Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,4 i% B. e7 _& W+ k5 {% [
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.& _+ j  n9 E$ K: ?
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.' H! y- ~: k" Q/ @, v

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,# t. Y, D+ u, s
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If I’m happy in your hands.6 @$ Y; n3 n0 u4 R7 s" p
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.: t& ]$ \* [: Z( j3 A/ |
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.& O9 U* s$ E; R) d0 W
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,9 n# F  q$ u' z5 v' B6 R
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,) H$ m* V; @, \$ j. Y
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Make or break in this.! \" \) @6 q5 Z; C
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If you’re on your way,  J, ]3 Y2 }1 N& Q7 _5 D' ^
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.0 B. O/ A1 }& U) V. B$ W' B6 N
Bm
If all you have is leaving,/ S( O2 A4 T8 S
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.% M( M; _! C) G! C' O6 Y/ v
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Today.; h; {9 ]2 q1 Q! p8 b$ t
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,. U+ d  z/ {: A3 ~- \- B" \
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.3 H9 p& _8 f; V4 E5 c4 D
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry., ?9 E( ]4 j. `! Z
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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,3 J6 J: Z% U" z! I9 n
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.* h9 H' m! P4 A6 M! k" m- W# J
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,3 r- G7 e" n; k. ?
Make or breaking this.1 y' R- A* j$ f9 s
If you’re on your way,; E( o( i6 e' i5 R
I'm not gonna write you to stay.7 y5 ]+ Z2 s- f0 a# J0 U+ N* M8 B2 t
If all you have is leaving,# h, v9 W+ v/ b0 Z0 z2 d4 e
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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,3 ^5 S+ n" _( G6 L8 H7 @, V
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I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,9 l  S& a; U4 `) G
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,! N7 |: b7 X, y) a( Z) \( D% q
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,* [8 q  @# e0 F( Q" ^1 w( @
'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.# t4 i- C" K/ n/ D+ i6 f3 K( y" Z- F4 ~; J
If you’re on your way,4 H9 {' [( |5 G9 `0 N4 u( H
I’m not gonna write you to stay.1 p& ]; p6 J1 F4 Y! ]
If your heart is nowhere in it,# l$ J+ _2 E) u5 T6 a
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,7 @4 |7 U0 t  H  T& O* r( x' k
Write you a love song today.
Today