Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song6 _9 X+ a. J% v! D
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Head under water," K, p' U# |; T; m. 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.
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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.0 p8 j  r6 c% [7 V( M
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Blank stares at blank pages.: t$ E7 N2 ?$ m/ E. q- z
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No easy way to say this.  J2 _. q) w6 R  ?
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me./ }  o- k- d  L- g
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song," k) r% z' M/ ~8 I& D
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'Cause you tell me it's,5 r+ \8 [: ^. V9 z' f# {; @2 z7 M* _# I
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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,! u% ^7 M2 U, P7 N/ |
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)4 }3 x; O* n/ i! @& ]

I learned the hard way,! U& v3 f. }3 w, U7 ^
That they all say things you want to hear.0 R( f- ?8 P1 O
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.: D1 ~) Z) A, \: f

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too." f$ @  [) K/ Z9 i. ?
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.2 _' ^4 X" R8 N

I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ o, L, S& s& u" V
'Cause you asked for it,% y, k9 d. x% B8 e& V  ]
'Cause you need one, you see.* X, S) w* H+ `* T
I'm not gonna write you a love song,- W0 o" \$ \% K" n+ _& o. [
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,0 o9 v7 d/ m4 G, L
I'm not gonna write you to stay.* D/ k: h2 E4 D5 o. T
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today." D: {/ X3 N) C% |  E5 K4 g/ o$ m
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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,) ^" j: X1 {/ L, ?6 j1 K

I won't write you a love song,! `: ~' A* i. r4 Z  f9 V
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.) Q7 Q8 b. ^" ]6 ~% w  g: }# c7 S
I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 F! M( u( d% q0 e! [3 b, C9 c
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,* v9 f' W# D; f7 j6 `. B8 O) N5 f
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.) Q4 a+ A' o8 g( N
I’m not gonna write you a love song,! K$ f/ ~6 o/ F  W' h
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.1 B& j! H$ H0 O, l# @$ z& p$ N: w' H
If you’re on your way,4 k$ i! \  t2 W8 Y
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,% v. j( H* Q" w2 m, t) g
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