Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song, `1 f0 T2 w* r4 c% \* ]. o. c

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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.+ \3 b9 m* k7 Q
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.. Z+ W) n* [5 O6 u3 Z
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,; K- O4 L' X$ d6 u, b' b
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If I’m happy in your hands.1 \0 t6 S' n4 e* W. C
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.  V8 E; t1 ~6 n: J
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.. ^3 ~( [0 `) O* c. R7 c* ?
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,  w9 V  D( M! ?" B
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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,& N! A, O3 B, c' \8 s
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'Cause you tell me it's,0 U! F+ H9 s4 ]8 y0 ^
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Make or break in this.: p1 Z8 }$ x  z
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If you’re on your way,2 h5 y) ~7 M9 O( F/ x
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I'm not gonna write you to stay., l3 J2 K+ g3 V* B( R. V% G
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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.) S) j! F! ?" C  k" T
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,! e# [* a$ s2 G+ v* W
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you," \, c  V1 l  m# }3 o0 A9 q4 F
And your twisted words, your help just hurts./ `2 G; ~, m6 h0 E
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.' `. `. X7 y5 \1 a+ [. t6 I
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.+ H: o& M" a" X- x2 T1 M6 J5 j
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.  ~  l; q5 U( g! i
I'm not gonna write you a love song," B$ i6 S+ ^  w& z8 ^! h+ i
'Cause you tell me it's,: c% j1 g! b! [6 v; u% l9 F/ E
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
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,  t: O2 V( s1 B7 L
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,
'Cause you asked for it,6 z; w$ ]! {) `7 D# A: R% X
'Cause you need one you see.$ V, |* W! u8 l4 p
I'm not gonna write you a love song,& W- j  f" J  n
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,6 Y3 R% R* h  P% o+ P- W8 t. R; h0 U
'Cause you asked for it,8 \2 m- }; ^" j! n& Q
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,6 Q5 V$ l% x7 E; T3 w% C1 [% U
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.* H5 V( j+ @/ |, H8 J% O
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.! W5 W" D  N* w: n0 X5 u
If your heart is nowhere in it,9 U5 B+ W) M/ w& R8 c
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to," \$ W5 t/ S  P3 O9 ]6 m
Write you a love song today.
Today