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Love Song by Sara Bareilles
Love Song
Capo on the third fret.
Verse 1
Em G
head under water
Bm
and they tell me
D
to breathe easy for a while
Em G
but breathing gets harder
Bm D
even i know that
Em G
you made room for me
Bm
but its too soon to see
D
if im happy in your hands
Em G Bm D
im unusually hard to hold on to
Prechorus:
Em D
blank stares at blank pages
G A
no easy way to say this
Em D G
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
Chorus:
Em
i'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D G
'cause you need one, you see
Em
i'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or break in this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
i'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today
Verse 2 (Same as verse 1)
i learned the hard way
that they all say
things you wanna hear
and my heavy heart
sings deep down under you
and your twisted words
your help just hurts
you were not what i thought you were
hello to high and dry
Prechorus:
convinced me to please you
made me think that i need this too
i'm trying to let you hear me as i am
Chorus
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's
make or break in this
if your on your way
i'm not gonna write you to stay
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
to write you a love song today
Bridge:
Bm F#m G
promise me
D A
you'll leave the light on
Bm F#m G
to help me see
D A
with daylight, my guide, gone
Bm F# G
'cause i believe there's a way
A
you can love me because i say
Chorus:
i wont write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one you see
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
is that why you wanted a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one you see
im not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
if your on your way
im not gonna write you to stay
G
if your heart is no where in it
A
i dont want it for a minute
Bm
babe ill walk the seven seas
F#
when i believe that there's a reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today, today
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version 2
I think these chords are pretty close for piano. You have the ascending bass line of
notes F# G, A Bb, C D, E F under the chords during the verses. This is what I figured out
to the recording.
Verse 1
Gm Bb
head under water
Dm
and they tell me
F
to breathe easy for a while
Gm Bb
but breathing gets harder
Dm F
even i know that
Gm Bb
you made room for me
Dm
but its too soon to see
F
if im happy in your hands
Gm Bb Dm F
im unusually hard to hold on to
Prechorus:
Gm Am
blank stares at blank pages
Bb Am
no easy way to say this
Gm Am Bb
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
Chorus:
Gm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
C
'cause you asked for it
F Bb
'cause you need one, you see
Gm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
C
'cause you tell me it's
F
make or break in this
Bb
if you're on your way
Gm F
i'm not gonna write you to stay
Dm G/B
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
Bb C Gm Bb Dm F
to write you a love song today
Verse 2 (Same as verse 1)
i learned the hard way
that they all say
things you wanna hear
and my heavy heart
sings deep down under you
and your twisted words
your help just hurts
you were not what i thought you were
hello to high and dry
Prechorus:
convinced me to please you
made me think that i need this too
i'm trying to let you hear me as i am
Chorus
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's
make or break in this
if your on your way
i'm not gonna write you to stay
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
to write you a love song today
Bridge:
Dm Am Bb
promise me
F C
you'll leave the light on
Dm Am Bb
to help me see
F C
with daylight, my guide, gone
Dm A(maj) Bb
'cause i believe there's a way
C
you can love me because i say
Chorus:
i wont write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one you see
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
is that why you wanted a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one you see
im not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
if your on your way
im not gonna write you to stay
Dm
if your heart is no where in it
C
i dont want it for a minute
Dm
babe ill walk the seven seas
G/B
when i believe that there's a reason
Bb C Gm Bb Dm F
to write you a love song today, today
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version 3
capo on 3
VERSE
Em G
head under water
Bm
and they tell me
D
to breathe easy for a while
Em G
but breathing gets harder
Bm D
even I know that
Em G
you made room for me
Bm
but it's to soon to see
D
if I'm happy in your hands
Em G Bm D
I'm unusually hard to hold on to
PRECHORUS
Em D
blank stares at blank pages
G A
no easy way to say this
Em D G
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
CHORUS
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one
G Em
you see I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or breaking this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' I'm gonna need a better reason
G A
to write you a love song today
Em G Bm D
VERSE
Em G
i learned the hard way
Bm
that they all say
D
things you wanna hear
Em G
and my heavy heart
Bm D Em
sings deep down under you
G
and your twisted words
Bm
your help just hurts
Em G
you were not what i thought you were
Bm D
hello to high and dry
PRECHORUS
Em D
convinced me to please you
G A
made me think that i need this too
Em D G
i'm trying to let you hear me as i am
CHORUS
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one
G Em
you see I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or breaking this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leaving i'm gonna need a better reason
G A
to write you a love song today
BRIDGE
Bm F#m G
promise me
D A
you'll leave the light on
Bm F#m G
to help me see
D A
whit daylight my guide, gone
Bm F#m G
'cause I belive there's a way
A
you can love because I say
CHORUS
Em
I'm wont write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one
G Em
you see I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or breaking this
G Em
Is that why you wanted a love song?
