Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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( [- a3 o" N" HHead under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.8 U" B& \6 ]7 z( U( o, [$ P
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7 }$ z0 V6 s* e8 xThe breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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1 {% X `$ @ x( z" e6 ~: F% s" f* _You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,4 k& X S/ t, n- i8 D2 E; A$ J
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If I’m happy in your hands.# G& h- r5 k4 H7 ], J2 P# S5 l
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.
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4 g% I8 K# k7 ]( o. T& R( ZYou mean well, but you make this hard on me.$ s/ G, Y" v# L
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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' V" m3 r" L: |- y! S'Cause you tell me it's,; K/ [* s7 W* ]* i
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,# b1 ~9 Q/ E. O _
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4 Q, r% P# o4 kI'm not gonna write you to stay.
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If all you have is leaving,
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.$ Y+ }6 U% }! P7 \$ X* \+ g5 V5 e
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Today.
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4 ~0 D1 q3 ~, Z ?(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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# g0 m% F8 Q+ c$ a, m% HI learned the hard way,
* V, L! k% x C S3 DThat they all say things you want to hear.+ p2 }0 h. A% w; g/ f- d, m
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,# o4 `7 \3 j- @; o/ Y
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.1 B6 e2 t6 a, o4 O
You are not what I thought you were.
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Convinced me to please you.' \0 ^0 Y; z; m
Made me think that I need this too.
& q* o$ @$ h3 XI’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
: k2 y5 U7 }3 E9 M0 o6 O'Cause you asked for it,6 _: o) L- T! ^* p A7 e$ B# b
'Cause you need one, you see.
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'Cause you tell me it's,
) D% u- b: _4 |7 r- X8 L) GMake or breaking this.! X0 `) N+ N4 C
If you’re on your way,* R7 `) q2 Q; s3 A1 j& Y2 g3 j2 b% l
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
8 r4 g$ j. A0 K# F" fIf all you have is leaving,
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( H0 s" y' w- v- m+ \Promise me you'll leave the light on,6 f% F, G8 L; D
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
) h' k; x: P( X* [3 J8 U'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,: z3 q; O7 C* M/ e/ O$ e
: ?% {% L# U! m( h. ]( c4 ~7 xI won't write you a love song,0 n1 \& H& N: g |0 y- f( _& W
'Cause you asked for it,4 a+ v! l1 y9 n8 w; N, ?* j9 J& ~: x
'Cause you need one you see.
( Z6 Q+ V& {. x l" `$ F2 Q$ p- o7 KI'm not gonna write you a love song,
# _4 O, {2 W4 q8 t6 D'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.9 z C" P5 U% ?8 l
Is that why you wanted a love song,+ k( S; N/ A( j7 U9 m+ v+ T2 h
'Cause you asked for it,
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I’m not gonna write you a love song," O2 l5 r) s5 e
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
0 p* S1 j+ X) X9 J2 dIf you’re on your way,
! ^6 _* E) J, T1 {, v6 R& [; gI’m not gonna write you to stay.
4 @: t/ Z K4 q' C+ l$ \. RIf your heart is nowhere in it,8 l4 W! K% A ]) r
I don’t want it for a minute.7 @! S$ _+ u! l
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
) s+ C6 J4 o' g+ B3 ^6 H8 CWrite you a love song today.
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