Love Song chords by Sara Bareilles (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Gm
F/A
Bbsus2
C
Dm
C/E
F
D/F#
Csus4
C7
G/B
Am
Bb
A

Intro 1

F/A

Bbsus2

C/E

D/F#

Verse 1
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Head underwater
C 
Dm 
And they tell me
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
To    breathe easy for a while
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Breathing gets harder,
C 
Dm 
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
even I   know that
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Made room for me
C 
Dm 
It's too soon to see
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
If    I'm happy in your hands
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Dm 
I'm unusual  ly        hard to hold on  to
C/E 
F 
D/F# 

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Pre-chorus 1

F/A

Blank stares at blank pages

Bbsus2

Csus4

No easy way to say this

You mean well,

F/A

Bbsus2

but you make this hard on me

Chorus 1
Gm 
I'm not gonna write you a love song
C7 
'Cause you asked for it
F/A 
Bbsus2 
'Cause you need one, you see
D/F# 
Gm 
not gonna write you    a love song
C7 
'Cause you tell me it's
F/A 
Make or breaking this
Bbsus2 
If you're on your way
D/F# 
Gm 
F/A 
I'm not    gonna write you to stay
Dm 
If all you have is leavin'
G/B 
I'ma need  a better reason
Bbsus2 
C 
To write you a love song
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Today,
C 
Dm 
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
today

Verse 2
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
I learned the hard      way
C 
Dm 
That they all say
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
Things you want to hear
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
My hea   vy        heart
C 
Dm 
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
sinks deep down under
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
You and your twisted words
C 
Dm 
Your help just hurts
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
Gm 
You   are not what I thought you    were
F/A 
Bbsus2 
C 
Dm 
Hello to high
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
and dry

Pre-chorus 2
Gm 
F/A 
Convince me to please you
Bbsus2 
Make me think
C 
Csus4 
Gm 
that I need this too
F/A 
Bbsus2 
I'm trying to let you hear me as I am

Chorus 2
Gm 
I'm not gonna write you a love song
C7 
'Cause you asked for it
F/A 
Bbsus2 
'Cause you need one, you see
D/F# 
Gm 
not gonna write you    a love song
C7 
'Cause you tell me it's
F/A 
Make or breaking this
Bbsus2 
If you're on your way
D/F# 
Gm 
F/A 
I'm not    gonna write you to stay
Dm 
If all you have is leavin'
G/B 
I'ma need  a better reason
Bbsus2 
C 
To write you a love song

Bridge 1
Today
Dm 
Am 
Promise  me
Bb 
F 
C/E 
you'll leave the light on
Dm 
Am 
To help me see
Bb 
F 
C 
With daylight, my guide, gone
Dm 
A 
Bb 
'Cause I believe there's a way
C 
You can love me because I say

Chorus 3
Gm 
I'm not gonna write you a love song
C7 
'Cause you asked for it
F/A 
Bbsus2 
'Cause you need one, you see
D/F# 
Gm 
I'm not gonna write you    a love song
C7 
'Cause you tell me it's
F/A 
Make or breaking this
Bbsus2 
D/F# 
Gm 
Is that      why you wanted a      love song?
C7 
'Cause you asked for it
F/A 
'Cause you need one,
Bbsus2 
D/F# 
Gm 
you see I'm not gonna write you    a love song
C7 
'Cause you tell me it's
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Make or breaking this If you're on your way
D/F# 
Gm 
F/A 
I'm not    gonna write you to stay
Bbsus2 
If your heart     is nowhere in it
C 
I don't want it for a minute
Dm 
Babe, I'll walk the seven seas
G/B 
when I believe that there's a reason
Bb 
C 
to write you a love song

Outro 1

F/A

Bbsus2

Today,

C/E

D/F#

today

F/A

Bbsus2

today

C/E

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Gm
F/A
Bbsus2
C
Dm
C/E
F
D/F#
Csus4
C7
G/B
Am
Bb
A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 123

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Love Song by Sara Bareilles, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sara Bareilles's performance.