Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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Em D
Head under water,# v. c" s# ~' c, a; i# 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,1 z$ u; @# F* F# ~* S
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If I’m happy in your hands.) f7 G0 r; }/ A( |  r; `- y
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,! p8 }3 Y' X. {7 g/ [9 |+ [
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,& H2 S* w: D  ^$ h5 ]- A
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'Cause you tell me it's,5 i: C- G0 {  O& A0 j
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Make or break in this.) c- n% [2 S" k) h
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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,5 ^; J2 o& [3 }  H$ ^- _# ^% n+ t
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.' Y6 s: O1 {3 s
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Bm A
Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.$ ^6 Y, _+ r& u9 ^; t* D" b1 i
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you," D4 r' _3 X+ ?) h+ f) `
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.4 C& a# U6 j) d, |/ [$ p
Hello to high and dry.. S. [2 Y% u/ v& `" j* O
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.! ?4 [. z( j' K+ t8 H, K, F: i
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,& t0 [. o6 j& Q8 ^& x
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,+ `7 }$ M  y; X* z  I: D
'Cause you tell me it's,6 o4 D7 b% [4 k* z! ]$ d0 C* a
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,+ ~* b1 Y  |4 G4 u
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.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.* u, V' R7 ~; R2 H! Z0 j
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,9 I$ ~" T) a% H# c7 P' B
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I won't write you a love song,0 |  E# c5 E- d2 x
'Cause you asked for it,& Y5 v( T# a% ]# Y- M" J
'Cause you need one you see.! V% s* ~# k) a, K+ |
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.: y4 d  S+ L6 V' W2 `* \
Is that why you wanted a love song,' Y4 M1 ~  ~: q) r$ c6 q
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,7 J8 U) P  p5 k$ j
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.8 G* z# Y) i7 N9 [. C; z
If your heart is nowhere in it,! ?2 M6 o! B) t( p
I don’t want it for a minute.( E' E5 @+ k; X4 R0 M* a
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.! K1 r; S$ a* c8 F+ y
Today