Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Em D
Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.  u) P  h: F8 d' ?
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
A
If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.  W0 [" C& O+ C' K

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.: r6 U$ |' G+ F, O) f- y  v" l
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,, {+ o/ T8 t: f2 q! M3 |2 Z
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'Cause you asked for it,4 H; Y- W; f6 c% t
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'Cause you need one, you see.
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,0 z  b/ K. I( N3 e
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.# R% G2 \* i& j% ^( s
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If you’re on your way,
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
Bm
If all you have is leaving,
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.3 l0 F, b0 h5 n; _

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Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses), d6 T5 I6 ]" k6 f
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I learned the hard way,
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.- Z6 @( q/ `3 n. o  B
You are not what I thought you were.& C4 I6 s. x! O# c& k
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.3 q. C5 c0 N# D! o5 C
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.

I'm not gonna write you a love song,( u) ]+ J& M; n3 G" v/ c
'Cause you asked for it,6 @* s" y- c% Z& ?
'Cause you need one, you see.8 u2 ]8 z: P+ [2 L
I'm not gonna write you a love song,8 A% q7 N$ G4 c; W
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.' t9 E- z  C, r8 A" _9 ?8 i
If you’re on your way,( S+ p3 l7 N( }& a
I'm not gonna write you to stay.( ]+ ^+ Z1 z2 o
If all you have is leaving,
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,, n5 V$ g, w/ K$ b% x* z& _
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.3 Q0 N( g4 b: |  i* P0 M
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,9 V5 M  X& J; T6 s

I won't write you a love song,( T7 y' A2 X8 ^$ @+ U( u
'Cause you asked for it,) t$ L2 y: Z0 b: u5 y
'Cause you need one you see.. R0 {) N% k* N; b7 z" L8 n' @, \! k
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,
'Cause you need one you see.- d; J, c0 G/ S9 J2 s# O
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.
If your heart is nowhere in it,# w4 I! c9 E, A/ x, f- c
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to," E, ^/ a- m0 B5 c) P' P/ H
Write you a love song today.% Y5 j& P6 M& n+ ^
Today