Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

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Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A8 b# Q% |3 e. \
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,6 }- e- b) W7 N, l* |% u! i
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If I’m happy in your hands.
Em D G A, @3 O# k. @; v2 ]9 D
I’m unusually hard to hold on to., ~- M3 R4 b1 v/ m0 @  X

Em D" x% V# P& t0 }9 ?
Blank stares at blank pages." y1 j. g/ H" J- d% R5 v: b; |% x
Em A. u3 A6 G$ {' ]% j+ R8 d
No easy way to say this.8 ?- m6 i% B9 l: z3 d
Em D A Bm6 W2 V% A1 H4 T3 p# m4 @; e# U$ G, I
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you asked for it,9 {9 W6 r9 o8 {( Q
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.8 G3 @! v) g* o" P. Z+ G2 Y
Em8 ?/ h# v8 }, P% q8 U/ u, G6 X
I'm not gonna write you a love song,/ A: {* m! Z7 p/ J
A
'Cause you tell me it's,+ u9 B. Y$ E1 R0 F
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,7 p7 `' H% O- o
Em G
I'm not gonna write you to stay.& ]3 J$ h- f1 j5 a. L3 S8 ~+ W
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If all you have is leaving,
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,1 }1 z. R5 y' ~* M% e& H& v( o6 Z
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,, p$ N' M1 Y- S% V9 ]
And your twisted words, your help just hurts./ b3 D8 d; M. S- t3 u0 ]3 F
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.
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Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.& Z5 [( L% b& X
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.  {0 @8 M& l4 ?- R& g2 R
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,% u9 s5 `% j9 V$ k, g" S
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I won't write you a love song,) q: h' P- c( q5 t% ^+ M  \
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.7 N9 ]& ]0 ^' E  F& y) i% F! K: c
I'm not gonna write you a love song,+ y. W+ D: S% P
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this./ q" C# |" u8 N3 |, n0 x+ y
Is that why you wanted a love song,; `; Z  K; B4 ~& G0 f4 Z. q2 ]3 p9 w
'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.% Z' V+ D+ O, l; m* ?& d
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,) e% L# p! u2 c* z0 [# i+ j+ q
I don’t want it for a minute.' B" M9 y& w9 i
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,! v, O. W1 r1 C
Write you a love song today.
Today