Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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Head under water,. S( ?. [# o" _& b$ l4 S1 n2 X- O% Q$ b
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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,
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If I’m happy in your hands.! r; K5 \- @7 f8 P; c3 w: @" n8 V! G
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.( Q8 ~+ S+ B3 ]8 P4 ^/ Q- G% t+ {

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Blank stares at blank pages.# {: j+ F! h; {$ d% p! {
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No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,3 w' e! s* z% g) \! q1 z! O
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'Cause you need one, you see.. ~; k: h$ g, e) M* Z7 l
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,4 n1 \, D8 c0 o" F3 h) ]1 B! f4 x
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Make or break in this.( W- c$ Q; X; q; L" W7 F
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.; H3 Y" w8 O# q
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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.( m1 x* [  v. `! _# t, K& @" U
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Today.
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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,$ f2 V% _- D  D# o
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were./ i3 K( ~1 I% q2 ~2 e
Hello to high and dry.3 W7 P0 x0 Z9 |0 y  T5 u. u

Convinced me to please you.. ^. z' P1 |0 z
Made me think that I need this too.) m1 c9 f6 P) E5 ~; a3 k. P
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.! i: C4 n0 Q4 j& f
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it," {0 _' {; A$ F4 T, H
'Cause you need one, you see.! H2 n& a# ~8 a/ Z
I'm not gonna write you a love song,3 J& Y  ^& x- S) u8 m/ z+ T
'Cause you tell me it's,0 w. p" W/ w% H/ l1 E0 `
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.' Y8 L2 X0 d- B6 q1 b2 Y/ s

Promise me you'll leave the light on,! v! B# e- m3 ^6 Q8 f% d% j
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.+ H# E- i( ?; E3 l; G, _
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,: O& h, R2 A+ y
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I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,( V" w8 B% V" _$ `2 \
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,; X* T0 X( \! ]4 T& u! @
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.2 f' W2 c2 w- W9 K$ Z
Is that why you wanted a love song,8 v  O) _/ O! V/ U3 Q' K, G
'Cause you asked for it,+ p9 T+ q1 `  H, L" x# Q' s% `
'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.7 A1 M- u, @5 C: A1 K! A3 a, p
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.% U1 n* ?: b8 C2 R+ F, N
If your heart is nowhere in it,7 o% ?9 N5 N; B1 E# v# d1 }
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,0 H8 S8 p4 P$ y8 c9 Q6 b
Write you a love song today.
Today