How to Write a Song chords by Nilsson
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Verse 1
(D major) (G major) How to write a song
(D major) How to write a (G major) song
How to write a song
How to write a song
How to (D major) write a song
Now, (G major) if you
Verse 2
write it on guitar
Place your gui (C major) tar upon your knee
If you (G major) write it on piano
Don't (D major) do that
Place your (G major) fingers on the
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Verse 3
strings
Of your gui (C major) tar, not your piano
If you (G major) write it (D major) on piano
Don't do (G major) that
Verse 4
(G major)
(D major) Now, (G major) strum or press together feeling (C major)
(G major) This might take a little time, (D major) yeah
Now, (G major) think of something sad or
something (C major) funny
Which in (G major) evitably (D major) brings us
to the (G major) rhyme
Let's as (C major) sume you're just an asshole
(G major) And there's
Verse 5
nothing in your pain
It might (C major) help if you remember
These (G major) helpful little hints
Verse 6
(C major) Don't try to rhyme "samba"
(G major) With any (E major) thing, (E minor) yeah
(A major) That goes for (D major) "homage"
As (G major) well
But (C major) notice how
Verse 7
cleverly
(G major) I just used them (E minor) both
And (A major) all I have to (D major) do
Is rhyme (G major) well
Verse 8
(G major) (D major)
You've (G major) got to be tricky
'Cause to avoid (C major) these words takes talent
So (G major) never,
ever trap yourself like that
(D major) Or you'll end up saying words like
Uh, (G major) balent (C major) or falent
Or dalent or
(G major) Oh, (D major) well I'm sure you'll catch
(G major) on fast
Verse 9
Now, some tips on tempo And some (C major)
subjects to avoid
Like the (G major) use of the word "bandit"
Un (D major) less you really have to say it
Verse 10
That's for (G major) tempo
And if you say "time"
That's (C major) strictly up to you
Be (G major) cause that de (D major) pends on
how you (G major) play it
Verse 11
Now, let's do once (G major) (C major) (E minor)
(G major) Now, think of a (D major) rhyme (G major)
(C major) That's it,
you're doing fine
(G major) Think of the good time
(D major) We just had to (G major) gether
Verse 12
If you (G major) practice these instructions
On the (C major) board of some new sale
(D major) If you (G major) listen very carefully
I'm (D major) sure you'll shout it there
I said (G major) shout Shout
Verse 13
it (A major)
(G major) Why, heh- heh,
(C major) that rhymes with tal (A major) ent
That takes (D major) talent
(E major) That is talent
(A major) Oh, (D major) my God
Shout it again (G major)
Oh, oh, (F major) (E major) oh
(A major) Shout it rhymes with talent, uh
(C major) That takes talent, uh- huh- huh (G major)
(D major) That is (G major) tal (F major) ent
Oh
(E major) I cannot stand it
(A major) Woah
Oh- ah- oh
Ah- ah- (D major) oh
Ah, talent
Now, do it (G major) again
Whoa, (C major) (G major) whoa
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