Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.1 l  a5 _0 K2 e6 z1 a1 H, N  t
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.% ~( F  A+ z, f/ V

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,  I1 ?- c# O) @" [4 \7 L+ ~
A
If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.0 q9 p, E) [; Q$ S; U
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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.) f& b& e$ y1 I! i, m" L( L4 `5 R3 a
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.

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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you asked for it,  G1 |% O+ Y& `
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.: L$ c6 U8 [. k- M" u9 G
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.
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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,
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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Today.7 T( u& n  b1 V0 i2 |9 D
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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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,8 Z8 \+ D; I- }5 o9 D
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.8 {: l: J! q( ?7 `+ C+ z
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry." y' b3 n9 ^- j1 y6 D9 b2 r) g9 p* Y

Convinced me to please you.' P- ^* y  e8 a9 N9 ~" |; v8 [
Made me think that I need this too.! w5 z5 V1 i) j7 a% w
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,1 ]1 z3 u# u7 C, |$ p( T" s) m
'Cause you need one, you see.2 {9 j- t$ \& c/ c3 h6 Y
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,: Q9 C% A8 y/ [% {
Make or breaking this.4 I! `- W5 y5 H0 J' q
If you’re on your way,+ D$ h  W7 d& a
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.
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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,/ f7 ]# E$ ?0 b0 M7 g; l# s  Q

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it," t# F, r. J+ M
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,+ l+ J- L9 u% }' W9 q9 T+ a8 J
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.' L; N5 T- ]% B1 }4 ~: S% j
Is that why you wanted a love song,4 T! ^- F& L" b) Y, R5 A8 u# X
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.) z! v9 f, r; q+ T4 e' o* j
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,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.% h" O( a, q9 ]' P( Q
If your heart is nowhere in it,( b: v7 z1 ~9 X
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,8 a) c$ X0 x& ?
Write you a love song today./ y  L+ p/ W5 [
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