Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song: K# M5 F. X3 w) G# U) e+ [
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Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.6 d+ E- L) ^' b4 C
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

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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.* I$ ]5 Z; o6 k% O# f6 |6 L
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Em D# O3 i! U+ ^/ {) c7 S- V2 H& ^
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this." o* ~. Z9 _8 X0 |5 `1 q
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.3 i* [7 U0 F$ i" H2 |9 C$ w
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,3 l. R( I$ R7 M. f2 z4 p& r* Q
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'Cause you asked for it," q0 T% O5 \' {- W& [0 ]1 a; t
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you tell me it's,
D
Make or break in this.' t( _3 t' o  k* F
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If you’re on your way,/ N4 d6 K3 g6 S3 S5 Z# k. u
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
Bm
If all you have is leaving,/ h2 h6 _& o1 s8 e  _& J
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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)2 G8 N0 {$ a, {) g- v) _( y2 U: K

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.6 z  M3 o! b, l
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,% h9 g; R6 z: @- d
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.: P, y' F) T) ], `* g
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.6 r. \! }: l- f' M
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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.) j% b+ C% F  B* D- Z6 c: b# Y
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,, x# I- T) W. C5 X# a* Q) a
'Cause you asked for it,0 I6 v1 m( L' w! l+ S, q/ {
'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.: {7 X8 f9 U% c, t
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,3 O' G; F! y. I! [1 N9 O" Z' H
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,& R) {6 j+ T8 P# U# I, [
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.) k, n0 c3 p3 M- ^2 j1 {" n% ]# j, ?
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,. w( z* m( z. L4 A) a1 i6 H
'Cause you need one you see.  r8 i2 g& f2 [
I'm not gonna write you a love song,) n- T# ^2 x" p' J9 V6 I
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.3 b2 f% Q- l" A2 o
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,5 B8 ^( c4 N3 z
'Cause you need one you see.: M" R3 V% {1 n# o
I’m not gonna write you a love song,( y' ]$ `& N7 p- {: Z& s; c9 r: c
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.( I8 |/ c  G8 r9 ^
If you’re on your way,2 q6 m( _- b, g0 Z1 m
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,) G! n1 @* G' B' M
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.+ _9 k& @" R# B( I% d. `* }
Today