Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song8 v' c, v- e, _. I, F

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Em D
Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while./ r: C. V7 `8 h3 c: R% q
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,2 P9 H# ?8 u. f
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If I’m happy in your hands.0 [' T  s  \0 R/ ^4 i$ P
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.  o. g* H9 ^5 n- D' R
Em A
No easy way to say this.1 K* ]4 e7 E" Q, M% P
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.; y" X# I5 q' }
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,9 J- |  P/ K0 Q* [
A
'Cause you asked for it,
D G
'Cause you need one, you see., a: o8 B4 w+ z+ u
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you tell me it's,
D
Make or break in this.) E* F$ s: q9 ~" u7 [1 s
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If you’re on your way,/ b& W8 A5 e4 l* n/ v( K% l6 I
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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If all you have is leaving,6 a* _' s- h+ B- B( J& x
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Bm A
Today.& r9 t/ h; s; u7 l

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)$ _& {4 A5 y, j) w: q

I learned the hard way,% }! \6 e$ N1 t
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,. I7 \0 |+ e& [# e" d# i9 b
And your twisted words, your help just hurts., `  w4 W0 @6 ?2 f
You are not what I thought you were.$ \9 g! @- o# n$ T
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.) G7 p" L0 }& H6 d5 t
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,$ z" D- Z  N- R  ^0 S! ?! a
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.* ~- t$ r- p9 N* j2 @# f% B2 F
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.8 p' }; N' ?$ e! m$ C
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.6 G; J, q2 k4 K  v% Z
If all you have is leaving,
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.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,6 @6 x( n* V6 m4 Z  H
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I won't write you a love song,' c, Q4 L) ]1 y+ \: L
'Cause you asked for it,3 I9 M5 l- ^/ d& N% n7 L) k
'Cause you need one you see.) V; V6 q9 i- h; R
I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 l9 r3 e  |* p# c! z; |
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,4 X7 y5 R7 u, f( [; \7 l! n
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song," }- q4 l) ]: n8 o% o
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.. p" N. A7 V) H4 s- `& U
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.2 j0 L6 U# h! p4 Z, p2 s7 S/ ^4 s
If your heart is nowhere in it,; k. f& w  K. c4 I* y) y/ I6 |
I don’t want it for a minute.; _( @0 L3 R! x( K3 ~. N1 z* c  D
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,7 H& }" I7 j$ P$ h/ G
Write you a love song today.9 v9 c% a5 W5 T+ Y4 n
Today