Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song1 j$ H1 K' X/ F  S1 N0 ^+ S+ c
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Head under water,& I# d. f# B3 d+ i3 G& v
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.: K, ~& @  f3 U9 {/ g
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.- W% o. ^% [8 @$ V7 e
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,3 z6 n( [: ?+ ]4 p
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Blank stares at blank pages.9 f+ _6 B2 ~* M; g& w: T( J
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No easy way to say this.( `; z% u( x$ d% M- y) @
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song," T1 d! K1 C+ t6 e: L! R: {
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'Cause you asked for it,. [9 @, Z, w- y1 S6 r1 K5 b
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,
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Make or break in this.; f* u, H: p2 u5 A6 I
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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.7 t$ w* x1 R- ?+ |9 f& B

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,3 s; h1 U: A: h1 p& F! j
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.: A4 N2 i; q$ |6 c+ F* d  E
You are not what I thought you were./ `$ J8 F- b9 ~. k" f* V
Hello to high and dry.3 Y( o- G; N) A4 C
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.& d# x6 ^& T# A) N' ]' q" x1 m
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,4 a( U) O+ Y, J" f5 W# O% T
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.- B# T" E$ n* B2 Z; B4 t7 d0 W. t! M
I'm not gonna write you a love song,) X4 o8 d5 Q2 Z7 B% ^6 B
'Cause you tell me it's,5 k7 U' h- R0 N/ t9 R" T# J
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,  r! h3 q+ c4 z3 c" ]2 X
I'm not gonna write you to stay.8 N5 [" A6 X$ r$ D+ J8 s+ f' k
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,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.; @# s3 s- ?+ h6 F
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,) j6 i  D- V8 I/ |- Q% a
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I won't write you a love song,; V: T" m  H' T( A0 Z8 k/ I
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.6 V9 D# j1 g0 I
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.* _( }1 @, m8 ]+ {" \
Is that why you wanted a love song,& R, W7 c( d! K% ~+ A5 y
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,- S& H& k, y! ?( ]4 ~
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.5 d  f; s4 U7 R5 Q% F) u1 \
If you’re on your way,2 u* g2 P6 o- {% j) K1 ?
I’m not gonna write you to stay.; a: f1 q  R( Q( |- _
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