Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song- c! C$ [( `0 i$ D# A

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Em D
Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.- u+ S: R% L4 [  L
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.; X! z% ?) `% t) u/ f; ^
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Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
A
If I’m happy in your hands.! Z: s8 j+ p; P! F5 m% i
Em D G A
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./ }( F  S0 v2 q1 Y7 N
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,. h# \$ w6 D! O' \: X" A9 P$ {
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'Cause you need one, you see., d( F& e0 U7 W, t) [" @1 K
Em
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.# ~# R* T3 N  q  R3 n5 i
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If you’re on your way,
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.- l5 \6 f% P5 r. O
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If all you have is leaving,/ \8 X6 `' @% `, J# b1 E( V
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Bm A
Today.' g2 y. \; O3 F' O+ H1 Y( a

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)3 H/ q, @+ [% I0 h9 }# c1 n. n
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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,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.! N$ j( P2 R0 f  i3 O7 t
You are not what I thought you were.: J: |; T8 @7 e* A! u
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.9 _& d7 p5 z% M- V
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,- v* i: T2 ^% x* @! K
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,& w8 h* N9 D0 B* g, N+ m/ q
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.: k1 n" j' w) P- [6 {8 F$ O
If you’re on your way,- y: h7 h* P% R% t  r
I'm not gonna write you to stay.+ ~7 L  }9 W" d5 |  x0 O# T
If all you have is leaving,' f% t4 D, C  u* [* s* r4 f# b
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.# ^0 H9 z2 w. W8 P/ g
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,* [* n$ q9 C5 B# C! s' ]# t
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,% v! i; M# D: l* u8 P
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I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.9 o9 b: D  W, w  y: Z& x7 m. t9 C
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,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,( t$ \; `: {8 y$ n% S  R0 ~. D
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.# ^* {- }$ v; f6 E# x) X2 `# M
If you’re on your way,: _$ y0 ~8 u) \* G# o
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.1 w* l$ D- I# x- |) H
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,$ P4 b* ^  \7 w  e
Write you a love song today.  ?- T  U0 o, I+ D9 r) r2 X* @6 ~
Today