Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song4 A$ i- ^& W1 [' @
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Head under water,# ^8 |  c+ ]0 x2 C
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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.! T9 e+ J/ L6 T2 T- B( E
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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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.- z, K1 C$ m) X& ?5 G  V# w
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No easy way to say this.+ _+ `' c3 T: \/ a, Q: g
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.  H3 u! U- h5 C) [7 x  q

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,. i8 M1 [# d. E' [, X; d
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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,% [8 _( O) S$ {. E5 N
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'Cause you tell me it's,8 C0 W0 U9 B7 ^0 r( ~
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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,; \1 y5 i4 s6 ]* r3 c; y
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)+ t' ]& q5 H0 V% L( L' @7 F$ w* k
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I learned the hard way,8 t, ^: K, w- Y$ k& I
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.# ]( Y9 Z% H) R
You are not what I thought you were.0 n) g6 [  x+ E. U  }
Hello to high and dry.3 X$ z8 Q- Z+ S: {  z
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Convinced me to please you.' u) A, w) o; n& r3 J
Made me think that I need this too.5 M  l) E' l8 f8 Q
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.. u9 {1 E1 a/ O( ~
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,6 y1 ^5 H- t6 b+ J- `/ {* _
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,* Q1 y1 i! D+ R  E% M
I'm not gonna write you to stay.. U. r: d( A& n' A# S5 ?( m' K
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.$ K4 w! _. a0 a, P! O$ i

Promise me you'll leave the light on,8 P' p7 L5 O- g! T# |4 k& S
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.3 R. r3 J" [) ^& l
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,) V8 K& c  W0 x$ ?; {
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I won't write you a love song,- a$ b6 F8 |$ N9 ~0 E8 ~
'Cause you asked for it,% y/ y) {! r% @- @: {
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,$ v: o7 [; Q' P4 X, u: k( }
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this." P% O1 G& M9 t# @
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,: O4 t1 U. K! d' g( o. o
'Cause you need one you see.9 F/ Z/ |7 y8 u, c
I’m not gonna write you a love song,6 K; ~0 i) J8 ?5 R
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.: p  m$ ]: Q  O/ Y- v9 u: G
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." X/ V$ d4 Q! Z+ k' Y
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.
Today