Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Em D
Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.& l  ?2 V" W( p. `
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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Em D G$ X: G) b* W7 @5 t
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,  v, |. [3 }$ \+ {4 \
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If I’m happy in your hands.
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.( S/ O3 x. b! I4 G. \3 {

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.% ?$ _6 I, r1 ]3 J! p' Y# f
Em A
No easy way to say this.
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,0 o! F$ m. q* z, `8 E* V
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'Cause you asked for it,
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,5 I. Y0 F9 x3 w0 y
A
'Cause you tell me it's,9 k6 q2 R$ X3 E$ B
D
Make or break in this.7 a8 U; Q+ Q# a6 H* o6 ]  K
G
If you’re on your way,* q0 s: T# Y$ L. p+ `5 a
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.! J) S% V, @! n! J* M8 X$ P! F) e9 Q
Bm
If all you have is leaving,1 D: g/ z; q- N/ E# @8 m  \) _
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.8 E7 g; b; W" n
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Bm A
Today.3 Q/ i" ]5 B$ T+ H/ p5 c5 L) o

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)" M0 b8 c! O$ [5 L5 \' z6 G" q& t

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.: T* K0 v1 l2 U( D" r, o# d2 |2 u# k) A
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you," ]( \- e1 K  p8 J5 ~4 i# S% H
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.! ~5 N" a8 x$ O. U2 ~

Convinced me to please you.3 B2 Y4 u$ a7 X( o0 F3 D
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.# n4 y! ^) M: _! ~% z0 x
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,% T; ~! v4 n; d2 J9 A8 H, B
'Cause you asked for it,, S, V. B4 m$ p7 d5 t
'Cause you need one, you see.' {# j3 ^8 |0 Q# l
I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ r2 W2 K- K4 h: y; H2 [2 {7 e, e
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,! t0 U% c+ `+ W6 A- U! p
I'm not gonna write you to stay.8 g1 j6 w8 x  j! C# Y
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,% h/ e& {# [; A5 X2 s
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,/ o  g( M# m, z, Q" j
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I won't write you a love song,
'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,
'Cause you asked for it,* r! B3 G+ {, {0 v' K% K
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,5 I  s4 Y, T5 S+ h4 H6 i0 B0 p
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.: X! H' I3 G2 |* J
If your heart is nowhere in it,4 ?) f' O$ }8 ?- p+ \
I don’t want it for a minute., F, H: R1 Q( u" a" ?0 f" z/ M
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today." \: s( G$ ]. i3 q
Today