Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song5 ^# R- i$ K5 d
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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.% j8 y# y/ l) G; i0 [' c
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.0 L0 s: s: X7 v( z$ r+ S
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,2 c6 H, b3 [% I5 {
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If I’m happy in your hands.8 m% x3 x  t- t/ F' T
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.* w  n; q: V9 y; e* f

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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this., d) _: n7 }* f" _& u: {( T
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.6 |; ?# |6 ]1 E2 ~. C! ?4 C

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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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,. y0 \, N- g/ \4 @) c; C) t' [9 ?3 @7 W
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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.
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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.

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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)# f0 a* E$ `8 K: V2 D9 [: l4 J
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I learned the hard way,* c) S, b% I. N5 g4 M* f+ G
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.
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.
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I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you need one, you see.$ X8 a; W1 o1 w5 g- h4 j
I'm not gonna write you a love song,* n7 u" C! E( W2 X
'Cause you tell me it's,8 z- t8 b( ]* a) @0 R* P* p
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.4 S0 m3 W! I4 E8 @
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.; c3 j0 {9 g$ I1 T. j$ F  v
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,! X# I0 l4 z4 Z, w& s
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,  V! U5 U! @$ H* u# Z# U0 a
'Cause you asked for it,% N; A: m4 Q: Q/ @5 i
'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,' ^6 z# ^/ H' `$ p+ m2 K% [5 i. ~
'Cause you asked for it,0 W: S4 ]0 Z1 w1 J. X6 o
'Cause you need one you see.: G- T4 w' X9 f2 f
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.# T+ u+ N9 ?4 X0 k  a
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.1 V$ L7 B" {! u$ y, a2 l4 W# g( y0 V
Today