Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Em D
Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.3 `& z! H! I; F) o2 ~4 A6 v4 f
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Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,4 Q+ w' `* ?' n$ g
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.9 F7 D8 f  [1 n8 x" g

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.( b* g" d  n% o  x) ^5 ^! ]

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 u0 L9 h5 Q1 q/ K0 |; R3 [8 t
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.  W* A6 f: Q) v0 N- M0 |
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,2 @0 Y- |) d+ H4 n0 Q% @! t0 E
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'Cause you tell me it's,5 [  }$ i1 ?1 \( _5 b
D
Make or break in this." I) w$ T) X$ Y6 Q" D
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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,4 ]3 u* T, O# T0 y
A Em G% D0 F/ Q5 b* k% q) K' {1 n- e9 s
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Bm A" @. @% [% \/ Y$ N$ _
Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,
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.2 g! `7 E$ p* a: N: }% i
You are not what I thought you were.. F& }: j3 o% y. g
Hello to high and dry.0 H7 @4 A( t8 L" {2 I" c+ g' M! |
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Convinced me to please you.- d- o- u2 D0 P. f3 v2 ^: Y- ~" S
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.: B6 S0 C' Q$ M& U- ^

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,. S+ P7 w, s/ A- Q
'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." C0 U+ N. H( A) x, p$ o4 C4 T- R
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.( ~( F" @5 F6 l$ ^9 ~1 c0 _4 L2 O
If all you have is leaving,0 Q% t5 q6 C2 v3 R6 A
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,7 f. K# `  }6 q8 W% e! @6 B# D% \, Z
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.5 B8 C' ?' j/ l  g
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,  e  V8 O3 \* r8 }* j8 z  I
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.# j) Y. h7 c, m4 Q
I'm not gonna write you a love song,$ N( u6 D; o! o
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,& C8 Z' ?8 X9 g" a2 q
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,! l. m. |- I& Q; w" {
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
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.2 F" @2 w: S3 U5 j) h& X
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.
Today