Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song0 `( h3 V( s# k. h8 I4 l" {% W3 J# r; E

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Head under water,2 I1 S/ k% l/ C* c  F4 b, ^
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that." t8 M& d3 w3 Y' n7 |6 z2 t0 `

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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.3 l) l3 V) D5 J( y$ D3 r8 D7 c
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.# S8 S+ Y- Y: ^5 R! i5 P
Em A
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,+ \) ^6 D, n' B7 q8 |
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'Cause you asked for it,! N" W! z3 `, C4 n+ x
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'Cause you need one, you see.) q$ `& n& y9 Q# Y! d! f
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,: O& `: t$ ^- H, P* c
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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.
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.

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Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)' A' s" p5 T( T0 P- j) |% P, t
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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.8 y! A% i' w/ \, N5 [( ^# X
You are not what I thought you were.! H2 Q1 l. E2 ~" H! l! \( p
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.; R' `4 i& a5 J4 i1 y6 {3 _+ @

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,# u' B1 I1 z5 d* U* _) b
'Cause you need one, you see.. k' N+ q1 }$ t8 f/ K. q
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.! X( q: z. v) y. ?
If you’re on your way,6 Q' I7 p# W; _; M! a5 a
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.$ u5 v& J. e1 e- a

Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'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,
'Cause you need one you see.3 z  Y) w& K/ x1 u$ ?- t
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.+ ^; |' ^3 y; l* @: ~
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,5 B6 U+ m) @4 r6 I8 }
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,1 w) g% d/ I1 _  f; e/ K$ e% f
I’m not gonna write you to stay., E8 a: i6 f) e5 m$ U
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.5 E0 ]: ?/ {  ^. D
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,, m5 J2 ?2 l/ T/ l1 e
Write you a love song today.
Today