Sara Bareilles - Love Song- J: X% }3 I% y
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4 o( B6 r) ]1 H5 A2 y& G. gHead under water,2 G9 g0 r e. A8 s
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6 k. ]" s) Q+ M8 mAnd they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.9 R6 c1 s8 E% g) R1 f
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: M8 V- C# ?3 g& x" kYou made room for me but it’s too soon to see,5 l# E4 V1 `( r+ s' g
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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.% [/ x" R( m+ I" [6 q
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No easy way to say this.% K5 q: Q5 S. G+ g
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4 F* y Y) b2 y1 iYou mean well, but you make this hard on me.' A3 H2 J0 L- o/ C0 J, t1 p) Y
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,5 T0 B4 k s: K" ?% m! E
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5 D, S& g3 ?5 t# }+ {+ F'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.* d! M9 \! H, |8 _" o/ u
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,2 Z0 U& Y( b5 {
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'Cause you tell me it's,1 u/ r7 ]+ N$ R( e' A: v1 U
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) G" i+ r3 E7 {6 z7 xMake or break in this.: a" A6 L4 H5 s$ c1 S/ `
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% j# Z7 b+ Z2 L0 w$ v/ M1 k8 B1 RIf you’re on your way,. y, }6 p8 B/ K8 h& ~
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.; a+ h# B- s# L+ H! q2 n
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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.2 P4 p! G' } c- i' c; I1 C
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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( s- J; O4 Y- `3 X1 SI learned the hard way,/ q$ |& f5 p. h0 G: L2 I; O
That they all say things you want to hear.
8 X/ o$ H q& EMy heavy heart sinks deep down under you,$ _1 h6 Z3 q o3 ~; r3 j6 X7 j2 H
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.& i+ ?( t4 R. E; D2 D1 u
You are not what I thought you were.
( [" A5 j1 O# C. G3 A3 x* G* \6 d) mHello to high and dry.8 \( c. K8 |3 \* w+ t& T! j
7 s$ }3 d! U$ |Convinced me to please you.+ ~$ v# T$ m2 l2 P! C' b; U1 o
Made me think that I need this too.7 Z5 I2 p s, W V* d1 T2 T
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,) d; i/ R7 G( @ }. F) Q: ~/ r, _9 w
'Cause you asked for it,
; m# J( g) [' {* s. y'Cause you need one, you see.4 N' l! q) G# i7 y
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'Cause you tell me it's,/ x. w; B! I9 r1 ~9 [; f
Make or breaking this.
; y7 z# o# M K: R2 ZIf you’re on your way,
1 K R7 y0 r0 oI'm not gonna write you to stay.
$ P$ e9 B. c" J6 c: }, xIf all you have is leaving,
' t$ o! g6 w, X" \9 ?! e; P! E0 FI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.5 X$ b# v! B+ S
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Promise me you'll leave the light on,
* i# `) |( s; [) l: NTo help me see with daylight, my guide, gone., J; Q+ R- B; B, w& [$ b$ h6 \
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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9 e1 d5 m$ k) Y8 R+ n2 ^8 S+ C( ^I won't write you a love song,7 m& W& F5 S1 u8 j* ~% B% c
'Cause you asked for it,2 h& B3 O9 Y) I
'Cause you need one you see.0 H% y) L- M$ i0 v1 }# G
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
; i X: V1 Z) ~: T'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
0 ^' J/ M5 J, c5 @2 q0 nIs that why you wanted a love song,
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3 {( s9 a; i& A+ m6 T& T8 \'Cause you need one you see.8 b' l c. i. l; T. N2 q0 _
I’m not gonna write you a love song,5 S+ O% I% `, Y+ \( q( q
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.0 M/ P9 x1 @% q3 v" t6 a
If you’re on your way,) i2 x- j5 q2 D: S5 c# [, [8 e8 U
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
, w) z. }+ |5 O8 _# a- X& @If your heart is nowhere in it,
. x3 m' t+ y/ F1 R3 b' D9 |% FI don’t want it for a minute.
7 W7 X# D3 }/ DBabe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,1 a$ x0 q( F. W$ o3 u
Write you a love song today./ e3 `7 L2 y# O: F* o; n* B
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