Sara Bareilles - Love Song
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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.. u( @, l$ b2 F8 h! l7 N
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see, w1 {: t- X8 `/ X
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If I’m happy in your hands.% K7 a+ x- ]- o7 [7 W
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to. |) f4 J8 Q, o2 X$ q) ]5 `" `
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Blank stares at blank pages.: i$ y* n8 q# i
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No easy way to say this.# c0 Z" F3 L3 Q2 F7 P3 M
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% ]/ N1 ^+ N* p7 N+ }/ YYou mean well, but you make this hard on me.+ o* G* U/ i8 x( m4 b% L
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! S! d; {6 i6 f1 Y: L6 f& aI'm not gonna write you a love song,; Q* A8 m- J" |8 u& b9 C. L
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'Cause you asked for it, x6 q- f' Q3 H
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,6 [ H2 \- g |- N' d0 s
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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,' {0 W/ f9 J4 p- r- P6 S( e' J9 L& G
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2 H* o( ~6 i, y- UIf all you have is leaving," z6 V( {7 e+ \' q6 P% @! F
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' W( P4 F% j7 }6 w* |% fI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.! Y4 X- ^$ u0 K1 T T
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Today.
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5 ^% Z$ y$ o m( A. l$ r- K1 X( A- V0 _(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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" Y! H" H0 }4 @5 q/ L3 t4 CI learned the hard way,' F, I8 t0 F+ B6 h/ B
That they all say things you want to hear.
8 a" q- P0 @9 WMy heavy heart sinks deep down under you,8 `$ b0 d0 w# z* p
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
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Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.
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I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.* v t8 @ _8 }$ P
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
% p" R& U3 U! ~3 d3 n'Cause you asked for it,
. v+ s0 _2 u0 _* L'Cause you need one, you see.6 V5 g4 N& e H6 {
I'm not gonna write you a love song,8 c/ A) g: E$ D
'Cause you tell me it's,' H7 C: U+ O+ {5 |% d& {
Make or breaking this.$ f" c' U' d6 K: I B8 }5 m
If you’re on your way,) `7 `" N) z$ c3 c
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
; w8 r$ P3 u9 m" G( J C- V5 v8 G/ ?; PIf all you have is leaving,
/ Q( m9 {; ]0 o. j5 M% EI’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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5 @0 G, K# X( S& a/ J# nPromise me you'll leave the light on,: A2 H& O: m+ x- H: i! X! U
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.$ S" E; z! b2 v" x
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,9 K q+ L" P9 G" U
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I won't write you a love song,/ h0 ?& E( x+ L
'Cause you asked for it,
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: `2 @4 s' \. c8 p% e'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.8 ^, u$ P! c0 ^$ f) q9 L
Is that why you wanted a love song,
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'Cause you need one you see.
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'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
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I’m not gonna write you to stay.
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& g3 P# t3 P) o* v0 o3 K" fI don’t want it for a minute.: W, F6 w$ V" R: R2 `! j3 w5 `
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,: b7 j# I) l# j
Write you a love song today.$ W4 B g, t- x( A" ~
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