Sara Bareilles - Love Song# o$ x5 ]4 o+ Y2 l, d
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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.# d3 j& z* E- J4 _, f% \( i
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: I% W* Z7 N5 P2 R* SThe breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,; u. J& R: l4 j7 c7 h9 i% H" B
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+ E- p! ?9 U# t7 y$ }9 aIf I’m happy in your hands.
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, G2 D# P6 v; XI’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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- a( ^2 H) i& R* U5 Y. G& o8 {/ IBlank stares at blank pages.9 q. w" O) ^1 h1 w
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: B7 W0 Z8 P4 I8 sNo easy way to say this.
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' f7 j6 E6 } `+ {You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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* H$ B' `( k. e/ o$ O, d# i7 fI'm not gonna write you a love song,
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6 j- l, l4 x2 x1 V7 q'Cause you asked for it,
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' i- J9 V V6 E+ X3 v'Cause you need one, you see.1 m5 D* L) n8 U( |% ~# q9 r
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,* b3 L: q) T- K+ d$ B$ g) b
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Make or break in this.5 Y! b. R. H, n( `- o
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If you’re on your way,
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. c3 x& m& J8 A; b6 Y3 \I'm not gonna write you to stay.: D: ~6 z9 u+ ?( K' z# L7 h
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1 N/ @& p9 `2 D$ @If all you have is leaving," z- N2 C+ p# [6 s) [
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Today.
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$ n+ T" [3 y: _ H8 q1 ?(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,
% E" ?& F _* B9 WThat they all say things you want to hear.% p* _' a' Z, [& X- Y r* h
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
; C( S# P6 W" _' i0 k) J" LAnd your twisted words, your help just hurts.
) w% S' V+ {7 c. S$ AYou are not what I thought you were.
. c/ A. e s5 ~Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you./ Q, d6 h" S3 A7 i. t
Made me think that I need this too.
' B3 }8 E1 R. {' j9 v3 TI’m trying to let you hear me as I am.; s D% a! L! V& n% n- W9 `7 B
+ a/ @* \5 p8 W+ K6 |4 PI'm not gonna write you a love song,, y, h0 K. l& ]9 v( g
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'Cause you need one, you see.
5 @5 O3 G1 x2 C4 O+ DI'm not gonna write you a love song,
% A% m+ A) o5 p8 c' u& [2 T'Cause you tell me it's,3 h& N, ^ e+ q( i4 L
Make or breaking this.+ K' w8 ~% I( W" t+ I
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
$ H0 `8 s" T* J* ]If all you have is leaving,1 D* u4 O9 h% V* ]: ]- E$ z
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.3 w% \' }8 G) V) x2 q( F! i' a
' x# s U2 v6 ?2 L( e7 o8 sPromise me you'll leave the light on,
+ s; j6 ~! |6 z' e; e1 iTo help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
+ N) u! v1 Z0 s& _6 ]'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,
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'Cause you need one you see.* F! A2 U h6 H7 q
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'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.: L8 b4 F+ e% Z8 f
Is that why you wanted a love song,
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'Cause you need one you see. ^0 G9 ~1 g F& Z+ w1 \9 u. v3 m4 e
I’m not gonna write you a love song,8 E$ ]$ T7 `: |- M2 h
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.5 @7 j# i4 u2 Q" \
If you’re on your way,
( p6 z+ n' ]+ I3 ?% EI’m not gonna write you to stay." [% a* a8 d& Y
If your heart is nowhere in it,% _) ~. s& L, C% o! y5 Q
I don’t want it for a minute.& n0 B% S8 H" [8 R% `2 t! C
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,: [- J' y& r1 k: D- Z$ |
Write you a love song today.. s1 g: t5 d9 L3 q1 P$ C! v, Q
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