Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.9 X* {) v; O' h; j5 x9 ^: Y' s
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.% Y/ \& t/ ? P b
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,5 v+ w. b0 @6 ?" h, h- i+ j
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1 T$ B0 C/ P% r( D6 I1 zIf I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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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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I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 X6 [7 i6 j; x
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) v! ^3 e4 x( N% j6 G/ d3 |% zI'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,4 h5 b0 b2 I) i( j: O( [
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2 T m( Q, x, a& s5 MIf you’re on your way,
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' I; n8 ~! H8 ?2 D1 G! W8 B* `I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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If all you have is leaving,8 W9 `" [; |( Y* d4 y; R
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1 @2 d6 ~! O( C! C# aI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Today.- J% \. ~* b X m: \& X) g# J
, ]( h4 b* Z" m- q d7 O7 ] y(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,
4 v1 {7 m; l6 [! A9 g; F8 VThat they all say things you want to hear.. T# w1 J$ }7 }% c ^6 N
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,) s5 K8 C9 B. D* @6 Y$ W
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
9 P9 E$ `$ P# l4 w, c3 MYou are not what I thought you were.
8 x( P% t; R& i* oHello to high and dry.8 D; T3 J2 V6 z' X4 h+ J
8 c6 h2 ]! O8 X- J2 H$ kConvinced me to please you.
8 j5 m$ e$ J" u: z( I2 m& J, JMade me think that I need this too.2 n3 j8 d$ V, W& t& m
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.* H- q7 F; t5 X5 i' s
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I'm not gonna write you a love song, a* o. g$ G* x2 A
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'Cause you need one, you see.$ ?3 A/ W; `( _7 z/ m7 l: j O' A m
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'Cause you tell me it's,
! E& Z6 ^( ]6 X% Y+ D* BMake or breaking this.
1 { ]2 k E. t( M1 OIf you’re on your way,' e. f2 X! |+ a' R4 f" W
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
% }+ ?0 X5 T: cIf all you have is leaving,! @* Z) i7 w: y1 j
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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; C# B) z/ P' c: i4 V8 x! }Promise me you'll leave the light on,; [3 u/ ?) M- i5 V0 U/ B- J m0 L
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
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I won't write you a love song,
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'Cause you need one you see.
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'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this., p0 |) b- c; n* J2 D
Is that why you wanted a love song,/ c. X8 p7 K& V& \ n
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'Cause you need one you see.
2 i4 H5 ]. p% O7 P% S" l$ oI’m not gonna write you a love song,
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I’m not gonna write you to stay.1 ~+ |- s/ y2 y# t! _# j2 h7 ?
If your heart is nowhere in it,! ~/ k4 K6 ]0 y8 ?" _
I don’t want it for a minute.2 K: G. A! ~9 g$ c. i' W- D7 m! a" G
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
9 O' B8 `& F% U( mWrite you a love song today.
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