Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,3 ?% |- j* X& J) D3 k+ L# M
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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.' _/ m0 g. b& J7 i) G) x7 e- A# M" s

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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.. @+ J+ l% ]8 W, m+ G; y) V
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.9 R0 D: y1 o& f: |& F4 I% t  \
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Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.1 |/ t" J8 [* f4 s( k5 P# L, n* P
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.! u( }+ q" `. G9 y

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,& P/ s  T, L/ l
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.% U+ N8 `( _% m. {1 W
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,+ @# w2 ~" \* i, X
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'Cause you tell me it's,, l" @6 y& I" `' A
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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,5 N( ~6 P9 C: S
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,+ G, o/ H8 o+ w( y, `( d& z2 v7 k& P- h
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.. H# h0 V9 c5 F' r
You are not what I thought you were.* }+ S, q! R2 _2 u) |( x
Hello to high and dry.8 s$ E( P' l4 p: p4 ?- t2 n0 [

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,% Y$ I2 e" g/ t
'Cause you need one, you see.- x5 f5 ?3 E: T0 @2 E7 Y- s4 m
I'm not gonna write you a love song,( f' P) C0 u9 v$ F2 p! [8 E! L
'Cause you tell me it's,& }+ p6 R( v0 I- R
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone./ P) ~7 x* R6 E+ P
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,8 s+ B( W5 [/ l" F) z: v* c
'Cause you asked for it,* C9 h# G+ |- G9 Z7 X6 ~6 `# t
'Cause you need one you see.9 I: }3 v7 l7 E, a
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this., ~" A  R5 Q& l) Q" z, j- X: h
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,6 X7 v! q& \, h$ x, L9 t
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.# s% y# U8 l4 E7 T1 S1 Z1 @% l
If you’re on your way,3 V$ Y) V" Q2 \! q/ A* H# x
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.+ l: e6 h& s6 Q' p6 X+ i
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,- A" d8 I$ ]9 A) a2 P9 n
Write you a love song today.
Today