Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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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.0 _( v. w9 x/ w$ W
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Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,& m/ Q& ?1 a  S
A
If I’m happy in your hands." ~6 S4 ^$ ^+ G* K- i' i" C, v6 ~3 r& L
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.6 E+ v* X! i; e
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.0 q9 O0 S# A( q  v+ h$ e; t
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,# X; X0 M# k6 @$ _$ G* p# 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,
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'Cause you tell me it's,2 V& q$ O/ l7 {1 Y6 N
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.
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If all you have is leaving,: G+ l3 D2 Y2 m( z
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

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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,, ?8 N( [8 J, Z0 |& r. h
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.  R+ K& n* ]- D: t; h
Hello to high and dry.( I- j5 w! j4 r8 J- f$ i% A

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too., b$ q' Q; r) u
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,! [" I, P6 s& J; a9 p' ?
'Cause you asked for it,1 B# p) a" J( h2 z/ C0 [
'Cause you need one, you see.3 P' E, a: B9 q1 H, `$ o
I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ w5 t7 B; i5 G8 B
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,+ m+ K  h- a- \
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,
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,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,

I won't write you a love song,3 X# Z8 O3 m3 y7 k5 O: k
'Cause you asked for it,# P9 a2 Z" B0 ?! m3 h) H  D. q
'Cause you need one you see.9 r4 c' F2 L: _. S8 {$ w" `, c
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.4 S* X7 z$ O2 ~! b
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,; ~6 e+ R1 p, S2 T) r
'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.; W- Q, c7 a3 z4 _
If you’re on your way,4 J+ b8 b  n( S. c
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.% ^' W4 ~% s, b
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.  b2 h; Z* s! {8 O" y
Today