Biography:
Sara Beth Bareilles (born December 7, 1979) is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter, pianist, Broadway composer, actress, and TV producer and writer. Bareilles was born and raised in Eureka, California, United States.
After graduating from UCLA in 2002, Bareilles performed at local bars and clubs. She issued two demos of mostly live tracks in 2003: The First One in April and The Summer Sessions in October.
In January 2004, Bareilles released her first studio album, Careful Confessions.
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Other songs:
- Beautiful Girl
- Between The Lines
- Blue Bird
- Bluebird
- Bottle It Up
- Brave
- Breathe Again
- Bright Lights And Cityscapes
- Chasing The Sun
- City
- Come Round Soon
- Everything Changes
- Fairy Tale
- Fire
- Gonna Get Over You
- Gravity
- I Choose You
- I Didn't Plan It
- I Didn't Plan It (waitress)
- I Just Want You
- King Of Anything
- Love Song
- Lulu's Pie Song (waitress The Musical)
- Lulu's Pie Song (waitress)
- Manhattan
- Many The Miles
- Once Upon Another Time
- One Sweet Love
- Only Shadows
- Orpheus
- She Used To Be Mine - The Waitress
- Sweet As Whole
- Theodosia Reprise
- Uncharted
- Winter Song
- Without A Believer
- 1000 Times
- Any Way The Wind Blows
- Armor
- August Moon
- Bad Idea
- Basket Case
- Before I Ever Knew Better
- Before I Knew Better
- Bittersweet
- Cassiopeia
- Chandelier
- December
- Eden
- Fairytale
- Free Ride
- Genie In A Bottle
- Hercules
- Hold My Heart
- I Didnt Plan It
- I Wanna Be Like Me
- If I Dare
- Im On Fire
- In Your Eyes
- Islands
- Kaleidoscope Heart
- Let The Rain
- Lie To Me
- Little Black Dress
- Love Is Christmas
- Love On The Rocks
- Machine Gun
- Morningside
- My Love
- Never Ever Getting Rid Of Me
- Not Alone
- Opening Up
- Parking Lot
- Red
- Root Down
- Satellite Call
- Say Youre Sorry
- Send Me The Moon
- Seriously
- She Used To Be Mine
- Single Ladies
- Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay
- Soft Place To Land
- Song For A Soldier
- Stay
- Take On Me
- The Light
- Tread Water
- Undertow
- Vegas
- What Baking Can Do
- Whats Inside
- When He Sees Me
- Yellow
- You Matter To Me
- You Will Still Be Mine
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This one isn't perfect, but it's MUCH closer than the other three versions on here, and
easier to play as well. Capo on the third fret.
[Verse 1]
Em G
head under water
Bm
and they tell me
D
to breathe easy for a while
Em G
but breathing gets harder
Bm D
even I know that
Em G
you made room for me
Bm
but it's too soon to see
D
if I'm happy in your hands
Em G Bm D
I'm unusually hard to hold on to
[Pre-chorus]
Em D
blank stares at blank pages
G A
no easy way to say this
Em D G
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
[Chorus]
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D G
'cause you need one, you see
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or break in this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' Im'a need a better reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today
[Verse 2]
Em G
I learned the hard way
Bm
that they all say
D
things you wanna hear
Em G
and my heavy heart
Bm D
sings deep down under you
Em G
and your twisted words
Bm
your help just hurts
D
you were not what I thought you were
Em G Bm D
hello to high and dry
[Pre-chorus]
Em D
convinced me to please you
G A
made me think that I need this too
Em D G
I'm trying to let you hear me as I am
[Chorus]
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D G
'cause you need one, you see
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or break in this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' Im'a need a better reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today
[Bridge]
Bm F#m G
promise me
D A
you'll leave the light on
Bm F#m G
to help me see
D A
with daylight, my guide, gone
Bm F# G
'cause I believe there's a way
A
you can love me because I say
[Chorus]
Em
I won't write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D G
'cause you need one you see
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
D
is that why you wanted a love song
G
'cause you asked for it
Em D
'cause you need one you see
Bm E
I'm not gonna write you a love song
G A Em G Bm D
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
if you're on your way
I'm not gonna write you to stay
G
if your heart is nowhere in it
A
I don't want it for a minute
Bm
babe I'll walk the seven seas
E
when I believe that there's a reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today, today
easier to play as well. Capo on the third fret.
[Verse 1]
Em G
head under water
Bm
and they tell me
D
to breathe easy for a while
Em G
but breathing gets harder
Bm D
even I know that
Em G
you made room for me
Bm
but it's too soon to see
D
if I'm happy in your hands
Em G Bm D
I'm unusually hard to hold on to
[Pre-chorus]
Em D
blank stares at blank pages
G A
no easy way to say this
Em D G
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
[Chorus]
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D G
'cause you need one, you see
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or break in this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' Im'a need a better reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today
[Verse 2]
Em G
I learned the hard way
Bm
that they all say
D
things you wanna hear
Em G
and my heavy heart
Bm D
sings deep down under you
Em G
and your twisted words
Bm
your help just hurts
D
you were not what I thought you were
Em G Bm D
hello to high and dry
[Pre-chorus]
Em D
convinced me to please you
G A
made me think that I need this too
Em D G
I'm trying to let you hear me as I am
[Chorus]
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D G
'cause you need one, you see
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or break in this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' Im'a need a better reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today
[Bridge]
Bm F#m G
promise me
D A
you'll leave the light on
Bm F#m G
to help me see
D A
with daylight, my guide, gone
Bm F# G
'cause I believe there's a way
A
you can love me because I say
[Chorus]
Em
I won't write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D G
'cause you need one you see
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
D
is that why you wanted a love song
G
'cause you asked for it
Em D
'cause you need one you see
Bm E
I'm not gonna write you a love song
G A Em G Bm D
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
if you're on your way
I'm not gonna write you to stay
G
if your heart is nowhere in it
A
I don't want it for a minute
Bm
babe I'll walk the seven seas
E
when I believe that there's a reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today, today
