Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water," K1 J7 R% C3 g  W' s0 ^
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.3 g; R+ h( P% G9 z/ m2 V
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.* i/ \0 R3 D" o# k# d- x

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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./ [! S) i9 `' i( g
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this./ L  x8 v" I: n6 K. p+ s5 X
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.  `! `; v5 z0 t$ {
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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,4 q. U6 Q: o7 E: p  j0 r2 I
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'Cause you tell me it's,: {" J& t* c+ {/ r2 c( \4 s4 E3 x, W
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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.! ~  V) U1 O6 f0 a
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If all you have is leaving,3 ^/ n& u  v) k1 U) E% E
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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Today.5 ^* w4 d: y, G; |

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)" k& E2 H7 M. e  u: j1 y4 N: ^* i
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I learned the hard way,7 E" z" r4 B$ F0 p& f
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,' w. e, L7 E9 ~/ d% Q1 U: Z' ~( v: ^# {) @
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.5 p% {) B6 P$ X5 I* Q' p7 G
You are not what I thought you were.3 x7 o3 h7 |) T# \) e2 T3 c* `
Hello to high and dry.6 B! }* f6 m3 W5 ^" E

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.- J7 C, @, C7 f$ Q3 T* {
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am." S3 ]" j% U2 F; ]
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,! G& H$ N3 v% x3 m' |/ j
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.7 X+ _; K0 w3 s* c% M& O( P
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,( W& t4 j/ m: Q; _) Q' I
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,( |. n7 |* \- X' G
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.1 o3 |6 m* P: s5 K+ P
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.5 z1 y$ d8 z$ }5 j$ }" J4 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,# G, b7 w- k( W+ o, p5 _
'Cause you need one you see.$ |7 @* N$ N, z, y1 \
I’m not gonna write you a love song,# p4 W1 H, Y1 b" t2 C  A
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.% p; G. Q0 t/ C
If you’re on your way,  M0 d, G; P" Z( b' Q
I’m not gonna write you to stay.: E% k  \8 I9 y, J8 `5 o- R5 F: J: T% j
If your heart is nowhere in it,0 }; o+ ?1 z' V4 Y# q
I don’t want it for a minute.+ X! x! _' u" J% s) c
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.6 \' s8 V: W; \4 a
Today