Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Em D
Head under water,8 p! \* z: q( Y8 h' @+ N: X
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.! A6 T( ^" t9 E0 u. W
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Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,  b/ J+ x" c9 P. k$ R* p1 X
A
If I’m happy in your hands., k( _+ C4 c8 S( `  G
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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.
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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,0 t  j! }+ Y5 ^+ [5 o
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.* H% S: g! E2 W" r
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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,! U1 e1 w, l6 T+ l& f* S* \5 U
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.$ V7 E- I$ E+ F+ ~
Bm
If all you have is leaving,' a% R  b8 v/ z
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Bm A
Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)# q9 {4 y  j' ^- v* W4 X
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I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.* ^$ ?* Y$ u, i7 {6 e
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,: Z) f9 h$ {; Y7 O! \7 Z
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.) x% p: D5 W1 Y4 Z
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.# o  O, M$ w( m5 }- w! r2 M
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,. ]4 n4 i7 e/ D1 W+ n4 d
'Cause you tell me it's,* d0 t3 Z, T% O5 i1 t! m
Make or breaking this.* a1 ~% J9 ^: U( s2 ~$ o
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.5 `( V& ~! K  U. Y  m2 g5 Q
If all you have is leaving,0 K$ z! N. p, [$ k
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,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone., m6 r& J- [" E) I
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,: j# Z: R- Y% O( f
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I won't 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.
Is that why you wanted a love song,9 }7 v& K4 w/ a" B9 f; D
'Cause you asked for it,. v: b2 p) Q* N6 `0 Y8 Q
'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' x5 h1 ]0 Z( ]
If you’re on your way,/ Q, c3 z2 V3 m
I’m not gonna write you to stay.1 W: q! i7 ~" O: N
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,6 t6 O' g' R: i5 B
Write you a love song today.
Today