Sara Bareilles - Love Song; R# t* r+ l4 I( e) E
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Head under water,
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% n, z1 ^3 @* G; vAnd they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.8 l" y6 t6 S+ Y& Y* C; F* z6 i" o
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,: t- Y+ e( X1 X' r& k3 x
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6 V% i# H$ Z A' Z$ a, ]1 wIf I’m happy in your hands.- T; m. c, i: m2 a3 s" l6 d
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9 C9 u" S+ [, B4 }% \I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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No easy way to say this.+ l3 w* E7 u+ P7 ^
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1 q* P: B7 \* D# ^! V2 HYou mean well, but you make this hard on me.+ n; G: q+ T% n% R; J( R* g
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,) ~& H* ?/ ]$ I& W, `& H* f
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'Cause you asked for it,( ?) a; d' n- k9 L6 Z# Y+ W! Q
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'Cause you need one, you see.& w' O/ i/ y* }& c/ v5 I
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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5 ^1 W9 }( [0 @4 [9 \, m& B% M'Cause you tell me it's,- o# R( N! D+ E: B1 [% s: Q! F
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3 m2 ~- U$ N' z6 m' NMake or break in this.
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3 j3 {% K# r+ h# MIf you’re on your way,/ ~4 h/ {: C% g# |/ R$ w+ c( G
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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If all you have is leaving,8 Q* Z# `+ k# U+ N0 [
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n1 u' M8 q$ a' tI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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* E" c1 P0 [# w, u" x x# ~9 \* P- K(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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1 ~3 Q: i4 x4 V' j* UI learned the hard way,5 T% m+ p; n" ]6 u& m0 C! p
That they all say things you want to hear.1 f# x3 i6 i$ }; ?, t. _$ [; D) ^" s% R. A
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,. z. h* O+ n& I) B
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
0 W3 H: h) ^* B3 d) ^You are not what I thought you were.
# q! `" C1 [& SHello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.
9 ~7 d0 k* O- F. R$ aMade me think that I need this too.
0 d) ^" _) x- |4 gI’m trying to let you hear me as I am.+ i/ z7 g. y9 f: g& {7 m# t: F
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
: X0 R4 ]6 q- y3 d2 ?'Cause you asked for it,
# A* S; p/ ?1 j! ]# k8 k8 B7 B'Cause you need one, you see.
! ]* B( C$ s! c4 z' Q; h2 G y0 sI'm not gonna write you a love song,5 b6 U7 f/ r- e0 w* W1 C7 t) |! V
'Cause you tell me it's,+ p9 n( j/ [: n& {
Make or breaking this.
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.7 g0 G7 z! O% |9 F8 D0 s- J) p
If all you have is leaving,
. k+ N- H" @6 Z" ^5 AI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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: b2 P0 I/ L% g$ h5 Z+ w) mPromise me you'll leave the light on,
. T% r$ Q: O1 x( z) k; x, lTo help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
( @9 [; d9 N/ {6 F' R/ D'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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; e0 s' j; y# `) T; z- eI won't write you a love song,: @% G# \- p% R) J, a( T
'Cause you asked for it,- p3 W+ E! Z2 j. x% \1 Q
'Cause you need one you see.
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Is that why you wanted a love song,
+ {! L8 U: L- c2 q) L/ k'Cause you asked for it,9 U6 G5 d( B7 l! i5 {* M
'Cause you need one you see.! V0 K i3 x* [1 O' w8 l6 }
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
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6 n* C8 Z7 n) @If you’re on your way,
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8 X& Z6 o Q2 Q r# r4 ?If your heart is nowhere in it,1 L8 p; q! d* t' _% o% a3 g
I don’t want it for a minute.) g, x$ B% U9 n/ k9 P0 S& i
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
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