Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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Head under water,% x/ q: J! V( V+ N6 s: z
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.; y! q! B- U4 N/ f8 }
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
A
If I’m happy in your hands.
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.4 I: ?) S  Q- b/ s/ p" J

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Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.1 J% C2 }. J- G3 P, v
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me./ X( z/ Y2 r3 {6 l  \8 a& b$ y3 Z

Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.2 |1 k% V6 F7 z; W! H
Em  S! i. H2 t1 F$ u7 ?# J
I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ c4 \1 Y3 K- i
A
'Cause you tell me it's,6 h; y( r9 Q; o, r1 I- ]
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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.( l4 X2 H, W6 r$ {8 V2 g
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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.6 [3 g0 E, `+ P! Q
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)0 B; l5 Y$ a% t. X
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I learned the hard way,- X$ e$ j% K1 I
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,: J$ O0 G8 W) H( Z6 u
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.0 m2 r1 w7 N) o; l$ L% b! m6 k
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry., ~# j( I  `( `7 K% `2 e

Convinced me to please you.$ H. d4 J& c3 M: d2 V
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,6 D2 z  P8 z/ _$ \! ]
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.+ s$ B  r" n$ H+ I$ j' e
I'm not gonna write you a love song,. K# Z9 V; x7 m
'Cause you tell me it's,$ I/ a0 s# H! A+ e9 O
Make or breaking this.- K. a3 t) P8 z# {& \& n
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.* q2 v) i+ n% J- q; f2 I+ q
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.$ \& K2 L2 r3 ?
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.6 d! b: x8 `5 d+ p( x
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,+ x8 U' Y- D8 |7 b) x
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
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,
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'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,8 c" d, d7 M0 ]
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.: G* N( v! l0 A" Y
If your heart is nowhere in it,) c% J# Z1 {+ A8 C- B5 z
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.
Today