If you enjoy playing pop songs on the piano, you may want to consider learning how to play "Love Song" by Taylor Swift. The song, which appeared on Swift's album entitled Fearless in November 2008, requires only four basic chords that accompany the lyrics.http://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Taylor-Swift/dp/B001EYGOEM Pianists of all skill levels will be able to master playing this country love song.

"Love Story" debuted at number four on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart and remained on the chart for 42 consecutive weeks.http://www.billboard.com/song/taylor-swift/love-story/12052731#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=2009-01-17 The song and its music video won several awards in 2009, including a BMI Country Award for "Song of the Year," a BMI Pop Award for "Song of the Year," two CMT Music Awards for "Female Video of the Year" and "Video of the Year," and a Country Music Association Award for "Music Video of the Year."http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/taylor_swift/awards.html 

To play "Love Story" by Taylor Swift on the piano, you need to know four basic chords. You will play the chords with your right hand and accompany them with one note played an octave lower with the left hand. The chords are as follows:

• C chord (C, E, G), which is played with your right thumb on C, your middle finger on E and your right little finger on G. Play C an octave lower with your left little finger.
• G chord (B, D, G), which is played with your right thumb on B, your index finger on D and your right little finger on G. With your left hand, play G an octave lower with your left thumb.
• A minor (A, C, E), which is played with your right thumb on A, your middle finger on C and your right little finger on E. With you left hand, play A an octave lower with your left little finger.
• F chord (C, F, A), which is played with your right thumb on middle C, your middle finger on F and your right little finger on A. With you left hand, play F an octave lower with your left thumb.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4lmz58zE8Y&feature=player_embedded  

There are two different chord progressions for the verses to "Love Story," but the pattern repeat throughout the rest of the song. For the first verse, play the chords in the following order:

1. C
2. F
3. A minor
4. F

Repeat the four chords in that same order once more, as the melody will remain the same for the second verse as the first verse. For the third verse that leads up to the chorus, learn to play the chords in the following order.:

1. F
2. G
3. A minor
4. C

This progression will repeat once more. When playing, you can pulse the chords or use your piano's petal to draw out the notes and give the song more "drive."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4lmz58zE8Y&feature=player_embedded 

If you are already familiar with the lyrics to "Love Story," it might be beneficial to sing along while you play on the piano. The lyrics can help guide your chord progressions. Refer to the following lyrics, which include parenthetical notes about what chords to play on the word it precedes. Once you reach the chorus, repeat the same pattern from the beginning, with the C chord.

(C) We were both young, when I first saw you.
(F) I close my eyes and the flashback starts:
I'm standing (A minor) there, on a (F) balcony of summer air

(C) I see the lights; see the party, the ball gowns
(F) I see you make your way through the crowd
You say (A minor) hello, (F) little did I know...

(F) That you were Romeo, you were (G) throwing pebbles
(A minor) And my daddy said, "Stay away from (C) Juliet"
(F) And I was crying on the staircase-
(G) Begging you, "Please don't (A minor) go..."
And I said...

Chorus:
Romeo, take me somewhere, we can be alone.
I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,
It's a love story, baby, just say yes.

So I sneak out to the garden to see you.
We keep quiet, because we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.
Oh, Oh.

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter,
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me
I was begging you, "Please don't go"
And I said...

Chorus

Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.
This love is difficult, but it's real.
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.
It's a love story, baby, just say yes.
Oh, Oh.

I got tired of waiting.
Wondering if you were ever coming around.
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town.
And I said...

Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone.
I keep waiting for you but you never come.
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...

"Marry me Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.
I love you, and that's all I really know.
I talked to your dad -- go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby just say... yes."
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh.

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you...http://www.taylorswift.com/music#/fearless/love_story