Love Song Chords

by Sara Bareilles
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
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1 contributor total, last edit on Nov 27, 2019
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Chords

Dm
F
Am
C
Em
G
D/F#
E

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Verse 1
Dm         F
head under water
         Am
and they tell me
            C
to breathe easy for a while
Dm                 F
but breathing gets harder
     Am       C
even i know that
 
Dm                F
you made room for me
                    Am
but its too soon to see
       C
if im happy in your hands
Dm     F                 Am     C
im unusually hard to hold on to
 
Prechorus:
Dm           Em
blank stares at blank pages
F      Em
no easy way to say this
Dm          Em                    F
you mean well,  but you make this hard on me
 
Chorus:
                          Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
           G
'cause you asked for it
            C            F
'cause you need one, you see
                          Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
           G
'cause you tell me it's
         C
make or break in this
        F
if you're on your way
               Dm           C
i'm not gonna write you to stay
   Am                           D/F#
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
   F            G            Dm  F  Am  C
to write you a love song today
 
Verse 2:
Dm         F
i learned the hard way
        Am
that they all say
      C
things you wanna hear
Dm                 F
and my heavy heart
     Am       C
sings deep down under you
Dm                F
and your twisted words
                   Am
your help just hurts
       C
you were not what i thought you were
Dm     F                 Am     C
hello to high and dry
 
Prechorus:
Dm           Em
convinced me to please you
F      Em
made me think that i need this too
Dm          Em                    F
i'm trying to let you hear me as i am
 
 
Chorus:
                          Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
           G
'cause you asked for it
            C            F
'cause you need one, you see
                          Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
           G
'cause you tell me it's
         C
make or break in this
        F
if you're on your way
               Dm           C
i'm not gonna write you to stay
   Am                           D/F#
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
   F            G            Dm  F  Am  C
to write you a love song today
 
Bridge:
Am      Em      F
promise me
                 C     G
you'll leave the light on
Am         Em      F
to help me see
                  C      G
with daylight, my guide, gone
Am       E            F
'cause i believe there's a way
        G
you can love me because i say
 
Chorus:
                         Dm
i wont write you a love song
           G
'cause you asked for it
            C            F
'cause you need one, you see
                          Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
           G
'cause you tell me it's
         C
make or break in this
                          Dm
is that why you wanted a love song
           G
'cause you asked for it
            C            F
'cause you need one, you see
                          Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
           G
'cause you tell me it's
         C
make or break in this
        F
if you're on your way
               Dm           C
i'm not gonna write you to stay
        Am
if your heart is no where in it
       G
i dont want it for a minute
         Am
babe ill walk the seven seas
         D/F#
when i believe that there's a reason
   F          G         Dm  F  Am  C
to write you a love song today, today
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Love Song – Sara Bareilles
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