Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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Head under water,3 M1 L) R- W$ l% ?) O, V% K
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.4 v3 l! A' e' W7 }2 S3 _( \

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,( c: y+ D6 i( f, @/ z! x
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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.4 i3 d8 M* Y1 E: E
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No easy way to say this.4 C) q6 ?1 ~! `! b
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.' l+ A' k# d7 n

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,5 c& h& D: D& ~: x7 ?
A
'Cause you asked for it,5 s* k& }* h# F
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'Cause you need one, you see.5 F/ n" E" i1 y( C
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,& Y. w  W' L  \" p
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'Cause you tell me it's,! p) u2 Q7 r( F7 d8 ?7 r
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Make or break in this.$ Z5 A+ Q$ R" c; F9 ?) q% ]/ f
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If you’re on your way,
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
Bm
If all you have is leaving,
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Today.; E* G* g& ?% G% A

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,# L: O8 ^1 k# Y  Q/ Z
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.
You are not what I thought you were.* `; M5 `& c2 T4 T  E6 J
Hello to high and dry.

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,
'Cause you asked for it,( R8 B+ F9 u# U8 X& u
'Cause you need one, you see.. D% `5 O; j* C, t
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.- p8 Q+ R# t) [
If you’re on your way,* ]: L5 ^- w  N5 O
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,+ M2 O% L- ]! z0 I# ~; M" N
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,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.3 p6 n1 d8 Q$ |1 ?( i3 J2 q
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,% l# ^  _# |/ O7 x3 f

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.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see./ L( m+ q( c3 @% ^3 K
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.: B) q& B; f7 i0 _- I# z6 n5 |
If you’re on your way,! u3 n' o6 Q5 T4 d; ?! |6 h: E) S
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,! |0 A# l" h$ s7 M+ M0 |
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,! u6 H/ c' j% P: J
Write you a love song today.
Today