Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,7 p  d1 y1 Q: T! z2 ?0 V  D
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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,
A
If I’m happy in your hands.
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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.+ e3 e8 T3 I% [1 ^
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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,, K3 f' S) K% S1 R
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'Cause you asked for it,8 |6 m4 x! N/ c) Z( h1 m# p' F
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'Cause you need one, you see.* b" Z: {; x/ g( l" t' h
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,1 q5 Z) _+ E' e' _; p
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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,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.7 o/ h, @9 a4 {3 s, W7 h
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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.
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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)2 x+ k$ r' ]" o2 ~

I learned the hard way,6 j$ p9 U7 v3 J" V
That they all say things you want to hear.' V$ Z. j% R( `' R8 b% u
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,2 g/ v$ H- H& B) }2 S& `; ^& a
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.; [8 h6 s8 w7 p4 c4 [

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.# [! k8 \& [) h& y) U/ ?+ M
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.$ _* u+ W7 H6 j$ D4 h2 S" U8 B

I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 f7 w4 [4 e$ p
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,; p' z, Y8 ~2 [4 \6 L4 \
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.% j- ]* P( j' N7 Z+ ?5 L7 y, V

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,

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,, J6 T2 R! ?5 y
'Cause you need one you see.! m2 I% }5 G# ]1 H( V) |5 C" Q' i
I'm not gonna write you a love song,! M# ^! I5 S# n/ A" F: s
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,! P0 `  |4 j3 v) z
'Cause you asked for it," x1 [% Q6 Y4 J! X0 E+ 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.' i  q% C$ W1 L, t- H% C$ L
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.( F; u* T6 u/ L# _: o. g
If your heart is nowhere in it,& I1 }% p, y9 E; y/ t. |. U
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.: L, M" w4 o1 h
Today