Biography:
The Axis of Awesome are an Australian comedy trio whose act is mainly performing comedic songs.
Jordan Raskopoulos, a comedian, Benny Davis, a classically trained musician and Lee Naimo came together to form the group in 2006. Since that time they’ve been wowing audiences across the world with with their mixture of quirky original songs, catchy pop-parodies and hilarious banter.
The video of their “4 Chords Song” has had over 28 million hits on YouTube, and is their most widely recognized song.
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Song: The Glorious Epic of Three Men
Artist: Axis of Awesome
Album: Animal Plane
Key:? (This song is all sort of crazy but the closes I can come is E or A)
Intro: Em C Am F# Bm C# Em B Bm
Verse: 1
Em
Through the mist of smoke and flame
C
Rides a man, a mighty lord
Am
His foes fall in pain
F#
Women cry his name
Em B
The gift of rock his reward
Em
With a voice that can power light bulbs
C
Wound a bear and shatter souls
Am
He calms the hounds of Hades
F#
All the single ladies
Em
Put your hands up
B
Rock 'n Roll
Verse: 2
Em
Under rock and craggy mountain
C
In the ancient hall he dwells
Am
His piano shines with glory
F#
He sings an ancient story
Em B
Of betrayal by the Elves
Commentary: 1
Wait, sorry. Ancient halls? Elves?
You're making me a dwarf, aren't you?
No, no. You are a mighty warrior
Em
His six brothers, grim and
C
They saw a maid, as white as snow
Am
A magic mirror found her
F#
Now she's off, they flounder
Em B
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work he goes
Commentary: 2
Ah, thanks. I'm a dwarf then, a Disney dwarf
Yes, yes! A mighty, mighty dwarf!
Bridge: 1
Am Em
Man of earth and man of fire
D G C
Battle brothers to the core
Bm Am
Valor soaring ever higher
D F#m B
But we're empty, lost without one more
Verse: 3
E
Hello, my name is Lee
G C A
And I play the guitar OOOOOOOHHHHHH
D B
And I play the guitar!
Commentary: 3
What?
Chorus: 1
C G
And so we ride onwards to destiny
Bm D Em
Our foes and enemies slain
A F#
Fighting fierce beasts, eating their meats
A D B
We ride!
E
And Awesome's our name
Commentary: 4
Jordon!
Riding on a skeleton horse of fire!
Lee!
Riding on a skeleton horse of fire!
But no, I'm riding a skeleton horse of fire
Ya, you have to pick something different
Lee!
Riding on a skeleton horse of... water!
What? A waterhorse?
You mean like a seahorse?
Well, at least I'm not riding on a chicken!
Who said I'm riding on a chicken?
Benny!
Riding on a chicken!
But why do I have to ride a chicken?
You guys got to choose yours!
I want to ride a dragon!
Chorus: 2
C G
And so we ride onwards to destiny
Bm D Em
On horse, seahorse, and hen
A F#
Evil destroyed, homeless employed
A D B
We ride!
E
From now till the end
D Am
And in the misty halls of Asgard
F C
Where the Gods watch over man
Dm E Am D
They tried to curse the Axis for our pride
Bm Am
But alas, we were too awesome
F C
Their powers weak against our might
Dm F
So we kicked them in the balls
B
And then they cried
Chorus: 3
C G
And so we ride onwards to destiny
Bm D Em
With swords and weapons and shit
A
Lightning will flash
F#
Thunder will clash
A D A
We ride into infinity!
C#m F#m
We fly and don't need a plane
B G#
We'll fill you with love
B E A#
Till heaven and earth combine!
F#
And Awesome's our name
Artist: Axis of Awesome
Album: Animal Plane
Key:? (This song is all sort of crazy but the closes I can come is E or A)
Intro: Em C Am F# Bm C# Em B Bm
Verse: 1
Em
Through the mist of smoke and flame
C
Rides a man, a mighty lord
Am
His foes fall in pain
F#
Women cry his name
Em B
The gift of rock his reward
Em
With a voice that can power light bulbs
C
Wound a bear and shatter souls
Am
He calms the hounds of Hades
F#
All the single ladies
Em
Put your hands up
B
Rock 'n Roll
Verse: 2
Em
Under rock and craggy mountain
C
In the ancient hall he dwells
Am
His piano shines with glory
F#
He sings an ancient story
Em B
Of betrayal by the Elves
Commentary: 1
Wait, sorry. Ancient halls? Elves?
You're making me a dwarf, aren't you?
No, no. You are a mighty warrior
Em
His six brothers, grim and
C
They saw a maid, as white as snow
Am
A magic mirror found her
F#
Now she's off, they flounder
Em B
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work he goes
Commentary: 2
Ah, thanks. I'm a dwarf then, a Disney dwarf
Yes, yes! A mighty, mighty dwarf!
Bridge: 1
Am Em
Man of earth and man of fire
D G C
Battle brothers to the core
Bm Am
Valor soaring ever higher
D F#m B
But we're empty, lost without one more
Verse: 3
E
Hello, my name is Lee
G C A
And I play the guitar OOOOOOOHHHHHH
D B
And I play the guitar!
Commentary: 3
What?
Chorus: 1
C G
And so we ride onwards to destiny
Bm D Em
Our foes and enemies slain
A F#
Fighting fierce beasts, eating their meats
A D B
We ride!
E
And Awesome's our name
Commentary: 4
Jordon!
Riding on a skeleton horse of fire!
Lee!
Riding on a skeleton horse of fire!
But no, I'm riding a skeleton horse of fire
Ya, you have to pick something different
Lee!
Riding on a skeleton horse of... water!
What? A waterhorse?
You mean like a seahorse?
Well, at least I'm not riding on a chicken!
Who said I'm riding on a chicken?
Benny!
Riding on a chicken!
But why do I have to ride a chicken?
You guys got to choose yours!
I want to ride a dragon!
Chorus: 2
C G
And so we ride onwards to destiny
Bm D Em
On horse, seahorse, and hen
A F#
Evil destroyed, homeless employed
A D B
We ride!
E
From now till the end
D Am
And in the misty halls of Asgard
F C
Where the Gods watch over man
Dm E Am D
They tried to curse the Axis for our pride
Bm Am
But alas, we were too awesome
F C
Their powers weak against our might
Dm F
So we kicked them in the balls
B
And then they cried
Chorus: 3
C G
And so we ride onwards to destiny
Bm D Em
With swords and weapons and shit
A
Lightning will flash
F#
Thunder will clash
A D A
We ride into infinity!
C#m F#m
We fly and don't need a plane
B G#
We'll fill you with love
B E A#
Till heaven and earth combine!
F#
And Awesome's our name
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