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)
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