Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song1 ]7 P% n: m1 C, j

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Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.; J% _6 F6 k7 C! G2 |1 v0 d" u
Em D G A" d# r( j6 v1 Z8 h" K9 x
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,  u* y. _! q$ W/ @) _$ S6 d4 W
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to./ j- O: u; r' k" X& V4 c
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Em D5 b. O+ {0 r9 [( W1 f
Blank stares at blank pages.3 v9 v, U5 H4 V( z6 G. O
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No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.- F7 H- n5 w  _# A' b
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,, V4 v* z; |0 p/ N5 z
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,. B& \2 @( O* w& x% b
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'Cause you tell me it's,- R8 d% L% [5 u) P
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Make or break in this.& Y% `! E3 v! X8 h2 D
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay." Z4 |8 x# t! @( M. ~2 ^5 [* B
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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.( k' {& z. m  V& c  [4 Y
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Bm A
Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)3 q# `( z$ D! x* J( E4 V
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I learned the hard way,1 b; H) ~7 E. ]! |0 R5 d
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,* U- D8 P6 k1 q4 C' }
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.2 P2 w. z( l. w
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.% X. R0 O5 l& Q+ A4 R: y
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.2 x, j) C$ P6 o/ z4 M' i
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.' z( h5 e7 a  O& \! M, [! x* [2 ?
I'm not gonna write you a love song,- H9 c* L  E$ h5 \0 D. {2 a
'Cause you tell me it's,  v+ [0 q0 `1 B; ^4 I" s7 v
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.: H7 I$ X; S1 N! X# n4 v. N
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today." \# B9 t  ~. V1 U0 E
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,+ T4 q" t# ^9 p6 ]$ \& _/ W5 O( j3 F
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.7 S2 j: `1 D  x. H+ j
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,, c* m; F% U) U" f  Y% ^" b
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I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it," u! b, }% v, {6 R- V) o- O# V
'Cause you need one you see.1 q; y5 |$ |1 X7 `, W8 _
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,* L8 W4 @3 b: Y4 U
'Cause you asked for it,9 z! g  C' H) R" ]( Z& d
'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.2 v7 R2 P3 T) N$ G; y8 X
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.% f4 |1 I, |7 ?& ]6 i; @9 k
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.& I' o) v5 s3 G/ ~4 S
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.
Today