Lorde – The Man With The Axe Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lorde – The Man With The Axe Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsA#m7D#m7F#Fm7

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These are the chords for The Man With The Axe by Lorde on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
 A#m7  D#m7  F# Fm7 (x4)

[Verse]
             A#m7   D#m7
It's a human sign
               F#      Fm7
When things go wrong
When the scent of her
 A#m7      D#m7
 lingers
                 F#       Fm7
And temptation's strong

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[Pre-Chorus]
           A#m7    D#m7
Cold, cold heart
            F#    Fm7
Hardened by you
                 A#m7
Some things look better,
        D#m7
baby
             F#
Just passin' through
      Fm7
(Oh no, no, no, no)

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[Chorus]
A#m7
 And I think it's gonna
  D#m7             F#
 be a long, long time
               Fm7
'Til touchdown brings me
                 A#m7
'round again to find
            D#m7
I'm not the man they
                F#
 think I am at home
           Fm7
Oh no, no, no
    A#m7            D#m7
And this is what I should
             F#    Fm7
 have ever said
         A#m7
When I'm fallin',
        D#m7      F#  Fm7
but I can't dance

[Pre-Chorus]
           A#m7    D#m7
Cold, cold heart
            F#    Fm7
Hardened by you
                 A#m7
Some things look better,
       D#m7
 baby
             F#
Just passin' through
      Fm7
(Oh no, no, no, no)

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[Chorus]
A#m7
 And I think it's gonna
  D#m7             F#
 be a long, long time
               Fm7
'Til touchdown brings me
                 A#m7
 'round again to find
            D#m7
I'm not the man they
               F#
 think I am at home
           Fm7
Oh no, no, no
(No, no, no, no)
    A#m7            D#m7
And this is what I should
             F#    Fm7
have ever said
         A#m7
When I'm fallin',
        D#m7      F#  Fm7
but I can't dance

[Bridge]
           A#m7      D#m7
Cold, cold heart (Oh)
            F#    Fm7
Hardened by you
                 A#m7
Some things look better,
           D#m7
 baby (Oh)
             F#
Just passin' through
      Fm7
(Oh no, no, no, no)

[Chorus]
A#m7
 And I think it's gonna
  D#m7             F#
 be a long, long time
               Fm7
'Til touchdown brings me
                 A#m7
 'round again to find
            D#m7
I'm not the man they
                F#
 think I am at home
           Fm7
Oh no, no, no
(No, no, no, no)
    A#m7            D#m7
And this is what I should
             F#    Fm7
have ever said
(And I think it's gonna
 be a long, long time)
('Til touchdown brings
me 'round again to find)
         A#m7
When I'm fallin',
        D#m7      F#  Fm7
but I can't dance
(I'm not the man they
 think I am at home)
(Oh, no, no, no)
(Oh no, no, no, no)

[Outro]
  A#m7    D#m7  F#   Fm7
Sugar (Oh), Sugar
  A#m7    D#m7  F#
Sugar (Oh), Sugar
       Fm7
(Oh no, no, no, no)

How to play The Man With The Axe: key, chords and progression

The Man With The Axe by Lorde keeps coming home to B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). You need 4 chords: A#m7, D#m7, F# and Fm7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A#m7 – D#m7 – F# – Fm7 (i7 – iv7 – VI – v7 in B♭ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am7, Dm7, F, Em7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A#m7 chord on guitar (x13121)
A♯m7A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯
D#m7 chord on guitar (x68676)
D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Fm7 chord on guitar (131111)
Fm7F A♭ C E♭

The Man With The Axe chords: questions

What key is The Man With The Axe in?

The Man With The Axe by Lorde is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in The Man With The Axe?

The Man With The Axe uses 4 chords: A#m7, D#m7, F#, Fm7.

What is the chord progression of The Man With The Axe?

The main progression is A#m7 – D#m7 – F# – Fm7 (i7 – iv7 – VI – v7).

Is The Man With The Axe easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am7, Dm7, F, Em7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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