Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.4 }1 u6 B* g. D4 v# N# g3 e  w
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.0 Z8 n! c, D8 @: `

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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If I’m happy in your hands.0 v4 u0 W" i: k  g
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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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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.1 Z2 p, M1 z: k- N+ `

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,% A1 K2 P0 ?3 ^7 K5 ?
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'Cause you asked for it,' T+ u# }7 `- I8 K$ l! ~$ i9 h
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,3 `1 W) s/ X1 c* `
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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.: `" D0 E' S! m% V8 ~2 {7 A
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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.

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Today.7 j) g6 b8 ?/ Y
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.' S6 I/ T9 F6 f; L+ U
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,; @" i. s1 Y7 s, a, _; S
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.) Z& v- w  s9 E& O9 a
Hello to high and dry.! z6 a: @1 @# ^) E2 i6 J( Y
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Convinced me to please you.+ ~. a7 {) w/ C  t- ]1 R: u
Made me think that I need this too.% Y8 ?- q7 v! e
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.; {& r' t0 P6 X( U5 U9 P# F

I'm not gonna write you a love song,- W& \* w1 R  I+ y$ ^* T8 v# d
'Cause you asked for it,& ?: \$ N) M( w' Q! o$ j( ^
'Cause you need one, you see.2 r% n- H. ]1 Y! f9 N% d0 @4 t
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,7 q; L) J6 m3 l% m7 X9 f0 \; T
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,$ A, e2 K5 Q7 ?' `: T5 ?
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.  H* v3 n8 s* \. J: ~0 u$ U
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,% q9 m* H) W1 e2 e) p! b4 |9 h+ g

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,+ Y* v) \* x0 K+ D: u7 j
'Cause you need one you see.% u3 G: e" @  Q3 L; H/ M! m* ^
I'm not gonna write you a love song,; y, H% @5 z! h- R" F3 I: W" }
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.2 A, l3 P% H# V. G3 s& A
Is that why you wanted a love song,2 T1 b4 X( d! F* r  C5 I8 P' G
'Cause you asked for it,) D+ _  Y+ T' r: j" t) O3 F5 Z- K
'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.  _( ^0 d: f, K0 t) u" Q. _* F" f/ h
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.7 F# C1 d8 E6 w
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.0 u; \8 W$ ]; W8 @% U6 f# \
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today." \' Y7 Q4 l% d4 Z( c& U
Today