Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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/ N8 z* X! n m9 \) L: q- d! A/ ?% R( oHead under water,( ^/ \9 o/ K3 U9 P) ]- H t
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! v6 O1 S( h% ~1 gAnd they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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3 y; C" z8 T( @ BThe breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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/ u) o* ~: l& P: `3 x4 D; B! ]5 I; pYou made room for me but it’s too soon to see,0 z$ s% S7 D6 Y- w7 ^$ `
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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2 i" X6 f8 }! r4 rI’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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No easy way to say this.+ W. T! Y& I1 T8 E4 q- ^1 o
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.1 [& T& R& k- k; E' _/ a' d
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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v& e' ?5 K! V/ C8 P'Cause you asked for it,
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6 j( c+ a+ x) o. k'Cause you need one, you see.4 |# g, u" J( Y& Z: H# ^+ ~8 v
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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8 P/ u( m* |/ V/ k'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.$ W1 p+ L4 @! @( ]2 ?. F5 Z8 K
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H5 m+ z4 x+ }! ^2 dI'm not gonna write you to stay.6 u& R, U( }% c3 n* E7 O- w0 s
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8 `% Z" [- F& oIf all you have is leaving,8 C3 M* \ y4 w! a
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.+ y/ N& m+ O8 d0 o4 S
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Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)- R+ ~- S* W) G, b4 |2 d
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I learned the hard way,0 y% H* C; C/ u9 j! H) f
That they all say things you want to hear.
# N0 k, q- C0 O/ I2 o9 ?My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
% v3 G# h: }' aAnd your twisted words, your help just hurts.
3 v4 K4 l/ q" S. @" YYou are not what I thought you were.
& W0 u0 @1 a& c G( yHello to high and dry.* E7 a5 E7 m: Z9 a
" \1 M% c% ]6 L/ XConvinced me to please you.
' F6 ~( T2 ^" \2 x2 ~, T# mMade me think that I need this too.
$ _ L7 b5 F2 g, Q* S4 K8 ]9 x# P3 _5 VI’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,7 k9 J4 l% @0 {' H; @; E( J
'Cause you asked for it,8 t m {; L: ~1 G
'Cause you need one, you see.8 H$ ~- x7 r2 \% M9 ^/ ~9 D7 c; m
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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Make or breaking this.
5 E1 G5 V6 f4 g% t% v) vIf you’re on your way,
$ Z/ n. q6 b! x n6 kI'm not gonna write you to stay.
9 k. |% {) @+ P* BIf all you have is leaving,1 K! y$ l3 R8 Y/ Y R& w) n
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,( A$ V) G' N3 i" T2 N7 U4 G0 Y
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.' u* B; l' x5 R, O( [" Z: `
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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I won't write you a love song,& v2 c5 N* y3 \( ]
'Cause you asked for it,8 }( e* e0 N! E5 F* _- p1 A) j
'Cause you need one you see.
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'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
' x/ N8 P6 Q$ L. QIs that why you wanted a love song,8 N) m9 z7 b8 ~+ L2 O: A
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I’m not gonna write you a love song," I0 f. R# X# s
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
7 w% s6 @5 _* }8 bIf you’re on your way,
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0 K! [) c/ \- Y+ X& |! G! uIf your heart is nowhere in it,
3 o b* [7 W# N6 MI don’t want it for a minute.
3 ^8 r1 z7 U; r, y/ E; YBabe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
( @% q! |2 v8 ~2 _/ N- vWrite you a love song today.
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