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.2 R! ~! T) n- |2 h/ T+ Q) r. r: \
Em D G A
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

Em D G
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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If I’m happy in your hands.
Em D G A0 Y- h4 v% D! u1 C0 m
I’m unusually hard to hold on to.4 l% ?1 O) R: J; L0 w

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.1 U8 s1 e3 h; S7 a5 @' O
Em A
No easy way to say this.5 y/ V1 C: Z5 n9 {8 q2 q
Em D A Bm8 A8 p! h9 @2 E% \* v4 l& d( V
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.. Q# a3 Z3 v+ S, C' ], n' s# H
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Em: ]1 H9 h- w; [# W4 x1 G5 @
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you asked for it,0 [, j( W5 y! N( v
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.) u% s+ _# g: `6 M" F. o$ _( `) C
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you tell me it's,# @* G: m' T* o7 l( e, A- ]
D
Make or break in this.
G
If you’re on your way,
Em G, K5 X0 \  y6 D1 O8 M* U/ g
I'm not gonna write you to stay.1 t8 G/ M+ c- _1 K! w* s. W8 Q
Bm$ X# s& j1 E  ^4 Z: P
If all you have is leaving,# |4 t  N! H- ?% y" o
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Bm A
Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)( L7 E; {; N' n: T0 n& f1 p7 V4 u
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I learned the hard way,5 c# o" q6 G6 p$ j' h. f0 }
That they all say things you want to hear., V6 b& f, l+ m" c9 C
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.1 a$ P( t" K( k

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.! G9 h" y# R( F' d5 D' c% D
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.# o# p5 g- T2 d; b
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.5 W% ?% Y5 p( q, J/ z
I'm not gonna write you a love song,- ]) c- ~! m" r
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.+ U4 F- v  H  U
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.! J2 w$ j9 r  s, f) M
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.1 J+ o/ K9 S  o. \* E% b

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,$ k; R- y% h- T/ q% w: J

I won't write you a love song," R* x( J( O/ J3 u$ I* {' U
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,9 A/ S/ R% A) L- S3 w' e
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,6 a7 [: o* S( f- i  L
'Cause you asked for it,5 t0 F' C% M! C1 ~/ G# X
'Cause you need one you see.+ I( D9 ~8 p% J/ i( B% F
I’m not gonna write you a love song,& x6 ?9 K* `7 W8 O
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.2 N+ u9 H4 g9 e
If you’re on your way,- N9 s5 t; K: s+ v' B* n
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
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,
Write you a love song today.
Today