Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song( S* b2 @0 o2 ?2 g* A3 l7 m' p
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Head under water,8 R2 x* r" I+ }0 k5 j' q/ i, \
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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,6 R/ u7 S7 f. H( d3 r% K3 `
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.- y+ X5 _. V- k' s

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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me., V+ p; g& k5 {2 z# \& ~3 ?( _
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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,6 d" c0 V6 N; ?& @& v( p4 t
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,, Y4 v* l: q! D# v1 Q% Z' K
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.  c- j$ R) k3 Z, i) l! k
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.( x  A# r- w7 m; O/ v( W, P+ n
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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 H5 Q! L* ?! ]! j. x

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Today./ z. a4 F! R" R) A. L$ D

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)9 G) S6 n: S# i3 r

I learned the hard way,3 H9 c/ d* S/ C% ^* c
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.: ?8 o/ ]& B+ [# a; T: m
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.4 \; v% E$ B9 U0 K/ g& d
Made me think that I need this too., Q$ b8 _; m$ l2 S, F% }
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.! i) S. Y4 I# ]: ^4 x3 b% y  t2 }
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.( h0 G& ]9 J9 J! Q) }: D: k4 T
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,9 ~; l' c) z  X/ _% ^# ?  b' w
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,/ K" l. `( Z5 B7 l
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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,$ c6 [) G( O' n4 ~- Q2 g
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,5 y/ J* x- E0 O' |" B% e& t: A
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ Q' E8 p. ]) @9 e
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
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'Cause you need one you see., ]# H0 N/ u* x! r
I’m not gonna write you a love song,1 `& ^! K5 I8 c3 n
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.! i6 \0 }/ r1 ]3 \
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.% D! \. e7 y/ g% _1 t
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,
Write you a love song today.
Today