Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,( `$ F9 }, l& p3 g' H( G
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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,' S9 m2 S; S0 y& Z
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If I’m happy in your hands., U( C, [- H$ _5 r9 v
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

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Blank stares at blank pages.8 {$ f$ [) B- e. d9 a
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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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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,8 g- I. ^* O7 A6 Y0 V9 H
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'Cause you asked for it,8 Q8 r' T1 m; n' D4 R- f
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'Cause you need one, you see.1 I5 V: y, H1 D, }& F* Q
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I'm not gonna write you a love song," H! y4 R7 a2 Y  G6 f6 r
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.) x7 X9 q6 K3 [& i& Y
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If you’re on your way,- ]2 D  s$ e" A0 y
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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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.
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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.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts., Z; o0 Q. S5 I. {
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.( k' _! `$ G7 F( E
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,: M! W* U0 V# M4 @1 F  p$ ?
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,: G& [' C% b) L5 T! @
'Cause you tell me it's,
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./ i# f6 o! D# e9 ?+ O6 A8 y: [% F& k

Promise me you'll leave the light on,# D; m  J9 c+ J4 i' |
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.+ ?6 k; b6 J# J3 r2 _+ _, R/ e% ]
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,. P# S; I' w/ G. n& J, N
'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.
Is that why you wanted a love song,/ y, {; @+ R/ }  f. j  N: D
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see., {. x+ ]" j. t4 \( G; l( g
I’m not gonna write you a love song,+ I  f( `$ k( @
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.# O, U  q1 Y- W8 v/ T0 t7 t$ l
If you’re on your way,7 d2 f& @) l. N" j, W* c8 j/ i
I’m not gonna write you to stay.9 f" H1 o7 f5 ]) P: |0 l
If your heart is nowhere in it,+ V/ ~2 [( L: C0 Y; M/ s; |
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,- Q* {- d# Z7 G
Write you a love song today.0 t  i4 K/ G; O, Q- ]
Today