Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,/ @& ~0 Y, t  M- Z
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.& z; G( x% x6 ?9 U( b/ ^7 f+ l, x
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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,% f+ u' \9 T+ K* F3 u
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If I’m happy in your hands.7 V1 y" L( E# W* C- r; q
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.: C! [2 _: K, 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,
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'Cause you asked for it,3 e1 v% C* d# O3 ^) R0 ^4 Q5 o: b% Y
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'Cause you need one, you see.4 }0 I9 L5 b. ]4 u1 ^+ R
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,7 C! g( w  O7 ~1 b
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Make or break in this." A3 R3 d. `6 }6 a! G0 \* o% ]3 V2 o
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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,
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Bm A
Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,* r0 v2 W- H% d" ~/ J
That they all say things you want to hear./ c9 {. J  e" X. u2 l6 U  a9 _( y
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,  V1 j2 k4 j7 M, ?1 L3 `; @
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.2 \+ U2 x: u  K1 c. z" t. k% R
Hello to high and dry.! ]  U- Y2 `, q2 ~( @, \

Convinced me to please you.
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,7 Q" B, l* v+ s/ `$ U$ _
'Cause you asked for it,9 C+ R8 m4 ^5 ^1 [9 e- Z
'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.% {2 l- L( G% D) J
If you’re on your way,& a! Y# A/ l! N3 n3 f2 c9 M
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,0 q1 h6 E' l% c7 w% w8 S( b
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,& T& j$ V1 N; W- i* f( K
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

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.2 E3 m. G! H7 R  j
Is that why you wanted a love song,7 D3 M5 I6 R" ^7 C4 n1 L
'Cause you asked for it,' r! B! I% e8 J2 O% l/ @; |5 H/ n# U
'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.# l1 ]+ ?" l! Y" ~+ Y
If you’re on your way,+ }# p# |- J3 K* x" }; E/ N
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,2 h9 f4 u/ v, X) m
I don’t want it for a minute." r: Y: v! U0 }0 P. T  d8 g
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,- |/ q; u! M# q* U
Write you a love song today.
Today