bm7Hey girl I've been standing at the back not doing m^F#m7uch for this song But that's because my talents are quite limited^Bm7 but that don't mean that I love you any less In fact^F#m7 it means the opposite (Im just showing off my v^Bm7oice) its just it's so hard for me to find the words To really expr^F#m7ess the way that I feel about you girl Especially when I have to w^Bm7orry about fitting those words to music And there's some kind of rhyme str^F#m7ucture involved (Meaningless Whisper) ^Bm7 I know it's lazy song writing but I don't care Cause I sl^F#m7eep on a big pile of money at night ^Bm7 Girl You might think it's weird, girl That three guys are singing about just ^F#m7one girl, girl But let me tell you something, girl,^Bm7 it's not weird at all In fact, girl, It's an industry standard^F#m7 and it happens all the time (Happens all the t^Bm7ime) Well girl I better wrap this up about now cause ^F#m7I'm about to be cut off by- (Woah-oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-^Goh)

CHORUS 3

B^Daby I wrote you a love s^Aong It wasn't h^F#mard It really didn't t^Gake long A t^Dotally generic l^Aove song Yeah r^F#meally this could be about ^Ganyone But it's for y^Dou yeah this is your l^Aove song N^F#mon-Specific g^Girl To let you kn^Dow we take it seriousl^Ay Th^Bben watch as we change the k^G#ey

CHORUS 4

When you ch^D#ange the key in a l^Bbove song It m^Gmeans your singing passionatel^G#y But We st^D#ill haven't reached the ^Bbend No because were g^Bonna go and change the key ag^Aain

CHORUS 5

L^Eook at me I'm singing a l^Bove song Yeah ^G#manyone can sing a shitty l^Aove Our l^Eove is so un^Bique That I copied every other shitty l^Eove song (Girl)

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