8 Chords used in the song: Gm, Bb, Dm, F, Am, C, G, A
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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
Pre-Chorus:
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
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]
Gm Bb
I learned the hard way
Dm F
That they all say things you want to hear
Gm Bb Dm F
And my heavy heart sinks deep down under you and
Gm
Your twisted words
Bb
Your help just hurts
Dm F Gm
You are not what I thought you were
Bb Dm F
Hello to high and dry
[Pre-chorus 2]
Gm Am
Convinced me to please you
Bb Am
Made me think that I need this too
Gm Am Bb
I'm trying to let you hear me as I am
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
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
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 Bb
'cause i believe there's a way
C
you can love me because i say
Chorus
Gm
I won't 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 F
Cause you tell me it's make or break in this
Bb Gm
Is that why you wanted 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 F
Cause you tell me it's make or break in this
Bb
If you're on your way
Gm F
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Dm
If your heart is nowhere in it
C
I don't want it for a minute
Dm G
Babe, I'll walk the seven seas when I believe that
There's a reason to
Bb C Gm Bb Dm F
Write you a love song today
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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. Read more on Last.fm.