Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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Head under water,$ F" J) x& a& u$ Z3 h
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.# L6 g) ^# C" _9 ~. T

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.4 P2 h9 t! @0 ~5 G) o# O7 z
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.

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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,) x. K* P1 Z' H! l& U! a
A
'Cause you asked for it,- m$ L# u2 _# S; s6 _3 q
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'Cause you need one, you see.  ]" |# Y* H8 }/ ]) |
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,% v6 u9 G, Y/ {% r* a% I* R3 I
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.& v8 D5 M9 n9 k# N1 C/ `2 H- G# t
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If you’re on your way,' _2 s3 @  C9 I; q8 y2 i5 p( E
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
Bm
If all you have is leaving,
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.; k2 g1 a4 P7 t  l, x9 @. K

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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses), I  U% r4 m* s$ j4 @2 B* l* x
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I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.; B! N% E7 ?: Q, ^9 \) ^! `
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,. O4 D5 \" g) @% g8 [5 {
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.& B% E0 p1 k& Z- X  x! `7 u
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am., o# \0 M8 X4 p( e% u& t2 f. E
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,# }: |, z/ m* `& G
'Cause you asked for it,) g- B' ]: p, e; J" g& z
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,2 o! @1 t& ^5 y$ k* L
Make or breaking this.. v7 h' [1 H. c# m' v9 w+ P
If you’re on your way,- x6 T" p/ H9 Z5 z: ~
I'm not gonna write you to stay.& l5 t' a; Y# O1 w
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,3 O8 A6 O: e) J* _0 P" @, J
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.0 \$ E' _6 M0 u* l1 _  e
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,6 @) Y8 A9 b2 |! j5 G$ |7 y
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I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'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.! `. D/ N7 e2 b3 c; I
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.2 @+ N: p! |0 h. `
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.+ k' p) L  D, r3 L6 g  V
If you’re on your way," Q4 g/ Z  L! c  K# k
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,6 e9 A2 x- m0 `, |
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.' N* Y3 g1 q( J1 i5 @2 m
Today