Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,1 e7 p, v% H! D( e( V# P
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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,
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If I’m happy in your hands.  v) b% ?0 U' T" |5 y
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.) T% D0 s8 p+ R
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.8 p' s2 ]% z7 U9 O% O: }
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,) f3 s) q: U0 k3 {* r; h) ~
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'Cause you need one, you see./ l0 F" m! C% |3 C7 v# I$ [8 W/ P
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.) i# J) H; d8 b1 `. G. L& E
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.$ {" t) j* }) G
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If all you have is leaving,
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.5 \; r. {2 F) k0 J' [# q
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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.# s: e7 w9 N0 L9 e+ C1 K
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,* N7 V, ]+ x! B3 l1 P% O$ b
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.: V. ]: A; n- _
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.+ o! z- M+ T- {$ S- D0 n+ v/ O
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.- S8 @# E: d% r8 t9 ~2 e
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,* W" B) j7 }( I' d8 r3 r" P
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 t2 p6 P& w5 S  Z3 r) E% F& n: _5 G
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.9 x9 D9 S! F2 p
If you’re on your way,) f4 T9 v; L! @% C/ A
I'm not gonna write you to stay.* r* p. s: F% @$ p4 J) I
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,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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I won't write you a love song,8 f# d0 U  C# l# n1 [* \5 @/ J
'Cause you asked for it,+ d9 s! X- L: ?+ e- ^
'Cause you need one you see.; J3 x7 J5 Y# I2 L6 v+ C2 w  u
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.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,1 B+ U+ j  b% G; @  Y5 U
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.% `7 Z) x9 D' x' D9 d
If you’re on your way,+ S/ W  a# i' m( S' H
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,. u$ m" \+ ?  a) B
Write you a love song today.; Y0 L) j; m! f) f& W
Today