Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song2 Y- Y) G4 J& ~; [
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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.# ]7 i" `* e8 i* j: _
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,4 X" h& P* o% P: X# l, `( q- C
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If I’m happy in your hands./ f- f) o( J3 x5 g/ t2 M2 O" P3 q
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.. U* u8 j3 K6 o( Z, x

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Blank stares at blank pages.4 p3 i0 Z* b. |. R/ C9 Q# P
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No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,( a5 ~( O% y0 Y! z3 u
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'Cause you asked for it,5 x' u9 B2 R$ u& e3 b9 `$ s# [
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'Cause you need one, you see./ c6 O! Z- |- u- M
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,* z* D; D7 g" f; S6 z9 \& R' O( x
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.( L& e5 y' A9 q5 j
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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.1 ?! O; V2 ^% s; F! Q( }8 V. x* V
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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.5 ~) p# V" N+ z6 O
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.& u* J# T3 r; t: X: c' z
You are not what I thought you were.! F- u" [% M' o8 k
Hello to high and dry.% x% F9 }, z1 i" y
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Convinced me to please you.7 [: O% U- V: y7 f/ T' ]8 ?& {
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.3 ]6 d2 m3 e0 I) o
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,* U8 G/ q' w: B
'Cause you asked for it,( \( k$ B/ j& i* {7 V1 N1 d; Q
'Cause you need one, you see.& Y7 l$ S9 i$ V4 J& v  J- X0 M. a- I! q
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,! R5 t7 |) k5 [& B1 i
I'm not gonna write you to stay.# J) n% b6 p5 R3 Q( t5 G
If all you have is leaving,/ C+ n& C* `  k
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,: G, {& U2 w0 l9 B! e
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,
'Cause you asked for it,! g% E' J; H) k& s' U
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song," X  ?! u5 I8 J8 `9 T2 j1 [1 z
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.' t9 X6 l: r  e* ^4 F4 y
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'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.
If you’re on your way,  ^! q% B) R: L  q
I’m not gonna write you to stay.3 @. u: z' F* Y; p4 d
If your heart is nowhere in it,- f& _0 [' w8 o2 M, U
I don’t want it for a minute.5 c+ C. q& j/ e0 {  Q' h$ p
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,! x2 m% i8 q8 a/ z
Write you a love song today.' e/ c/ k- A1 Y  P7 {, j/ u
Today