4 Chords - The Axis of Awesome

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Artist/Group: Axis of Awesome
Title: 4 Chords
Official Website: http://www.axisofawesome.net/

Okay, this is basically a send up of every 4 chord pop song ever written from Sydney 
based comedy band "The Axis of Awesome", as the name suggests the song only 
consists of 4 simple chords E, B, C#m, A.

This is the version on the album 'Infinity Rock Explosion!'



   

             
My life is bri

        
lliant, my lov

e is pure
           
I saw an angel

   
, of that I'm 

sure

             
People killin'

           
, people dyin'
              
Children hurt 

              
and you hear t

      
hem cryin'
              
Can you practi

              
ce what you pr


each?
              
Would you turn

              
 the other che

  
ek?

            
Forever young,

           
 I wanna be fo

          
rever young

            
I won't hesita

              
te no more, no

 
 more
           
It cannot wait

, I'm yours


This is the wa

y you left me

I'm not preten

ding

No hope, no lo

ve, no glory

No Happy endin

g

             
Cause you are 

 
amazing
          
We did amazing

   
, things

           
If I could, th

en I would
          
I'll go wherev

er you will go

            
Can you feel, 

         
the love tonig

ht?

             
And she will, 

   
be loved
           
Yeah she will,

     
 be loved

             
Take me home, 

        
country roads
           
To the place, 

            
where I belong

            
And I want a T

         
V, embrace


I'm your bigge

st fan
             
I'll follow yo

              
u until you lo


ve me
         
Papa-paparazzi

             
Cause I cant l

            
ive, with or w

#          
ithout you

             
Whenever I fal

            
l at your feet
             
You let your t

ears...

             
Am I not prett

         
y enough
      
is my heart to

o broken


[Double time]


             
When I find my

        
self in times 

of trouble
          
Mother mary co

           
mes to me

             
I'm starting w

           
ith the man in

       
 the middle

            
Sometimes I fe

           
el like I don'

             
t have a partn

    
er

             
That's the way

            
 it's gonna be

            
, little darli

    
n'

             
We'll go ridin

           
' on the horse

    
s, yeah yeah

           
No woman, no c

#
ry

             
Mama this sure

        
ly is a dream

              
I come from th

             
e land down un

      
der

            
Once a jolly s

           
wagman, camped

       
 by a billabon

g

             
Dinkie, da tru

  
e blue
           
The funny thin

         
gs you do
            
Australia, Aus

           
tralia this is

 
 you

              
They say that 

             
Taylor was a g

           
ood girl, neve

r one to be la

te
           
Complain, expr

       
ess ideas in h

er brain

             
I need some lo

             
ve like I neve

              
r needed love 

  
before
              
I wanna make l

    
ove to you bab

y

        
Take on me (Wh

en I come arou

nd)
        
Take Me On (Wh

en I come arou

nd)
        
I'll be gone
           
In a day or tw

o

  

          
Save tonight  


(Gonna take a 

lot to drag me

 away from you

)
             
Fight the brea

     
k of dawn
           
Come tomorrow 

 
 (There's noth

ing that a hun

dred men or mo

re could ever 

do)
             
Tomorrow I'll 

  
be gone


[Structure change]


            
(If I were a b


oy)
             
I know she's p

          
layin with me 

(I think I wou

ld understand)
          
Well thats oka

              
y 'cause I've 

             
got no self-es

 
teem

           
With a thousan

             
d eyes and a g

       
ood disguise
           
Hit 'em right 

             
between the ey

             
es, hit 'em ri

              
ght between th

   
e eyes


[Normal time]


              
What's in your

           
 head, in your

  
 head
             
Zombie, zombie

     
, zombie-e-e-e

-e

           
It's too late 

             
to apologize, 

         
too late


Can't read my,

 can't read my
             
No he can't re

            
ad my poker fa

ce  (come on B

arbie lets go 

party)

           
'Cause I'm not

              
 here for your

  
 entertainment
             
You don't real

             
ly wanna mess 

          
with me tonigh

t

              
Take your canv

   
as bags
              
Take your canv

   
as bags
              
Take your canv

             
as bags to the

             
 supermarket

           
   Enjoy yours

    
elf
              
Take only what

             
 you need from

     
 him
           
   A family of

    
 trees wanted


[Back to original chord structure]


           
Time to say go

#     
odbye  (veduto

 e vissuto con

 te)

             
Should auld ac

           
quaintance be 

forgot
           
And never brou

        
ght to mind?

              
I'm more than 

   
a bird
              
I'm more than 

   
a plane
           
I'm a bird-pla

   
ne
             
I'm a bird-pla

   
ne
              
A mother fucki

            
ng bird-plane

              
Doesn't that s

     
ound familiar
              
Doesn't that s

         
ound too close

 to home
              
Doesn't that m

        
ake you shiver
              
The way things

            
 could have go

ne
              
And doesn't th

        
at seem peculi

ar
              
'Cause everyon

          
e wants a litt

le more
              
There's someth

           
ing I do remem

ber
              
To never go th

   
is far
              
Thats all it t

             
akes to be a s

tar