How to write a love song
Axis of awesome

capo on 4

C#m7 (x4242x@1)     x4x100
AMaj7sus2  x0x100 or Cm7/A (for simplicity) 
F#9sus4    2xx100    C#m7/F#
B6sus4     x2x100    C#m7/B
CAugMaj7   x3x100    C#m7/C

Intro
C#m7 (x4242x@1)        C#m7/A              C#m7/F#          C#m7/B   C#m7/C
                                 Steel String Guitar
C#m7 (x4242x@1)        C#m7/A              C#m7/F#          C#m7/B   C#m7/C
Chimes                           Synthetic Percussion

C#m7 (x4242x@1)             C#m7/A                     C#m7/F#                
Baby Girl, I wanna show you how much I really love you
           C#m7/B       C#m7/C
How much I really love you
       C#m7 (x4242x@1)             C#m7/A                     C#m7/F#          
Baby Girl, That's what I call you to show you that my love for you is true

C#m7/B  C#m7/C

C#m7 (x4242x@1)   C#m7/A                  C#m7/F#         C#m7/B     C#m7/C
Baby Girl,    I love you so great that I wrote you this song
        C#m7 (x4242x@1)                    C#m7/A              C#m7/F#  
and to show you how much I really care it sounds like every other one

C#m7/B C#m7/C

C#m7 (x4242x@1)                       C#m7/A                 
The beat kicks in and then I sing a bit more rythmically
 C#m7/F#             C#m7/B       C#m7/C
To make it sensual I sing it in a minor key
C#m7 (x4242x@1)                     C#m7/A  
I move my hands like I'm pushing someone in front of me 
C#m7/F#                        C#m7/B        C#m7/C         ANow (x02220@1)that's the first verse and now I'm gonna take it to the bridge

Abm (133111@4)                           F#mI (244222@1)say something bout how I dont wanna break up
       Abm (133111@4)                         Athen (x02220@1)i turn around and rhyme it with make up 
  Abm (133111@4)                      F#mI (244222@1)tell you that we should be together (How Long)
Abm 
Forever (That's Long)
    A (x02220@1)               
and Ever (So Long)
          Abm (133111@4)        F#mGirl (244222@1)your always in my heart (In my Heart)
      Abm (133111@4)            Aand (x02220@1)I never want to be apart (Never be apart)
      Abm (133111@4)            F#mHoney (244222@1)you'll always be mine (Baby be Mine)
     Abm (133111@4)            F#mBaby (244222@1)girl it's chorus time

A (x02220@1)                      BThis (x2444x@1)is how you write a love song
     Abm (133111@4)                          F#mYeah (244222@1)this is how you write a cliche love song
A (x02220@1)                     BThis (x2444x@1)is how you write a love song

Yeah a shitty 90's R n' B love song

C#m7 (x4242x@1)            C#m7/A                     
This is my backup and he sings quite breathilly (Breathilly)
  C#m7/F#                    C#m7/B       C#m7/C
He takes the words I sing and sings them after me (Sings em after me)
   C#m7 (x4242x@1)             C#m7/A          
He emphasises words and sings them emphatically (I sing EMPHATICALLY)
C#m7/F#                                     ANow (x02220@1)listen to us singing acapella harmony
Abm (133111@4)                 F#m (244222@1)Now were back at the bridge
          Abm (133111@4)                AI (x02220@1)haven't written anything for this
           Abm (133111@4)       F#m (244222@1)           Abm (133111@4)       A (x02220@1) So. I'm. gooo honna. streeh heeetch. ooout. the words.
Abm (133111@4)      F#m (244222@1)        Abm (133111@4)       
 repeating everything i say
      ATil (x02220@1)I get (Til I get)
      AbmTil (133111@4)I get (Til I get)
      F#mTil (244222@1)I get (Til I get)
      Abm (133111@4)                  F#mTil (244222@1)I get back to the chorus
A (x02220@1)                     BThis (x2444x@1)is how you write a love song
Abm (133111@4)                                 F#mYeah (244222@1)a shitty, shitty, shitty, shitty love song
       A (x02220@1)                      BAnd (x2444x@1)to show you I care I throw my hands in the air
                                       C#m (x13321@4)        AbmAnd (133111@4)cut the music while I sing a long noooooooote

C#m (x13321@4)                                              Abm (133111@4)             
Hey girl I've been standing up the back not doing much for this song
                                              C#m (x13321@4)But that's because my talents are quite limited
                                            Abm (133111@4)                              
But that don't mean that I love you any less

In fact it means the opposite (Im just showing off my voice)

C#m (x13321@4)       
    It just it's so hard for me to find the words
 
                     Abm (133111@4)  
To really express the way that I feel about you girl

C#m (x13321@4)     
Especially when I have to worry about fitting those words to music

Abm (133111@4)     
And there's some kind of rhyme structure involved (Meaningless Whisper)

C#m (x13321@4)     
I know it's lazy song writing but I dont care 
AbmCos (133111@4)I sleep on a big pile of money at night
C#m (x13321@4) girl You might think it's weird girl 
                                     Abmthat (133111@4)three guys are singing about the one girl girl
                                      C#mBut (x13321@4)let me tell you something girl it's not weird at all
                                      AbmIn (133111@4)fact girl It's an industry standard
                            
and it happens all the time (Happens all the time)
C#m (x13321@4)                                    Abm (133111@4)                        
Well girl I better wrap this up about now cos I just about to cut off by..

F#mWoahowoahowoahoahoh (244222@1)
A (x02220@1)                BBaby (x2444x@1)I wrote you a love song
          Abm (133111@4)                 F#mIt (244222@1)wasn't hard It really didn't take long
 A (x02220@1)              BA (x2444x@1)totally generic love song
      Abm (133111@4)                     F#mYeah (244222@1)really this could be about anyone, but it's for you
 A (x02220@1)              B (x2444x@1)     Abm (133111@4)        F#myeah (244222@1)this is a love song, Non-Specific girl
 A (x02220@1)                        BTo (x2444x@1)let you know we take it seriously
     C (x32010@1)                    GmThen (355333@1)watch as we change the key
         Bb (x1333x@1)                CWhen (x32010@1)you change the key in a love song 
   Am (x02210@1)                       GmIt (355333@1)means your singing passionately
       Bb (x1333x@1)                      Cbut (x32010@1)We still haven't reached the end
         C# (x43121@1)                  Abmnow (133111@4)were gonna change the key again
F# (244322@1)                      C#Look (x43121@1)at me I'm singing a love song
     Bbm (x13321@1)                     AbmYeah (133111@4)anyone can sing a shitty love
  F# (244322@1)        C#Our (x43121@1)love is so unique 
      Bbm (x13321@1)              F#That (244322@1)I copied every other shitty love song

Girl

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