Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song/ t2 |  d. y; }$ ?7 {$ F& O

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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.! v4 ^) W# ~. g7 t- }/ O% @1 @$ b
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.* C2 I' i1 ?9 ]' e  i* `; O

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,$ n0 O9 x5 g5 V1 \+ l
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If I’m happy in your hands.8 ^" C" d" }* [) i. [) h
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

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Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.& K6 u/ S- m9 y& u  d
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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,2 c" Y3 G) |' q
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'Cause you asked for it,; ?, N9 J( U2 ~, _: Y8 p
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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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,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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If all you have is leaving,! Y% b% I& C7 f9 X3 I4 j# W0 k8 x
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today./ ^' e6 @5 o1 P4 j- P: i- D; [
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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,2 z0 N! W6 S7 Q2 b  K
That they all say things you want to hear.+ M6 q9 i- D  U* g3 C" d
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.4 K. F' R! {! M1 T" s9 F
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.- @! [+ y: ]! Z4 [
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,9 o2 R' x$ {: \; n( _6 K
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,1 w! y$ y) k1 u+ r$ w! ?
'Cause you tell me it's,( ^0 q% i) t+ M  l8 T9 r
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.: }, r. `9 S3 o) F) ]' }
If all you have is leaving,5 M  \6 C) O, o9 p
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.4 D! D' ]  C0 |6 C' N8 h' @
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,/ p- |7 w5 \; S6 r) w1 {
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,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.  p- B! k: i4 U4 H2 _4 X7 N
I'm not gonna write you a love song,: _! c; t% ]7 O2 H
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.# l" T& t5 E+ x9 P7 _! t% G
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,% L, S& H. C* |7 L" {9 w
'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.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.& F& W/ v7 U* _# ?  E8 q) O3 ^) t) v
If your heart is nowhere in it,
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.
Today