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one
G Em
you see I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or breakin' this
G
If you're on your way
Em A
I'm not gonna write you to stay
G
If your heart is nowhere in it
A
I don't want it for a minute
Bm
Babe, I'll walk the seven seas
F#m
when I believe that there's a reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today, today
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version 4
E|---------------------|---------------------|------1---------1----|------1--------------|
B|------3---------3----|------3---------1----|------1---------1----|------1---------5----|
G|------3---------3----|------3---------2----|------3---------3----|------3---------5----|
D|------5---------5----|------5---------3----|---------------------|----------------5----|
A|---------------------|-----------0---------|-1-------------------|-----------3---------|
E|-3-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|------5---------5----|------5---------3----|------5---------5----|------5--------------|
B|------6---------6----|------6---------5----|------6---------6----|------6---------3----|
G|------7---------7----|------7---------5----|------5---------5----|------5---------2----|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------4----|
A|-5-------------------|-----------7---------|-8-------------------|-----------9---------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
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version 5
Verse
e|--3----1---1------0--1-----0--1------2----------------------------------|
B|--3----1---1------1--3-----1--1------3----------------------------------|
G|--3----2---3------0--2-----0--2------2----------------------------------|
D|--5----3---3------2--0-----2--3------0----------------------------------|
A|--5----0---1------3--------3--3------0----------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------------1------2----------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
e|--3---0------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---1-------3----1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---2-------3----2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---2-------3----2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---0-------1----0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|--3---0----1----------------3---1---1-------3----------0-----------------|
B|--3---1----1----3-----------3---1---3-------0-----3----1-----------------|
G|--3---0----2----3-----------3---2---2-------0-----3----0-----------------|
D|--5---2----3----3-----------5---3-----------0-----3----2-----------------|
A|--5---3----3----1-----------5---3-----------2-----1----3-----------------|
E|--3--------1----------------3---1-----------3----------------------------|
Bridge
e|--1--0-----------1--0---------------1---0-------0------------------------|
B|--3--1-----3-----1--1---------------3---2---3---1------------------------|
G|--2--2-----3-----2--0---------------2---2---3---0------------------------|
D|--0--2-----3-----3--2---------------0---2---3---2------------------------|
A|-----0-----1-----3--3-------------------0---1---3------------------------|
E|-----------------1-------------------------------------------------------|
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version 6
Em D G
head under water
Bm
and they tell me
A
to breathe easy for a while
Em D G
but breathing gets harder
Bm A
even i know that
Em D G
you made room for me
Bm
but its too soon to see
A
if im happy in your hands
Em D G Bm A
im unusually hard to hold on to
Em D G
blank stares at blank pages
Bm A
no easy way to say this
Em D G Bm A.... pause and hold
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
Em
i'm not gonna write you a love song
D G
'cause you asked for it
Bm A
'cause you need one, you see
Em
i'm not gonna write you a love song
D G
'cause you tell me it's
Bm
make or break in this
A
if your on your way
Em G
i'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm A Em G
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason to write you a love
Bm....A....
song today
(Em... D.... G... Bm....A... continued for the rest of the song)
i learned the hard way
that they all say
things you wanna hear
and my heavy heart
sings deep down under you
and your twisted words
your help just hurts
you were not what i thought you were
hello to high and dry
convinced me to please you
made me think that i need this too
i'm trying to let you hear me as i am
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's
make or break in this
if your on your way
i'm not gonna write you to stay
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason to write you a love song today
promise me
you'll leave the light on
to help me see
(im guessing)- with daylight, my guide, gone (it sounds like something like that..)
'cause i believe there's a way
you can love me because i say
i wont write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one you see
i'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
is that why you wanted a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one you see
im not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
if your on your way
im not gonna write you to stay
if your heart is no where in it
i dont want it for a minute
babe ill walk the seven seas
when i believe that there's a reason
to write you a love song today
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