Love Song Uke tab by Sara Bareilles

8 Chords used in the song: Gm, Bb, Dm, F, Am, C, G/B, A

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Year:  2007
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: F, DmChords
Verse 1
Gm Gm Bb Bb
head under water
Dm Dm
and they tell me
F F
to breathe easy for a while
Gm Gm Bb Bb
but breathing gets harder
Dm Dm F F
even i know that

Gm Gm Bb Bb
you made room for me
Dm Dm
but its too soon to see
F F
if im happy in your hands
Gm Gm Bb Bb Dm Dm F F
im unusually hard to hold on to

Prechorus:
Gm Gm Am Am
blank stares at blank pages
Bb Bb Am Am
no easy way to say this
Gm Gm Am Am Bb Bb
you mean well, but you make this hard on me

Chorus:
Gm Gm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
C C
'cause you asked for it
F F Bb Bb
'cause you need one, you see
Gm Gm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
C C
'cause you tell me it's
F F
make or break in this
Bb Bb
if you're on your way
Gm Gm F F
i'm not gonna write you to stay
Dm Dm G/B G/B
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
Bb Bb C C Gm Gm Bb Bb Dm Dm F 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 Dm Am Am Bb Bb
promise me
F F C C
you'll leave the light on
Dm Dm Am Am Bb Bb
to help me see
F F C C
with daylight, my guide, gone
Dm Dm A A(maj) Bb Bb
'cause i believe there's a way
C 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 Dm
if your heart is no where in it
C C
i dont want it for a minute
Dm Dm
babe ill walk the seven seas
G/B G/B
when i believe that there's a reason
Bb Bb C C Gm Gm Bb Bb Dm Dm F F
to write you a love song today, today

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I'm a beginner and it bothers me that the other verses do not have the chords above them. however I like the song and the chords are good.
09 May 2021
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This is so great, well done! It's such a fun song to play, and the tab is just perfect.
11 Mar 2017
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Same key as recorded version! Yay!
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good but some places seem alittle off :) x
18 Feb 2010
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About this song: Love Song

Love Song is the first single released from Sara Bareilles's 2007 album Little Voice. It was written in response to her record label Epic requesting that she write a marketable love song. The song was also featured in a Rhapsody commercial along with "Bottle It Up", and in commercials for the TV show The Return of Jezebel James and the movies Made of Honor and Suburban Girl. Many radio stations cut out the bridge of the song, shortening the track to 3:54 instead of the album length of 4:21.

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