Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song: h( k% M4 c9 X2 x5 D8 Q

/ O% K" R! a1 y
Em D3 q' G5 C' I5 j+ V
Head under water,& ]: D% l& I) d; Z  k
G A/ x; m: L8 `" M+ r
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A- y/ u' m4 x- C4 T
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

Em D G6 J; _7 j' G% u0 W3 C  Q% X
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,! I) m) W* C8 C* k/ t6 p( \) z+ I
A
If I’m happy in your hands.
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
" F/ w( J& Z0 J
Em D
Blank stares at blank pages." u" b4 u+ S1 n1 t! C
Em A
No easy way to say this.
Em D A Bm- a% R- {: u# a# {! }* F
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.( D) M9 e: i! s2 i7 q1 D

Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,% Q. D! _% \" k
A. J. |1 F" h3 Q  u8 B6 g
'Cause you asked for it,# B$ L; h4 I9 s2 N) R
D G3 A7 _7 u8 I0 o4 E' i% o/ J! ^# `
'Cause you need one, you see.
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,0 A' Y' A6 z0 T) E4 M0 h
A) i. [. _" W5 O8 |
'Cause you tell me it's,
D5 x" P4 ~7 ~0 C; R& D! n
Make or break in this.( s7 C1 M9 m2 ~* N7 T
G
If you’re on your way,
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.. Y0 `- v6 O# I( s8 Q
Bm: E) Q% h  M0 s1 Y" m/ F6 o
If all you have is leaving,& s! Y& }$ E1 L  |, n0 y
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today." S. \: R% N/ b9 R5 G/ r6 `

Bm A( X+ n$ B7 \9 z. H+ \( ^
Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)0 k+ K$ l$ v; `' a+ c3 d3 H

I learned the hard way,) i7 T9 \& ?! O: S# C8 v7 R' t9 l2 r, _
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,% I9 u1 T) a8 [! ~! \+ }' h. {
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.& P0 M& V3 ?7 n8 R+ ?" c) I! O
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.
% _! c% w' U* k5 c- x7 {
Convinced me to please you.$ s# a& R1 g; x0 I1 ^+ I' P0 y
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.8 e- ?. C2 ], I

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,' G. c. J0 q. L7 m
'Cause you need one, you see.1 B5 g1 R3 Q+ q) |$ Y
I'm not gonna write you a love song," `& h# ]: M' ]7 r2 D9 T
'Cause you tell me it's,( K* k8 e/ @. o$ @: {- U
Make or breaking this.+ Q; z+ {) @% d% a+ ~
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.  w/ g. D( n, t
If all you have is leaving,; J) n# X) F2 Z, a
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.' G. Y' w/ Z' }/ o

Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.& X$ i: D3 `/ r
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,% G8 C# m& I4 t, y) z% Z

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,8 W0 u2 K5 }; M4 P' w2 ^  L
'Cause you need one you see.9 Z) r( A/ @! u. m$ O1 e
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.# j7 G% ]8 a# v3 n
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,. M, S9 `% z! T8 x; C: u
'Cause you need one you see.# [* H5 i! F8 `4 [) o7 v
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.) Z) D3 j8 O  {0 h- O  {4 T( N1 a
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,1 _% b& C0 D1 s* v" o! o# v! X
Write you a love song today.
Today