Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song6 a2 k: `7 J7 I: m

Em D
Head under water,8 Q. \  B; D$ M' J. b2 z) k
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.5 W/ _, _9 d- J1 V' R; T$ ?
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,1 z! z2 r: @  R- S
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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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Blank stares at blank pages.9 f# t2 e9 W4 X; }# M
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No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me./ _8 j2 A! L8 o5 ]- r

Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,: t7 X! z6 s3 d  s+ T
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'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,$ X9 p7 m* d+ ^7 d. y3 u
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'Cause you tell me it's,  z! J7 H( t1 h+ {
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Make or break in this.* K* ]2 y. h. a' P" ~
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If you’re on your way,( p  X* x- b) _
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.; ?! e* N' @" G) [" A3 a
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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.( C0 ^7 R& J$ V% n1 n$ e' J  w
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,1 a6 @; F8 O" I6 H5 b. g+ H
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,0 M7 A/ m( G/ |
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.2 h. O( d- b+ K2 z
You are not what I thought you were.( n* T: k! w  q/ T2 s$ f3 w0 X
Hello to high and dry.9 Y4 J1 }1 F. {) u9 Z6 v% g7 O8 k
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.6 \- X* q) X  w$ b/ @$ B
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.0 T9 i! N: N* ~1 c
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,5 {( `) V6 B+ T
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.: w9 ^) {8 H. ?  }" Y9 r% G9 z7 F
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,3 }6 b  g8 R  w3 z1 t" ^
Make or breaking this.3 b  Z3 z* h- e+ H; i5 B1 \
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.  N! h9 z3 G6 S
If all you have is leaving,) F& |! n& n& Y; L+ ^% _
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.# b+ l3 r* i6 _* b
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,/ J+ b0 X- l+ A  ^7 A( q2 }0 t
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.1 g4 E$ |; [, r! |9 K- e0 u5 ]4 Q' t
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,+ x: k, B3 F0 I1 n( t  j" K
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I won't write you a love song,! b6 z5 E4 B5 P" a
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.- l3 k! i* E. O' k3 v
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,: H# j( ?* N# [
'Cause you need one you see.- G  }: \; o1 E" {; T7 }
I’m not gonna write you a love song,% z& j; C4 D* i( N. o6 O
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.% `4 |9 C5 \/ v
If your heart is nowhere in it,5 E7 U/ j& R( i' v
I don’t want it for a minute.! {( P" [* q4 ~
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.0 L, w& E: c! S( r+ p* c6 L
Today