Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song  |$ V6 D5 j2 x" p, x/ u
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Em D
Head under water,3 G% J1 a6 D5 X9 o: x
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.1 K9 q: O2 I1 u! z4 G

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,2 B  e0 A  i3 n
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If I’m happy in your hands.+ M' T0 E% f# ?% F( }$ e
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

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Blank stares at blank pages.; o! q& ?& y3 i; Z4 e" l: Q
Em A
No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.8 l5 i9 ]; d' k( q' T5 U; w; U

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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.# ]$ r9 i" L5 ^& S& r
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,# j) @0 g& n, u6 H1 U
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,: b/ i6 l! R6 D, C3 i0 b* s
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.4 y) P2 P& ~9 t! d
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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.$ I# v! A4 Q2 d: `( {* X# t

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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)# `0 ~7 L+ K6 R8 C6 N# J

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.+ z9 ~! E+ \/ F- z  m+ f, ?% {
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.
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Convinced me to please you.! U5 F. {7 A+ G/ }. Y
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.7 f7 ~3 {& n  n8 `

I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ Q+ F9 p7 j+ z  R" i# N. ]- |
'Cause you asked for it,6 y. [1 Y5 P6 s: g5 o: @- k( W
'Cause you need one, you see.5 |/ L4 d3 f$ x' A( M+ F$ O9 F
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.8 E5 Y$ w5 g1 y
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay., j6 A1 X$ b4 P# K# O) r
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.% d/ p2 W1 h% r. k2 y
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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,$ k! h) A3 Q  e6 q: O8 l8 Z. x
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I won't write you a love song,& v+ @2 S+ K6 W/ b1 N- ^* k) V8 _% j
'Cause you asked for it,$ c, k8 V  U! {
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,- X# o/ |+ Y9 y, p
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,% }' H5 k" P7 {5 L3 R# j
'Cause you asked for it,& G* [, H. ?+ ^8 U
'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.
If you’re on your way,7 ^5 _+ b. f+ L% l0 F6 `( _  N
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.1 n) ?/ {) |0 D6 S2 [1 _
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,) B. z3 s& t) G: F; |" N
Write you a love song today.: P! @0 o- S$ d( ?$ E
Today