Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song1 F& ]" m3 P' m% ^/ H

Em D, K, }) O1 R8 H) ]! [0 o
Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.# g# h6 ~9 Q! `7 o5 a' _  s$ I3 H
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.5 C4 S. a1 C: m& p% V) i

Em D G  `0 w% \5 s' Z" ?
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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If I’m happy in your hands.$ |6 P7 v& o' P+ b+ b
Em D G A* p- G& m1 [# g/ o! @
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.1 J* |# }& j2 L2 b; _
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.& \8 R1 X2 D6 r! y+ u9 e+ w9 q
Em A
No easy way to say this., |$ [4 s; y) {# h' o/ l. z
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.* q/ C; j2 @7 j: M- u/ H  J# O
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Em9 k1 M  R6 w. v9 b
I'm not gonna write you a love song,. Z: p7 a+ e% h& B+ z
A
'Cause you asked for it,
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.& S3 v- d$ b+ q% a( u. K. ~: C5 R
Em& K, s7 x* l# W$ i
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,
D
Make or break in this.7 B: M; E7 l$ O2 ?" t
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If you’re on your way,
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.8 j) c6 e! Q0 q! |
Bm
If all you have is leaving,
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Bm A9 k- p- ?" C$ r5 z
Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,0 V- n; R" o: V3 M$ i5 Z2 g6 K
That they all say things you want to hear.' R6 K8 x2 Y- r% S+ M
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,9 W  N0 U- H% @8 u3 f5 J; q; f. J
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.5 }, x6 [" _- G! T- S
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,  c, [! w2 W( T, |5 Y& Y
'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 breaking this.  Z5 S$ c+ Q+ l7 N! P( [; I) u! M
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,& v1 ~1 |2 N8 Y
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.2 \/ K) `* u. z, p: x% n6 _' q
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,$ Q9 C  O; n& ^( ?
'Cause you asked for it,' }: \& o$ f1 g- N7 z" Y5 p
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,) a; `$ M' k  U5 }- g4 @; U1 U. `' J
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.6 n9 C! q0 z' A5 Z/ Z
If you’re on your way,2 @- i3 X( V8 v) d" U3 H
I’m not gonna write you to stay.$ g3 o3 Q+ S8 F. Q
If your heart is nowhere in it,, N, q( y6 l4 U' q
I don’t want it for a minute.) M# @- h+ M  M+ i% h
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,+ {. d* P8 b- E! ?4 X3 ]  b, H
Write you a love song today.# F' ^0 |, I: n1 r4 c# z$ v; }
Today