Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,5 B  p2 C* f. g7 n# X4 S8 f
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.5 K2 }" r1 ~7 |/ `* j
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.% g+ o+ D" ]! t. J# U( D: [

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.$ Z' r- {& w0 T7 E4 F% h" A

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.7 b8 v0 e' B5 W2 w0 M. S/ n) k
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.8 s; x/ S" `. b

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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,- U# M8 j) }# G6 |* j
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,  V  H9 _- I( b( q6 I5 @: J0 ?
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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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.1 N/ z9 v6 j- |
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)% w* @; W$ p* N% y! P" K, n4 w) C

I learned the hard way,) Y5 u+ X5 L$ P5 s( l, I
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.+ I6 K: @# V, I4 c* Y( H
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you., O9 p! O# P0 V0 L, n; e2 {
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.; o9 }& O( M* ^5 f; z1 R

I'm not gonna write you a love song,% V5 M& G, H  k" N( l, f; j
'Cause you asked for it,' b2 j$ W; M; ]3 r3 f
'Cause you need one, you see.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,+ D' W7 D; s( p- ^3 @# \. Q
'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.
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,9 R3 W7 W& x+ l. ]9 n
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,2 s$ p8 u: H9 p4 T: A7 {
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I won't write you a love song,/ T( F7 h! \4 P& m2 C+ J
'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.+ f" r. d) p' j( L- S
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it," T( m7 t3 N9 @7 a* z  p1 |
'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.1 |: t  `6 K3 b! |/ q% [
If you’re on your way,- [" q( M. E6 L% R4 E
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.1 J$ i' q' ?, Y& `5 _0 l" n
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,! `& U. J; Z* Q  w2 B
Write you a love song today.
Today