Lorde - The Man with the Axe: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Man with the Axe" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A E If I had to break it down G#m A I'd say it's the way you love to dance Am E C#m Movin' the furniture when my back is turned B7 The flick of the lights and the world falls away Chorus: A E And your office job and your silver hair G#m A But our shapes in the dark are the reason Am I've stayed for all these years I thought I was a genius, but now I'm twenty-two And it's startin' to feel like all I know how to do is Put on a suit and take it away Chorus: With my fistful of tunes that it's painful to play Fingernail worlds like favourite seashells They fill up my nights and then they float away I've got hundreds of gowns, I've got paintings in frames And a throat that fills with panic every festival day Dutifully fallin' apart for the Princess of Norway Chorus: But you with your doll's lashes, your infinite T-shirts I should've known when your favourite record was the same as my father's You'd take me down I guess I'll always be this way Swallowed up by the words and halfway to space But there by the fire, you offered your hand And as I took it, I loved you, the boy with the plan Chorus: F# B F# B You felled me clean as a pine F# B D7 E7 F# The man with the axe and the lo- ok in his eyes F# B We've been through so many hard times F# B I'm writin' a love song for you, baby You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  C#m  D7  E  E7  F#  G#m  B  B7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Man with the Axe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Man with the Axe" by Lorde.