Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song0 E; a% T# B  E

1 g( |6 ?: V9 \/ [' x0 t  w
Em D( V' c# P5 r( b+ D% ^% d/ G! N
Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A( K; }. \! L9 t
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.2 Y$ S9 k3 d2 G( ^

Em D G0 @7 |7 \9 ~  r4 Y8 k: }$ r
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,( x7 V! o) S$ K" [
A7 T' G& I8 M4 n9 M3 Y, |
If I’m happy in your hands.2 K3 I2 K+ I* J3 |
Em D G A
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.  C0 F+ x: o3 G% O

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A" a) G& [, x- a# T  v
No easy way to say this., e4 \7 I& ], j4 N9 e8 x5 v1 j
Em D A Bm2 a3 ^& Q* l7 U: _9 J  }5 T
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
! h7 r! F, A$ X
/ D2 X9 @& p. K
Em& G- C7 O3 o. A* q3 S
I'm not gonna write you a love song,  {/ v4 W4 U) ^% U
A+ e! Y$ E0 T! u* O( P
'Cause you asked for it,3 z7 f! t  w6 l' y' H* k5 K8 Y
D G2 ]) b& r* e, f
'Cause you need one, you see.
Em/ K. ^: e* \" m, G  S8 M4 H8 ]2 I$ [
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A4 y3 \; C7 c! l, @2 {2 O
'Cause you tell me it's,$ L# m9 E' f; Q: R: g* `
D  C/ ^! I. C1 g
Make or break in this.
G
If you’re on your way,1 x. @, [6 [; S3 K! E
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
Bm
If all you have is leaving,
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
: t# T9 K9 q$ X4 g9 F- z
Bm A3 m' I0 `7 V7 ~: Y  M7 Z6 D
Today.
) }( X% r: m5 g. ?8 X4 z
(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.* `( f7 q- h) n6 [3 S* K
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,' U0 a9 I" Y- L) d. m. k$ Y' d. `
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.6 J8 p8 T: R% r" D
You are not what I thought you were.% y9 Q4 \9 B' B) s  n
Hello to high and dry.
" {) U/ c( N1 U: ^
Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
( i+ a5 e% z5 ]5 ]
I'm not gonna write you a love song,8 K3 p3 b7 R; a6 J
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.% k/ P+ K+ Q/ @* D$ ^( M* e
I'm not gonna write you a love song,0 C1 Q& m7 H# U' `6 H
'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 all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
: P, p5 P1 H* E1 Z* L$ X; h  }# Q( P
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,! I6 L7 X' L, k2 l, Q: I3 r' W( a0 o
, V" N1 j( N6 p
I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,- `7 Y( L. ^' X, u+ g* a
'Cause you need one you see./ N1 Y3 ?* x; @. V. T
I'm not gonna write you a love song,  _$ O1 F: y5 n/ F# m' ]- |
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,! F+ q  ?) p$ A7 X* x2 f% Z& l
'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.8 v, \6 X% N, H( O% z# @( I
If you’re on your way,( ], U7 k( h% @  w
I’m not gonna write you to stay.* O1 N! E: |1 c' y) x- B9 j
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,* N2 J: C- [; m" l
Write you a love song today.) A' M' l! A8 G# {9 I
Today