Songwriting Template & Lyric Sheet
A free, printable lyric and chord sheet — labelled verse, chorus and bridge sections with a faint chord line over every lyric line. Pick a song structure or build your own, write the chords above the words, and print it on Letter or A4. Free, no signup.
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A printable lyric & chord sheet, your way
Most blank lyric sheets are one fixed layout, and the online chord-chart tools make you sign up and live on a screen. This is the in-between: a printable songwriting template you actually control. Each lyric line has a faint guide line above it for the chords, so you can write your chords over the lyrics exactly where they change — then print a clean chart for the page, the music stand or the band. Free, true-to-size vector on Letter or A4, no watermark.
Start from a song structure — or build your own
Songs are built from sections, and a clear structure is half the craft. Start from a preset and tweak it, or type your own sections into the structure box — one per line, in any order.
| Structure | Sections | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Pop (Verse–Chorus) | Verse 1 · Chorus · Verse 2 · Chorus · Bridge · Chorus | The most common modern structure |
| Verse / Chorus | Verse 1 · Chorus · Verse 2 · Chorus | Short and simple |
| AABA | Verse · Verse · Bridge · Verse | Classic standards & ballads |
| 12-bar blues | One labelled block of 12 lines | Blues & early rock |
| Blank lyric sheet | Plain ruled lines, no labels | Just write |
Chord chart or a blank lyric sheet
The chord line is a single toggle. Leave “Chord line over each lyric line” on for a full chords-over-lyrics chart; turn it off (or use the Blank lyric sheet quick-start) for a plain page of ruled lines to write lyrics on. Add the Notes & rhymes column for a margin to catch rhyme ideas and arrangement notes, and keep the header band for the song's title, key, capo and tempo.
How to print it
- Pick a structure, set the chord line on or off, and choose your paper size.
- Click Print / Save as PDF.
- Set Margins: None and Scale: 100% so the sheet fills the page.
- Print, or choose “Save as PDF”. Prefer an image? Use Download PNG. Copy link shares your exact setup.
Writing music too? Pair it with blank staff & manuscript paper for melodies, or grab plain lined paper for notes.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a lyric and chord sheet?
- It is a one-page layout for a song: the lyrics are written on the lines, and the chord names are written on the faint guide line directly above the words, lined up with the syllable where each chord changes. This “chords over lyrics” format is what most guitarists, worship teams and singer-songwriters use to play and share a song. Turn the chord lines off and you have a plain blank lyric sheet.
- How do I write the chords over the lyrics?
- Keep “Chord line over each lyric line” on. Each lyric line then gets a faint dashed line above it — write the chord name (G, Am, D7…) on that line, positioned over the exact word or syllable where the chord changes. Because it is a guide line, not a box, you can put as many chord changes per line as the song needs.
- What song structures can I use?
- Pick a preset — Pop (Verse–Chorus–Verse–Chorus–Bridge–Chorus), a shorter Verse/Chorus, AABA, or a 12-bar blues block — or build your own. The structure box takes one section per line, so you can add a Pre-Chorus, Hook, Solo, Intro or Outro, rename anything, and drag the sections into any order.
- Can I make a blank lyric sheet with no chords?
- Yes. Use the “Blank lyric sheet” quick-start, or just turn off the chord line and clear the structure box. You then get a clean page of evenly spaced ruled lines to write lyrics on — a printable blank lyric sheet.
- Can I add my own sections or change how many lines each has?
- Yes. Type any section names you like in the structure box, one per line. Add a number after a colon to set that section's line count — for example “Chorus: 6” gives the chorus six lines. Anything without a number uses the “Lines per section” setting.
- Is there room for the song title, key, capo and tempo?
- Yes. Keep the header band on and the sheet starts with fill-in fields for Title, Artist, Key, Capo, Tempo, Time signature and Date — everything you need at the top of a chord chart. Turn it off for a cleaner, lyrics-only page.
- Can I add a margin for rhymes and notes?
- Turn on the “Notes & rhymes column” and a ruled margin appears down the right-hand side — handy for jotting rhyme ideas, alternate lines, arrangement notes or chord voicings while you write.
- Is it free, and does it work on Letter and A4?
- Completely free, no signup and no watermark. Choose US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) or A4, portrait or landscape, then Print / Save as PDF — or Download PNG. The sheet is true-to-size vector, so it prints exactly to the page.