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 ( 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 Pre-chorus: 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 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: 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 if your heart is no where in it C i dont want it for a minute Dm babe ill walk the seven seas G when i believe that there's a reason Bb C Gm Bb Dm F to write you a love song today, today This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
8 ukulele chords used in "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles: A, Am, Bb, C, Dm, F, G and Gm
Dude. I’m dislexic and this is super hard to read when you don’t put all of the chords. Like honestly. Don’t be lazy, actually do it, it’s not as convenient as you think it is.
FULL TABS:
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 – Same as Verse 1 –
Gm Bb
i learned the hard way
Dm
that they all say
F
things you wanna hear
Gm Bb
and my heavy heart
Dm F
sings deep down under you
Gm Bb
and your twisted words
Dm
your help just hurts
F
you were not what i thought you were
Gm Bb Dm F
hello to high and dry
Pre-Chorus:
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 wont write you a love song
C
’cause you asked for it
F Bb
’cause you need one,
Gm
i’m not gonna write you a love song
C
’cause you tell me it’s
F
make or break in this
is that why you wanted a love song
C
’cause you asked for it
F Bb
’cause you need one,
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
if your heart is no where in it
C
i dont want it for a minute
Dm
babe ill walk the seven seas
G
when i believe that there’s a reason
Bb C Gm Bb Dm F
to write you a love song today, today
It would be awesome if you were to finish out the chords on your songs. It may seem basic to you, but it is difficult to play a song that you want to learn if you have to scroll back and forth. It’s understandable that you want to get songs finished quickly but at this point I have been finding songs like this constantly and it just seems like you won’t ever finish them. I love this website but I have been going to different ones because of this very problem.
Thanks! 😉
I agree with others that it’s annoying to have to scroll back to figure out the chords, but otherwise this is spot on! Very nice!
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 – Same as Verse 1 –
Gm Bb
i learned the hard way
Dm
that they all say
F
things you wanna hear
Gm Bb
and my heavy heart
Dm F
sings deep down under you
Gm Bb
and your twisted words
Dm
your help just hurts
F
you were not what i thought you were
Gm Bb Dm F
hello to high and dry
Pre-Chorus:
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 wont write you a love song
C
’cause you asked for it
F Bb
’cause you need one,
Gm
i’m not gonna write you a love song
C
’cause you tell me it’s
F
make or break in this
is that why you wanted a love song
C
’cause you asked for it
F Bb
’cause you need one,
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
if your heart is no where in it
C
i dont want it for a minute
Dm
babe ill walk the seven seas
G
when i believe that there’s a reason
Bb C Gm Bb Dm F
to write you a love song today, today
+2 makes it a little easier!
Is it really so hard to just put in the same chords again? It’s really annoying when you’re trying to learn a song and have to continuously scroll back and forth to find the lyrics and the chords.
Very easy and awesome song to perform on uke, thanks for the chords!
the c above “i dont want it for a minute” sounds closer to the original when replaced with Bb
its really annoying when people do the “same as first verse thing” because i dont have the lyrics or the chords memorized and it makes it really frustrating.
ok… Bye!
Please quit complaining. Whoever does this does to put the work into it. If you don’t like it, don’t use it. I use uketabs for everything. I love it. Thank you!
I feel like the C above “I dont want it for a minute” is wrong, just like Ukulilo. But I think G7 fits better
took me forever to find out so I thought I’d share
Honestly tho.
intro: Gm, F, Bb (or Bbsus2), C, Dm, C, F, D
I don’t care if you finish the song or not cause you’re just trying to do your best. Thank you for making a tab for this. :);)
Can we seriously get this finished though cause like I’m tryna learn this song thnx
Can you finish the song
Can you please add the rest of the chords.
thanks for the chords it came in handy