Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,  {% h& V/ ^( m1 E* d
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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.  w+ e  E+ g5 ]

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,: z! r; T( G! g
A
If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.# i/ ^- F% ]2 I8 z5 X2 _8 I  X
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No easy way to say this.7 Y1 n  c9 N- z. x9 k) H3 n
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.8 Z  U# v2 n( ~/ o

Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,4 p! I- i  T$ O  p5 K/ n
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 [/ I& b& i  f
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'Cause you tell me it's,8 E: n( R0 A$ Y/ ?
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Make or break in this.
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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,% v, f' y% h9 l. \( X$ v8 @* ]! g
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.1 {( R2 X7 ~. E7 f, m+ y
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Today.% x5 J! W0 w, e, i6 M0 J- G

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)% k) u+ o( M8 u! F! w/ o. u5 f& w

I learned the hard way,/ |- D  s8 o4 U+ V# g
That they all say things you want to hear.  f1 b1 D9 t' @- X
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.2 ]; S. T; u# Y; m
Hello to high and dry.  _3 P! }  P) m$ g- }8 S* H! P$ `

Convinced me to please you.+ ^8 r# z; @) ^5 a0 v6 B" ~
Made me think that I need this too.- u% v1 ?5 v: W! [. K& {4 [* u/ z
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.) \$ f, U5 r; M6 E
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,4 S; q: ?9 {) q% g1 q+ U# F' D
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.3 c, |0 k1 z$ u# d+ x
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,8 K: [4 p2 I& f8 `  C/ v# x" |& k+ F
Make or breaking this./ O* q' A/ ~0 `% I* u
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.7 a: i8 n; D) L

Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.2 K: ?; b, Z: W( g3 a
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,* O2 `; v8 @5 V6 k; X3 t

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.5 g. p  U7 C* t5 E- d  h. }1 y
I'm not gonna write you a love song,, W9 P! C5 s& C/ B' a! S
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.; H2 z0 p4 v! T4 r' S. s4 A+ s9 }
Is that why you wanted a love song,( d7 T- Q  S9 a2 W" h9 ^$ Y
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.- X' S, _4 U3 l; I
I’m not gonna write you a love song,0 y9 L% b$ I3 w5 g3 y4 i. L
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,' s$ R# i& P( {. m- `0 e+ j
I’m not gonna write you to stay.1 t  L  y: b- q1 S
If your heart is nowhere in it,' |# U  h- Y. r( 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,
Write you a love song today./ v# Y$ o7 t1 L' d
Today