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Head un (F)der wa ter, and (C)they tell me to (C)breathe eas y for a while.
The breath ing (F)gets hard er, e (C)ven I know that.
Made room (F)for me.
It’s too soon (C)to see if (C)I’m hap py in your hands.
I’m un u (F)su’l ly hard (C)to (Dm)hold on to.
Blank stares at blank pag es.
No eas y way to say (D)this.
You mean well but you make this hard on me.
I’m not gon na write you a (Gm)love song ’cause you ask for it, ’cause you need one.
You see, I’m not gon na write (D)you a (Gm)love song ’cause you tell me it’s make or break in’ this.
If you’re on your way, (D)I’m not gon na (Gm)write you to (F)stay.
If (Dm)all you have is leav in’, I’m gon na (G7)need a bet ter rea son to write you
a love song
to day,
to day
ay.
I learned (F)the hard way that (C)they all say
things you wan na hear.
And my heav (F)y heart sinks deep down un der (Gm)you and your twist (F)ed words.
Your help (C)just hurts.
You (C)are not what I thought (D)you were.
(F)Hel lo
(C)to high and dry.
Con vinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this, (D)too.
I’m try in’ to let you (Bbsus2)hear me as I am.
I’m not gon na write you a (Dm)all you have is leav in’, I’m gon na (G7)need a bet ter rea son to write you a love song to day.
Prom ise (Am)me
you’ll leave the light on
to help me (Am)see
the day light.
My (F)guide, come (C)on.
’Cause I be lieve
there’s a way
you can (C)love me, be cause I say I won’t write you a (D)love song ’cause you ask for it, ’cause you need one.
You see, I’m not gon na write (D)you a (Gm)love song ’cause you tell me it’s make or break in’ this.
Is (Bbsus2)that why you want ed (D)a (Gm)love song ’cause you ask for it, ’cause you need one?
You see, I’m not gon na write (D)you a (Gm)love song ’cause you tell me it’s make or break in’ this.
If you’re on your way, (D)I’m not gon na (Gm)write you to (F)stay.
If your (Bb)heart is no where in it, I don’t (C)want it for a min ute.
Babe, I (Dm)walk the sev en seas when I be (G7)lieve that there’s a rea son to (Bb)write you a love song to day,
to (F)day.
This page shows “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 125 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.