Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song0 F5 l: D+ x: k2 c( |0 m7 l

Em D
Head under water,1 Z" F7 a; B7 W# c0 Q
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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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./ C; N' G, e* ~

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Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.  @; U" U+ x4 r+ l6 u! c

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,! E0 Y( ?; ~+ m& M/ f
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'Cause you need one, you see.# _2 P9 F" V$ q7 n. a& e3 Z' _
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,/ q: E+ X  E2 h0 Z
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,1 Y; m2 r* i3 w5 F, s, e1 F
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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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.+ f7 D* A. {5 p; Z# ]( D  \$ L
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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,' O) ]& i: v8 j/ f/ d
That they all say things you want to hear.( R' |8 v7 m8 e# W
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.0 V/ b  M+ v) A: l4 K/ D# t. Y
Hello to high and dry./ k1 b$ l: J) I- k9 v) W' Y$ m' {

Convinced me to please you.( G- @; ]; Z- W! v9 e, k
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,
'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.# H+ U& T; u1 f
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.% M" W9 E& I5 N- S5 B, W$ F$ Z/ \
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.; B" T0 W$ R$ @0 X; @9 D
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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I won't write you a love song,2 G4 p5 a) S9 t  _
'Cause you asked for it,( @% F# v. X4 G- [4 a$ R4 L7 ?
'Cause you need one you see./ g2 y3 D( u. x. W( P& w2 Y
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,: o9 k3 N  \; y+ Y* m8 v
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,4 N6 m+ W& w3 |$ [* 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,
I don’t want it for a minute.$ n. k# K5 I& T4 O( Y8 M- T
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,, G1 T+ ?3 z6 l+ `# Y* [% r8 {3 `+ W
Write you a love song today.- X: }5 ?5 Q8 c' I9 U! |3 r
Today