Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,6 h0 _% e2 i+ o& E* q+ p
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.: P' L/ S8 o9 O8 v; O
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.( ]+ [2 Z  z/ e" T* t

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,9 u6 G' T& A9 x5 o1 e' E+ E5 k$ K
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.1 |7 f6 T% f) w5 V9 `% ]! ]" X

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Blank stares at blank pages.7 E6 W/ A) j. [4 g9 S' k
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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," s8 `$ o1 q# l" W4 h
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,+ T2 `& d( E. }6 n2 Q
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'Cause you tell me it's,8 m9 ~/ C4 i; _2 @
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,4 y" R% r& v# u6 Z" f9 R" E( b
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I'm not gonna write you to stay." T- v$ [; k8 i$ R( V
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If all you have is leaving," R) F2 j& S( b/ F* K' O  ^- p
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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Today.; R; `  d. {: n/ W- Q& i. T3 F
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)4 \- d, {3 n; A/ c. \

I learned the hard way,& ?2 S- k; e; G% b+ o' L, O- h
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.6 \! h9 X% y- B& Q+ k
You are not what I thought you were.7 h; Q' z! r2 E: \. T
Hello to high and dry.. |3 }# w# M" c
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Convinced me to please you.$ A* ~8 l( K- s9 @8 U' t
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.0 X+ w; r. t" U
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see., Y$ M4 Q" J2 P/ H( A+ m8 ^
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,4 A& J4 f9 b  y5 p0 J0 P9 |
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,
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.) q% `2 R% l; O# m8 s& s: C- `4 |
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,3 O& Z; p: w7 h, @6 ]9 s' g
'Cause you need one you see.8 z( |8 m, V1 v0 p) A9 r7 _$ T
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,; k* v6 }5 `/ W: Q0 p3 v# N, e
'Cause you need one you see.& g( h5 N4 @0 M1 f9 ]
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,9 M1 Q: `3 g- n. j2 \; X# T4 L
I’m not gonna write you to stay.# _2 g8 y; d. M$ k
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,
Write you a love song today./ N# x: B  @6 I% ~' Q7 D
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