Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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7 ]7 |5 Z2 c2 O! _( xHead under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.. P3 H& I% h o* `
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! m7 V' E! o- d7 ]The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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: D ^9 h7 ?+ O! m# V( X% ~You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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\) P. f7 Q" [) B( `If I’m happy in your hands., O. I& j0 {# p$ i! i7 W
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.3 A1 c) {+ u- t) _, c
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8 s# b9 N6 U4 X' KBlank stares at blank pages.
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: E2 e9 J+ K) n" F9 r% {* nNo easy way to say this.7 o, j }" o, y& d: c. I, F
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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3 M$ _( Y' }4 fI'm not gonna write you a love song,
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7 G$ f f$ i* i$ w! v'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.) k0 }5 v. l5 _* q: O5 @4 f
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,3 ]- K w$ p9 s
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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6 ^, C& K# V+ V8 yMake or break in this.- Y) F: B0 p5 [: d
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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% ^9 D3 S- ]& y5 VIf all you have is leaving,7 e8 D/ e, Z: r% A2 f# q0 X
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0 X; R+ P( A2 OI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Today.
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, D. {1 j1 }) {4 G9 e, ?* G(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,
! O- c4 z# s$ ^/ lThat they all say things you want to hear.9 }: R& c+ c4 J! g/ S+ k9 h) o
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,, B7 w8 b' o, E
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
* ~( n7 U5 O+ hYou are not what I thought you were.
% [( d# g% _/ A3 c( OHello to high and dry.: r* _; V8 C0 N/ M
! k) n2 o6 ?" R1 r& LConvinced me to please you.
# b# ^2 C3 z& x3 x4 ^Made me think that I need this too./ M* |( a$ q: r- ~% @( l) |' x# N
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,1 Q1 [% x" a5 N- O; @3 v F% O
'Cause you asked for it,
y& [% M, {$ S, V. n0 W'Cause you need one, you see.( s, B) |' t: C, F- ?/ z
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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Make or breaking this.9 M4 j& y9 h9 D
If you’re on your way,7 u4 ^6 {# _, I+ S0 U. {
I'm not gonna write you to stay.3 }( b/ m! f) C) J% Y
If all you have is leaving,+ M/ H4 B5 T) r$ w' }# W
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.9 H/ y8 J9 r3 ]% C
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,$ V3 k; A( \4 h. h* c; ]& G
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.8 {7 [" ?- S; @3 N! p% p2 S1 J k
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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. d9 X; f' |) I( m6 k. \I won't write you a love song,
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'Cause you need one you see.- _% }6 F1 C" Z
I'm not gonna write you a love song,* U/ i2 F; m2 [' X
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
2 y- i- D( W7 k) Q3 |Is that why you wanted a love song,
) j4 {+ [4 @, }# z* M' c'Cause you asked for it,
( T& R+ g" ]5 a8 _6 \3 m3 o'Cause you need one you see.
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I’m not gonna write you to stay.
% y) _3 u7 l4 d/ S2 i! z, OIf your heart is nowhere in it,
8 L0 U: s% Y% ^I don’t want it for a minute.
4 m' }3 a% Y7 T: ]; x" L- ?Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
% i- m8 P* Z: }4 W& f- sWrite you a love song today.6 h# C U4 k, A' s" \' L: {6 x
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