Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song  \& h. [0 \* K" m' r9 j

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Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.7 D) i0 u  u( M  z: p! ~; ^; ^( W
Em D G A& U2 L1 Z; D% R& c' m$ v/ G- B& r
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.$ U. x: i" C) E: L* N/ n% ^

Em D G* Q% Y. F3 e) _/ ~+ v5 _* Q
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
A
If I’m happy in your hands.; t$ x, I; m0 H" a
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.
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,
A
'Cause you asked for it,
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.. y! |  E) {* D0 g
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,0 a2 P5 i7 Y/ O. U7 T7 z
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'Cause you tell me it's,
D
Make or break in this.8 l, s7 R1 @2 p1 e
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If you’re on your way,. J: H1 s; K- i. G  C# j7 b* Z
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.* G* v1 P! `$ Q: E3 y3 I3 u
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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.

(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,! E  x* [2 G( H6 t
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.3 x9 O( h' e; y: Z$ t; K

Convinced me to please you.0 \' w, i8 k0 S& j# v: A% U. i: b
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.- L" I  M8 }: M: ~0 S

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.& X$ E6 Y( J8 B/ v
If you’re on your way,' S) t; U: H- j$ B# Y- M- D
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,% a8 ~; J1 w1 m  C9 h  P
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,% R( c- v: U- d# e* g
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.; X4 Z- ^2 y; Z; u5 c) _
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,: [5 _. ^7 O  F( S
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I won't write you a love song,* n- c) d" \& [
'Cause you asked for it,9 C9 \$ g- j" Y) P4 [1 I' J8 \
'Cause you need one you see.- h% D4 C# [3 o5 H, L
I'm not gonna write you a love song," f% J% T& a2 q) e' F* _% Z  |9 B
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.0 a3 j  C  H, ~0 G9 Z
Is that why you wanted a love song,2 h1 k! q& I0 ^
'Cause you asked for it,+ ]3 \2 c+ r0 Y
'Cause you need one you see.) B/ W2 b2 w9 u3 U. R% K
I’m not gonna write you a love song,6 U9 y: x! O# ?" c$ |8 `: o
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.2 j3 }! X( s6 q/ G( S, R; r
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,& D1 _9 o  F  _. A) Q- B' N
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,5 y% ^, t' z% \) |/ [3 i! o
Write you a love song today.
Today