Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Em D
Head under water,' f. n; f4 ^1 v. W' x# d# T3 _
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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.9 b- j% L& P: k2 Y

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,( w& U9 i3 T+ E/ F* L
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.2 Y' `& `1 h, N+ q# K
Em A
No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.4 h" ?2 n1 S0 z8 K$ b

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,* K; K* `1 \$ w* x
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'Cause you asked for it,! o* O! J  c, `1 l, b
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'Cause you need one, you see.
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,) }- \( f9 V  j" d
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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," O# F: R7 O: J0 M8 ]' R
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.4 [" {/ B3 m( k5 q  d, Q: p% p

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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,) p- E, }7 I5 M6 d+ {
That they all say things you want to hear.5 q( @3 f& n9 q- x% M2 e3 A
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.6 k4 {3 F6 F; h0 ~1 ~
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.& ^; d) P+ I1 r! z8 X+ g; q
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too." Q) p: z& Z# f- k, u; O, g
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.

I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ m, j$ w, }1 _
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,9 X# j7 m* N4 E- L( i
Make or breaking this.) Y4 `0 I' y. B2 D+ I& `6 Q
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.( K& P2 X4 k* z  `: |3 p3 n
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.7 ~' u9 N% ]3 B& N8 U" n5 [5 v1 Y

Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.8 d* k- o/ s" Q+ U0 ?: u
'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,7 z$ y' p0 H9 t
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.0 a1 d% ~: ~- Y
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,' \5 R7 e( e$ h7 F- h
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,$ r) Q) _9 }/ K$ z- }4 x
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.# k; @! x$ g5 C; K2 a, s9 @( ^
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,3 j6 R" V4 A  H' P! o% Q
Write you a love song today.
Today