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

Verse 1
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
 (G minor) Head un (F/A) der (B flatsus2) water
C 
Dm 
 (C major) And they  (D minor) tell me
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
 (C/E) To    breathe  (F major) easy for a while  (D/F#) 
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
 (G minor) Breathing  (F/A) gets  (B flatsus2) harder,
C 
Dm 
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
 (C major) even  (D minor) I   know  (C/E)  (F major) that  (D/F#) 
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
 (G minor) Made room  (F/A) for  (B flatsus2) me
C 
Dm 
It's too soon  (C major) to  (D minor) see
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
 (C/E) If    I'm  (F major) happy in your  (D/F#) hands
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Dm 
 (G minor) I'm unu (F/A) sual   (B flatsus2) ly        hard to hold  (D minor) on  to
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
 (C/E)  (F major)  (D/F#) 

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Pre-chorus 1

Blank stares at blank pages

No easy way to say this

You mean well,

but you make this hard on me

Chorus 1
Gm 
I'm not gonna write you a  (G minor) love song
C7 
'Cause you asked  (C7) for it
F/A 
Bbsus2 
'Cause you need  (F/A) one, you see  (B flatsus2) 
D/F# 
Gm 
not gonna write  (D/F#) you    a  (G minor) love song
C7 
'Cause you tell  (C7) me it's
F/A 
Make or breaking  (F/A) this
Bbsus2 
If you're on  (B flatsus2) your way
D/F# 
Gm 
F/A 
I'm  (D/F#) not    gonna  (G minor) write you to stay  (F/A) 
Dm 
If  (D minor) all you have is leavin'
G/B 
I'ma  (G/B) need  a better reason
Bbsus2 
C 
To write  (B flatsus2) you a love  (C major) song
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Today,  (G minor)  (F/A)  (B flatsus2) 
C 
Dm 
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
 (C major) to (D minor) day  (C/E)  (F major)  (D/F#) 

Verse 2
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
 (G minor) I learned  (F/A) the  (B flatsus2) hard      way
C 
Dm 
 (C major) That they  (D minor) all say
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
 (C/E)  (F major) Things you want to hear  (D/F#) 
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
 (G minor) My  (F/A) hea    (B flatsus2) vy        heart
C 
Dm 
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
 (C major) sinks  (D minor) deep down  (C/E)  (F major) under  (D/F#) 
Gm 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
You  (G minor) and your  (F/A) twisted  (B flatsus2) words
C 
Dm 
Your  (C major) help just  (D minor) hurts
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
Gm 
 (C/E) You   are  (F major) not what I thought  (D/F#) you    were  (G minor) 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
C 
Dm 
 (F/A) Hello  (B flatsus2)  (C major) to high  (D minor) 
C/E 
F 
D/F# 
and  (C/E)  (F major) dry  (D/F#) 

Pre-chorus 2
Gm 
F/A 
 (G minor) Convince me  (F/A) to please you
Bbsus2 
 (B flatsus2) Make me think
C 
Csus4 
Gm 
 (C major) that I need  (Csus4) this too  (G minor) 
F/A 
Bbsus2 
I'm trying  (F/A) to let you hear  (B flatsus2) me as I am

Chorus 2
Gm 
I'm not gonna write you a  (G minor) love song
C7 
'Cause you asked  (C7) for it
F/A 
Bbsus2 
'Cause you need  (F/A) one, you see  (B flatsus2) 
D/F# 
Gm 
not gonna write  (D/F#) you    a  (G minor) love song
C7 
'Cause you tell  (C7) me it's
F/A 
Make or breaking  (F/A) this
Bbsus2 
If you're on  (B flatsus2) your way
D/F# 
Gm 
F/A 
I'm  (D/F#) not    gonna  (G minor) write you to stay  (F/A) 
Dm 
If  (D minor) all you have is leavin'
G/B 
I'ma  (G/B) need  a better reason
Bbsus2 
C 
To write  (B flatsus2) you a love  (C major) song

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

Chorus 3
Gm 
I'm not gonna write you a  (G minor) love song
C7 
'Cause you asked  (C7) for it
F/A 
Bbsus2 
'Cause you need  (F/A) one, you see  (B flatsus2) 
D/F# 
Gm 
I'm not gonna write  (D/F#) you    a  (G minor) love song
C7 
'Cause you tell  (C7) me it's
F/A 
Make or breaking  (F/A) this
Bbsus2 
D/F# 
Gm 
Is  (B flatsus2) that      why you wanted  (D/F#) a      love  (G minor) song?
C7 
'Cause you asked  (C7) for it
F/A 
'Cause you need  (F/A) one,
Bbsus2 
D/F# 
Gm 
you see  (B flatsus2) I'm not gonna write  (D/F#) you    a  (G minor) love song
C7 
'Cause you tell  (C7) me it's
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Make or breaking  (F/A) this If you're on  (B flatsus2) your way
D/F# 
Gm 
F/A 
I'm  (D/F#) not    gonna  (G minor) write you to stay  (F/A) 
Bbsus2 
If your  (B flatsus2) heart     is nowhere in it
C 
I don't  (C major) want it for a minute
Dm 
Babe, I'll  (D minor) walk the seven seas
G/B 
when I be (G/B) lieve that there's a reason
Bb 
C 
to write  (B flat major) you a love  (C major) song

Outro 1

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GuitarPianoUkulele

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.