Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Em D
Head under water,
G A
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
Em D G A+ E1 r) q% L9 g' e9 \# k: @% D+ r: w
The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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Em D G) S0 R% @4 e& r! V$ A
You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,& q8 r* U3 l( R: Z* G% S( m
A
If I’m happy in your hands., c( l/ r7 @# h( r4 V
Em D G A7 Y. j8 l7 M1 n" x; G) q
I’m unusually hard to hold on to., P& \9 C) l/ E
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Em D! |. H* C( b  N& B+ L2 ]
Blank stares at blank pages.5 u: j: g  h3 p; q" q' l* s
Em A
No easy way to say this.# \+ S& S* h* C4 f6 a
Em D A Bm
You mean well, but you make this hard on me.! W' g* g  K. L9 v6 e

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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,
D G
'Cause you need one, you see.
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
A
'Cause you tell me it's,  G- V) k( r& I, F7 w2 E; X
D
Make or break in this.8 e0 A; e' K  ^2 w! I- }+ k
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If you’re on your way,
Em G& e5 f: U0 G/ z" ]; A9 \7 z. T5 v) g
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
Bm  ?7 u/ o2 s2 t7 l
If all you have is leaving,, l1 a; P2 g( S' ]4 H
A Em G
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Bm A
Today.
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)

I learned the hard way,
That they all say things you want to hear.! R  k9 K0 Y( E' J
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.5 A) l( [9 `: W" ~: U) k
You are not what I thought you were.
Hello to high and dry.

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.
I'm not gonna write you a love song,5 ^% }: i$ I8 ?! \3 M8 h
'Cause you tell me it's,4 P7 L6 M/ p$ q( Z3 e2 A' m
Make or breaking this.0 |" g2 Z* a! f
If you’re on your way,% H3 ]+ i: f* B% H: f0 m
I'm not gonna write you to stay.5 I. `* {6 `$ [% _  h4 K) M$ s; v3 F
If all you have is leaving,( E( u% F1 D! z1 m
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.9 i9 d/ D# T3 A

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,# u+ b6 B! X$ u8 B2 x7 [

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,: C) T5 ]/ P  [/ ^3 _
'Cause you need one you see.2 l3 h: [+ Q5 e* q' D5 t! a
I'm not gonna write you a love song,; \1 u7 r. \+ j) l2 h. o6 O' z
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,+ k; s8 C- K8 `
'Cause you need one you see.9 H5 p5 Q$ ?, y2 L
I’m not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.1 J% _7 L) ]( e! E* A8 [3 Q$ `
If you’re on your way,( b1 ~* X8 m  H' s5 ~
I’m not gonna write you to stay.$ \6 @( ^' x  C+ p2 _7 h
If your heart is nowhere in it,/ p6 K1 z! I# X& M
I don’t want it for a minute.9 E. g4 o' G8 u$ ?3 f
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
Write you a love song today.9 I3 C9 t" F( T* b1 a
Today