What key is "Bottle It Up" in?

"Bottle It Up" by Sara Bareilles is in the key of A with a tempo of 160 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "Bottle It Up" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "Bottle It Up" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

How long does it take to learn "Bottle It Up" on piano?

1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.

What other songs by Sara Bareilles can I play here?

Try "Vegas", "Hold My Heart", "1000 TIMES". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

There’ll be girls a cross the na tion that ’ll (E7)eat this up, babe.

I know that it’s your soul, but could you (C)bot tle it up and get down to the heart of it?

No, it’s my heart; you’re shit out of your luck.

Don’t make me (C)tell you a gain, my love, love, love, love.

Love, love, love, love.

I am aim ing to be some bod y this (E7)some bod y trusts with her del i cate soul.

I don’t claim (C)kind to know much ex cept soon as you start to make room for the parts that aren’t you, it gets hard er to bloom in a gar den of love, love, love, love.

Love, love, love, love.

(Am)On ly thing I (E)ev er could need, on ly one good thing worth (F)try ing to be, and it’s love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love.

(Love.) I do it for love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love.

We can un der stand the sen ti ment you’re (E7)say ing to us.

Oh, but sen si ble sells, so could you (C)kind ly shut up and get start ed at keep ing your part of the bar gain.

Aw, please, lit tle dar lin’, you’re kill ing me sweet ly with love, love, love, love.

Love, love, love, love.

(Am)On ly thing I (E)ev er could need, on ly one good thing worth (F)try ing to be, and it’s love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love.

(Love.) I do it for love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love, (Love.) love.

We can un Start ed as a (C)flick er meant to be a flame.

Skin has got ten thick er but it burns the same.

Still a ba by in a (Dm)cra dle; got to take my first (F)fall.

Ba by’s get ting next to (F)no where with her back a (G)gainst the wall.

You meant to make me (C)hap py, make me sad.

Want to make it bet ter, (F#)bet ter so bad.

But save your res o (Dm)lu tions for your nev er (F)New Year.

There is on ly one so (F)lu tion I can see (G)here.

(Am)Love, you’re all I (C)ev er could need.

On ly one good thing worth (F)try ing to be, and it’s love… On ly gon na get, (G)get what you give a way, so give love.

Love, I’d do it for love.

On ly gon na get, (G)get what you give a way.

Love.

On ly gon na get, (G)get what you give a way.

Love.

On ly gon na get, (G)get what you give a way.

Love.

Bottle It Up by Sara Bareilles

Easy piano arrangement in the key of A at 160 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “Bottle It Up”

What key is "Bottle It Up" in?: "Bottle It Up" by Sara Bareilles is in the key of A with a tempo of 160 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "Bottle It Up" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "Bottle It Up" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
How long does it take to learn "Bottle It Up" on piano?: 1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.
What other songs by Sara Bareilles can I play here?: Try "Vegas", "Hold My Heart", "1000 TIMES". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.