Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song; X# v/ B1 p% w, B9 _+ v

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Head under water,+ B# w$ V8 ]( ?$ [" R2 T& U7 s
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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.

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,+ U8 u0 ?1 M/ l# P2 F; D0 |
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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.
Em A
No easy way to say this.! Z1 C" b; c5 ?
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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,
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'Cause you asked for it,: i2 I* j: c1 s- }% l; n
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 t6 R: q4 N) Z# v
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'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.) @4 |; U" ?8 C( g7 r7 V0 g+ i4 E
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If all you have is leaving,, G* }* \3 y2 q( a8 a% J
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.  i! w3 }9 j  |- G

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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)) y, W1 |1 q3 v: }6 V1 q

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,* ~2 N1 V- |( R1 S
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.2 z* e3 d- s+ A- m- f1 l
Hello to high and dry./ y( M+ m; g" j5 {) w0 }0 ]

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,+ Z% y  W+ y0 z- U3 E6 M$ O' H! O
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,* m* ^0 c' O0 F( H& t; K
'Cause you tell me it's,, J% z3 }" Y9 B. G
Make or breaking this.9 ^/ C- x: L- u' a( b
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.. J8 Q7 H1 R7 S+ j- ^
If all you have is leaving,
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," X. f3 s; _4 o' g5 S
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.3 t0 @, ~. c: Y4 H  R& @
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,) q& X) c# k$ l3 I, c8 |' B
'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,9 r+ d" V/ d5 F' `
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.+ B' t' u- A: i! ~0 O
I’m not gonna write you a love song,+ u) ^. T- C* J% k5 |
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.) O/ t. b# i  i' y
If your heart is nowhere in it,: s  m  m. a: Z8 J; P) Y
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,+ f) v% s3 q; G! ?9 _) v7 d
Write you a love song today.
Today