Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water," {* l) i8 @7 K! E$ I7 A' o
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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.( f* z) X( s& ~; k) c
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see," A% O5 m0 c" W
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If I’m happy in your hands.- |8 ^! i2 I+ d8 C
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.7 U8 |" D9 H, {3 o1 M# E) Y. @
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.

Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song," e5 @# E# R% G9 }
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.: j6 a. w6 Y* B
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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.% z+ t( D( n# i9 J
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.& y$ S$ H! y  R! g( I$ U5 O4 ?
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If all you have is leaving,! V9 Z* a1 y/ n
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.+ c3 H) D7 H' E- W* K
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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,4 k7 V0 `* k1 m- k* Y' H
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,: B: ^  A% _* L* j& P
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry." ]) e' _6 W0 U, R& x% ~
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Convinced me to please you.4 Q  y- t5 X% ?
Made me think that I need this too.2 D5 G7 C9 U3 L* y0 H' e+ O
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,
'Cause you need one, you see./ ?& A7 `- w8 ]0 E* f
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,) t; ^* G' O8 J. ~7 V  f* g
Make or breaking this.# \1 n& v3 B' c/ n' r
If you’re on your way,  O! b8 U; i4 u( u
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.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,& y3 A- o8 W5 U' c
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.; M# T" w' y' B
'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,
'Cause you need one you see.: m- ~" O' d" n, ?
I'm not gonna write you a love song,: p) a, g! Z, Z4 T  O8 I
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.3 \; d! Z$ F7 P
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,4 q$ {5 T! k$ P6 a& v) G+ F) L
'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.; {* F2 K" {1 p" u
If you’re on your way,. H5 P! U, _: h2 Z  ]9 z
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,: s& T- x. A! \  V
I don’t want it for a minute.3 n1 p% }: O4 J# {8 H  a4 c
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.
Today