Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,$ F" J) x& a& u$ Z3 h
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- z& |0 J$ K- i- g2 L' rAnd they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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+ P) X$ k4 ]3 I* F3 `The breathing gets harder, even I know that.# L6 g) ^# C" _9 ~. T
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7 C' a- A# `, x9 e j4 uYou 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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'Cause you need one, you see. ]" |# Y* H8 }/ ]) |
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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.
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( `9 U8 t# U4 |- v( uIf all you have is leaving,
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: X3 [- S$ H/ s/ W6 AI’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,
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My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,. O4 D5 \" g) @% g8 [5 {
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
6 [: [8 J3 J* m. A# k+ j4 u# kYou are not what I thought you were.& B% E0 p1 k& Z- X x! `7 u
Hello to high and dry.
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8 p; f3 u8 o! z9 z+ u" nConvinced me to please you.
& U' T, g6 e4 L sMade me think that I need this too.
/ ^9 p" B( s7 V4 Y8 f' ]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.
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Make or breaking this.. v7 h' [1 H. c# m' v9 w+ P
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.& l5 t' a; Y# O1 w
If all you have is leaving,
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+ d( S: x! Z/ V( H$ U' K8 BPromise 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,
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0 q* Y$ I: X5 ] i3 s- x'Cause you need one you see.
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! r" n" q( M2 k/ S# j/ t'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.! `. D/ N7 e2 b3 c; I
Is that why you wanted a love song,
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I’m not gonna write you a love song,
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I’m not gonna write you to stay.
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I don’t want it for a minute.
% @ I: D( h# xBabe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
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