Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song7 Y" [6 s1 I" Z' s& A& U- F8 X  {. X) d

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Head under water,$ j- D( H. |! U: N, B6 ^, V* A8 j
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.6 {( B% `+ {2 {. T- {" ]( S

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
A
If I’m happy in your hands.
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.9 ^; @; J( _3 A7 O( Q5 L

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.0 R, H) K" K. I; _8 g* n3 N
Em A
No easy way to say this.
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.0 M- S/ Y3 T5 {5 K( Y

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,% h3 t: @) M% g* R/ n
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.) F6 S6 r( {' Q' d7 P! i5 K- v
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If you’re on your way,& s2 w6 ?' F) ?1 h6 B8 I! f
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.0 t2 O3 f4 V1 o7 g, I8 v
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If all you have is leaving,5 L% t- N* o! ]8 [
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.# h) w/ E& K5 q3 e3 w4 q
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Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses); _: J* T: l! N& ^

I learned the hard way,$ h& Y  r( Z1 L
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,' a; W; {+ M/ d8 \2 D
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were." g! }  f! G8 @2 |/ t" B- H
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.+ m+ y0 T- `5 E
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am./ v  F' r! w' L$ l7 o. ]5 ]2 E; c

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see." \/ W9 ]1 O5 ^+ w8 {9 h+ n5 J% }  F
I'm not gonna write you a love song," i6 O; R- l' \5 ^7 y; }4 W& z
'Cause you tell me it's,! p3 G- g; I% y/ e
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,% s" ^1 E& `* Z, @  z6 a# _: X2 }
I'm not gonna write you to stay.  o1 S& Y% \1 W- i/ I
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.) N: ~: ^, m( d- [
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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,

I won't write you a love song,
'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 make or breaking this.$ A$ j5 ^. t" w+ ]% a9 |1 H: I
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,% W8 F- Z( _. R* d- ]
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,4 w! g+ G5 i9 K9 y- C. C% W
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this./ y1 t0 t1 f/ D. d/ ^, J% b
If you’re on your way,1 G" O% g9 t1 e; d7 C( z+ G5 e1 t
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.; n9 m/ B3 z" i6 J& T  V- K+ O
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,# A% Y- \2 t$ L8 ^
Write you a love song today.& j( l1 Z( v4 M9 ?7 n8 y( b" m
Today