Sara Bareilles - Love Song8 r& d ]7 o: \& x: A# a
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Head under water,4 j: n* f& b+ d, r* C, @7 a
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, ~' S0 c6 w+ E1 F) _And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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5 }- x- E3 r% J1 q3 N! s; q) b/ @The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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7 z- D* N7 O/ yYou made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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' [$ w, s+ V& V2 b( sIf I’m happy in your hands.0 C d# ~ ]$ L: W$ F, o% \
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3 P% k* z- @! j/ Q; O" T- SI’m unusually hard to hold on to./ O3 I. j1 F6 n, }3 z7 D: k
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( T/ F* m9 H2 I2 B) J: f* x: yBlank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.' W y' \2 q- ?* A8 d) }2 N" C; N/ S
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% G7 I P! x' c. `8 wYou mean well, but you make this hard on me. Q& g) H) r! U
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! h) }: I0 p0 W# O! U: _% lI'm not gonna write you a love song,4 e( b0 n% v3 k* v
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8 ~ D% G5 c ~0 @'Cause you asked for it,& M0 [. |& v w# D7 I
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'Cause you need one, you see.2 g+ V+ ^# D$ w, R6 w8 k
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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! o' S4 ?: S( o" |'Cause you tell me it's,
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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., f/ N/ Y J& ]- @4 i
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% z9 ]6 k! c" A( n" Z7 o+ o3 OIf all you have is leaving,
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; p9 {/ `0 g) k2 ?1 }; P3 ^I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Today.( l- I& Q7 q: E W
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,0 M1 d, x1 K9 u/ C* |* _# i D" K
That they all say things you want to hear.
1 I6 r3 {9 S6 b( k- R5 f/ HMy heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
- d |5 ?) k, }1 k) l& e d' IAnd your twisted words, your help just hurts.7 t8 K5 }: J/ N9 ]6 }) c" m3 n
You are not what I thought you were.$ a7 [' m# y6 Z0 {( O
Hello to high and dry.
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) G2 K. c) E0 P3 l- B. v1 QConvinced me to please you.- [" J0 p* S7 F3 @% U
Made me think that I need this too.
& |& W; c% N5 H* b: KI’m trying to let you hear me as I am.* ~3 d# h. }. ^
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,9 t% o- J/ B( w% l$ k
'Cause you asked for it,8 F' l% S9 S: W) h8 c
'Cause you need one, you see.
; |& U7 N3 T; rI'm not gonna write you a love song,
: ?; Y& `) d2 D+ C) w'Cause you tell me it's,
: E; C7 |' ^! X* l9 T, a% EMake or breaking this.3 g: Y; r/ Z& W" E% n
If you’re on your way,
/ z$ f6 c. d) g/ H' I* RI'm not gonna write you to stay.: D+ Q0 ^2 N! [4 A5 R4 v
If all you have is leaving," `6 f0 g4 v, h, t* s$ u9 k2 Q
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,- ^. o% F0 ^# f( z+ Z
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
0 n; m) O) z1 ?$ l' q) R; a# w! v3 Q'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,& K% A# e" e. g% i% T0 c
, b8 j/ g7 [0 l, U2 B. G" {, e: t# f' wI won't write you a love song,- E- _. ]! R7 X3 d, E ?
'Cause you asked for it,
9 I/ y( F/ Y* n, n7 i' w'Cause you need one you see.& U2 n8 T0 Q; T$ p$ T
I'm not gonna write you a love song,6 f% Z: v. g1 r! x: C C
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
" |: n5 k6 H( e+ ?5 j+ O2 q# hIs that why you wanted a love song, Y2 v: U% K O* q( G7 l% x' g
'Cause you asked for it,
- p j( R* \5 Q: h'Cause you need one you see.- t; Q! `5 Z; e0 v2 m
I’m not gonna write you a love song,6 P1 S. F% m- C
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
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I’m not gonna write you to stay.4 d8 U5 c. B& c0 ]" w/ @
If your heart is nowhere in it,
8 M( e7 j$ {% eI don’t want it for a minute.& W9 u0 I: c0 `( ]2 O5 x" I1 [3 Y% X( H
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,& E+ F* K* n. f" G
Write you a love song today.
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