Sara Bareilles - Love Song+ ~ Z) f) q+ B i4 v* ^, g
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Head under water,, h. s+ m8 K1 Z/ _
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! J9 C8 F# q) D( F8 gAnd they tell me to breathe easy for a while.# [/ \- [, S' h
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1 S4 S* k/ L1 A, w0 GThe breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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4 {7 _# F$ o' I6 hYou made room for me but it’s too soon to see,4 ^6 S1 \: @6 j3 a! M, ]& D w
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4 r" h2 ]2 {$ C5 T8 @, RIf I’m happy in your hands.# a1 a+ @' @7 P3 S# |
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.2 Q" q" f; M q) A* k6 \" X
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Blank stares at blank pages.8 @ y- A) C- }/ ?3 b
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No easy way to say this.4 q1 X& M' D, Q; p! V' b. s
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4 R8 e* f7 M$ ?You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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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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5 Q+ s+ t& G% T. D `'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,2 L- R3 G! ~- P3 H, d: [' o
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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5 O& ~' B6 `4 y+ w& w0 l# q; x1 hMake or break in this.6 R# ]* k, f d3 t& v8 q
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay. s5 B) T% d8 y3 V0 z
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If all you have is leaving,# B3 @5 v4 n- G* ~/ N% \6 N
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1 z" K) C0 d8 H& J1 ? q6 bI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.% T0 P) i7 @+ E% b- R4 c" H
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,& g4 O1 p) f" T( l" `' _
That they all say things you want to hear.1 q q) p1 U6 A7 j' x. y9 h: o% a4 G
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
4 r4 q2 n( L8 ?# p2 ZAnd your twisted words, your help just hurts.6 h6 G4 l+ Y' L
You are not what I thought you were.
9 H$ _: m3 V/ l Q! M0 pHello 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." L4 C( C5 I& t& j- A8 m" Z5 b7 l. V
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,2 }" g! x3 @5 P5 L9 q
'Cause you asked for it,/ G0 o' E& i& O @0 i
'Cause you need one, you see.
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'Cause you tell me it's,/ ~. z1 b3 U* e) \
Make or breaking this.& ]( m. G& {+ e1 {% v
If you’re on your way,
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If all you have is leaving,- Y; f' A, _/ o. Z9 |4 E& t) f
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,# s& r' D9 g4 |0 P4 Z$ D* b" t% s& @
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
! |6 p$ ]: A" B) a, x8 F$ C) n'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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" G6 C" i( y6 O# \9 }9 KI won't write you a love song,
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6 h9 \( u: L4 r* j'Cause you need one you see.' x) f9 ` h* i
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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* W4 Q1 s% X" j/ pIs that why you wanted a love song,8 R$ q8 {1 q5 F0 a8 P9 Q7 }
'Cause you asked for it,
) V; Z h9 b6 I4 ~3 z* @'Cause you need one you see.
# ?, }; p8 B8 U3 G2 AI’m not gonna write you a love song,9 M9 O3 `, `8 H. P) }! J+ s2 i+ ^8 c
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this., i5 H3 H5 a) W/ U. D+ u+ P
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I’m not gonna write you to stay., Q* \0 A9 [! [0 @' \: z
If your heart is nowhere in it,; m0 L) O3 z% }3 }7 y; W# N
I don’t want it for a minute.
. N+ d9 |3 p4 ^) @* HBabe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
( X6 M: p5 B1 K( S6 }; XWrite you a love song today.& K' y8 ]$ V7 b+ v+ }4 {8 j
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