Sara Bareilles catchy 'Love Song' uses a catchy chord and bass pattern, in which the bass pre-empts the chord change a swung-eighth note early. #
Here's an example of how to do the rhythm.
The actual chords used in the start of Love Song are:
Click below to buy the original sheet music for "Love Song":
Love Song By Sara Bareilles. Piano Vocal (Arranged for piano and voice with guitar chords). 12 pages. Published by CHERRY LANE MUSIC. (2501091) See more info...
Lyrics
Head under water And they tell me to breathe easy for a while Breathing gets harder, even I know that Made room for me, it's too soon to see If I'm happy in your hands ...
Sara Bareilles - Little Voice "By Sara Bareilles. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Pop. Softcover. 106 pages. Published by Cherry Lane Music"