Sara Bareilles - Love Song: m/ T+ q: S" _
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Head under water,
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+ K2 B8 d# a! t4 J0 c2 m `; B! z* CAnd they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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W( N. U: L8 A- D; GThe breathing gets harder, even I know that.) q! x8 ]7 h* }8 `) ~
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see, z# [. h7 V1 J; n& n/ Y* Q
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, h* Q, D7 p8 N' f3 PIf I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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2 `9 Y/ ?$ G0 a9 e5 `Blank stares at blank pages.& h3 m6 {1 N3 h
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No easy way to say this.2 o0 V: J7 i; Z* \- r
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i9 q2 E, n7 N: S S1 _+ R4 @You mean well, but you make this hard on me.! r* p( q. q9 _$ D4 w
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,8 l; X# D% N7 K0 T) y. c( z
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'Cause you asked for it,
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6 ~5 R$ d3 c1 E" `+ Y1 K'Cause you need one, you see.4 u9 e9 F1 `2 K( V& {! F+ k) [
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- {' J7 J6 v( ?I'm not gonna write you a love song,0 S! u* _/ c \: [. x4 ?
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' h2 D+ i; j9 @' f8 ?'Cause you tell me it's,
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4 P+ K/ m0 c8 h, U7 `: Y: Z" @ BMake or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,& s7 V- t0 t7 s2 m( c
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9 K/ A7 ?: L6 |0 ~I'm not gonna write you to stay.3 f+ G: E; E( r: s7 Q% g- X
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If all you have is leaving,3 Q8 S% J5 Z! e+ z3 {! ~
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.: L0 e9 [6 T- ]! y1 [
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# Q* o2 R% |8 o* |. ?Today.
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4 T/ T4 P5 j& g" o(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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/ I+ z% y8 \4 `% c; M# K% AI learned the hard way,( a& T$ J: p4 {8 k9 r# i
That they all say things you want to hear.( p& \; y; w% b7 y" C
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,; g' l4 u& N, e' S
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.$ o+ K' h/ M: o
You are not what I thought you were.
8 x5 d, A8 B- w( w/ p- L. PHello to high and dry.
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3 q6 P* E( b7 M( H/ d1 K. MConvinced me to please you.$ [/ Q. a C0 o7 {7 @5 W1 S
Made me think that I need this too.
8 ]1 a$ t2 {$ T5 G K1 M Z5 Y# H% fI’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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& K! y9 a. M; N* b7 wI'm not gonna write you a love song,/ s$ S5 w9 `& U
'Cause you asked for it,
+ j* v( e. L, |0 x'Cause you need one, you see.1 [/ I( K. \8 N8 L! z
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
" z+ f g2 H2 h2 h' p'Cause you tell me it's,7 i5 P3 Q4 I& n) Z
Make or breaking this.4 `6 a* `+ S- ]- `4 v/ S
If you’re on your way,
9 ~- W* N: J" Z+ i( ~% pI'm not gonna write you to stay.
1 i1 i: R# y6 Q) `If all you have is leaving,* N A' [' |0 a2 \
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.2 @* b P9 v3 g9 [0 b# i+ }
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,
, l2 I& u5 F; O% J4 wTo help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
) X. C& N/ R( e$ d8 ^; _+ g'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,1 C( h2 F5 J6 X! l; p1 v
; C+ p0 k4 R+ |, c) z% VI won't write you a love song,
/ i+ M8 g! K2 o1 h( i! ~'Cause you asked for it,
% A! {: |& M9 g% m'Cause you need one you see.0 f* n0 Z/ ]% J% M
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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Is that why you wanted a love song,
8 I- H8 P0 p1 [2 y6 n'Cause you asked for it,
$ x# ^# N# C3 W4 q1 g'Cause you need one you see.7 B7 B `: p: m! n! z7 w
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
# z& N& |$ u. k. Q# M `. H'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
# b# K: a1 ?' Y& AIf you’re on your way,8 X+ \( h. ~/ I. u% c7 S. D
I’m not gonna write you to stay." E3 {& Q5 k, y4 ]
If your heart is nowhere in it,( x L. g# [6 j8 ?7 A% Q
I don’t want it for a minute.+ d& y+ W& ^, g: i: @8 F
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
" \! b& g$ l. eWrite you a love song today.4 h# Y1 J8 w' O
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