Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song6 X! H8 l! N# }: C5 W3 b

Em D
Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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Em D G4 t4 g' g1 e$ K; Y$ ?% t
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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If I’m happy in your hands.$ o- u2 B, n. _
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Em D4 N$ W* K$ c4 w9 e2 l" U8 Q
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.- y( z0 D* A# o

Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,1 W. H2 Q" ^9 x# v/ \6 T# N
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'Cause you need one, you see.6 p  D/ \7 t. n
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,) P  E5 E2 o" _* s' b. B) ^' e
D
Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.  K7 b) I/ ?% x4 B
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If all you have is leaving,* v1 Y0 @, |) X' ?) u" D
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today." b& u8 I! B! Q1 g

Bm A
Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,6 m9 @2 t! C4 V4 q% B& T: O
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.# n+ Z  p$ P7 Y6 y* O& d
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.( P, f) \+ b: O( N+ ?5 w

I'm not gonna 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.
If you’re on your way,. U( M. [" k% L/ q
I'm not gonna write you to stay.3 g- ?* ]& K: @. f; T
If all you have is leaving,1 O) V  u0 `. B- V* K( y/ b, n
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.7 i3 j3 C4 r2 @; g3 U0 r

Promise me you'll leave the light on,: d1 ~5 V9 [& m; I8 O, a
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.* A1 l5 `0 e: @- Z+ v9 q
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,% P# _7 F1 T$ W4 ]) i
'Cause you asked for it,8 e6 \% @8 M9 p$ H( D3 V
'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.- Q0 R, r5 d/ a
Is that why you wanted a love song,+ n$ _2 a+ d' p
'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.
If you’re on your way,9 z+ z, }2 x  E1 ?" N, y
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,% w; v9 ?! U5 V# H% J1 s, {
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,0 F. G3 h, i$ F" ^7 I- Q/ b
Write you a love song today.8 ^$ ]) q, z+ e, [$ t! w2 ^; e
Today