Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song6 L! r4 t/ V5 p1 c5 o

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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.1 z* W) h% w2 x1 E( X5 Y
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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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.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.* q5 S. X3 n. r
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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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.3 W! |2 w6 v* J
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,, f! S( g7 i; k; `
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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," z, d$ n" i4 V# ]% C! r. L
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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If all you have is leaving,; c% |* n4 [! S. E3 |
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.: @9 w8 G* D4 a) O! U- F
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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)- I4 D# o/ `7 O
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I learned the hard way,3 l! O! @  u! \6 n
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,7 e; p3 d% w0 U& h# o
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.7 H- v5 x8 _; l: N  ?& o; ^
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.6 v) v4 ~( c1 Z2 C0 g

Convinced me to please you.% [% J  q; A8 B- |  E
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,
'Cause you asked for it,1 \  e4 [7 }' \% g) Y" ?4 @9 K
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,' }3 y" u* |! M! @4 ]$ n8 r
Make or breaking this." {4 [2 v8 t- x
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,' n. U+ L4 H. }0 Q
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,: x' Y, m9 T2 M/ T/ O$ g
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,  D& G, J5 n, I  x& P% s

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,' h4 c$ m* w3 e: e6 B
'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.5 D( }8 H' X) V1 ^# G* X" h( C
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,2 y( F  ]8 b1 n6 y% }$ n
'Cause you need one you see.  a' d# L' \. ?  k3 w
I’m not gonna write you a love song,4 g* p6 g  @- @4 G
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,# G6 A: x# y9 p* E0 |$ p
I don’t want it for a minute.' ~2 s( m4 G8 \
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.: }' d0 x6 T5 I+ _& [& ^
Today