Sara Bareilles - Love Song, ]7 m9 V& m. \0 k+ U L6 V. S* T$ d% P
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Head under water,0 C4 c( T, C2 R$ s! _5 W7 y/ @
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! {! u8 ^: d1 N* l: TAnd they tell me to breathe easy for a while.
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; o/ _/ u8 C* w* V3 `# H2 ^The breathing gets harder, even I know that.& }7 H& q9 b2 }' i' n
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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8 Z% [2 g, b9 f3 l5 K/ nIf I’m happy in your hands.
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# M' w, i7 X) A5 D1 t6 A& DI’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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No easy way to say this.5 }4 M/ Z: Z" H9 _) Y5 W
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2 b: \( w3 L+ m# ^You mean well, but you make this hard on me.
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2 X5 ]/ e3 G& ^4 \( x% D# RI'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,& d3 G# t% k# v& a, a" F8 f
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'Cause you need one, you see.* d8 m) W0 d' a! W% g
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1 A$ d4 @1 g- ?1 g" VI'm not gonna write you a love song,
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& X/ g. I9 e: p( q& C- s'Cause you tell me it's,5 Z2 P4 B5 x# e1 s; t: G- w5 }
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% A8 H5 s/ Q" \6 ]) P, zMake or break in this.4 B% @; i l' I- q9 C6 ~
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. P/ @' x7 w# c% `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.
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8 x8 V: h5 P( K% T* M" {1 \(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)2 s) R$ }" V4 |: X6 N! h
5 J' p( _5 s7 N2 c7 VI learned the hard way,
1 }' I$ b0 ^% Z2 \4 pThat they all say things you want to hear.- `9 e+ k( Y. K L6 l2 B
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
* T1 P4 Q5 z0 i( c0 UAnd your twisted words, your help just hurts.
" s7 C5 ~3 X# L9 b1 a( ^You are not what I thought you were.6 p+ l6 ~) A3 W- M0 i k1 Y7 B
Hello to high and dry., n& T* _; R' g! f; w( J
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Convinced me to please you.
% P; A5 k. @* D6 j1 uMade me think that I need this too., O. X% u) Q' R+ \1 e
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.9 n6 k! ~! \. }- N; A8 l& v
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
5 B* K( ~# Q. ~6 C, f: S'Cause you asked for it,8 R5 T/ d L/ n' y K1 G# @3 V$ S
'Cause you need one, you see.
! }$ F1 p3 @8 S T% V* LI'm not gonna write you a love song,% O3 D8 s. w# f. R# N k
'Cause you tell me it's,
* R* w1 P$ z0 z1 f8 r1 E: `Make or breaking this.
3 H6 t$ O2 Q9 z/ AIf you’re on your way,
! }3 c$ \2 b: ^8 r: M( nI'm not gonna write you to stay.
3 K# u# F5 c7 Q1 ?& H r; eIf all you have is leaving,7 L" a: |8 ~" _+ `
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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5 `0 v! n$ N; iPromise me you'll leave the light on,
9 `0 U, l- e- e4 {3 @, ~2 ^9 [To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.
, o8 e6 c% J7 L W: k% w'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say,
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I won't write you a love song,) u% S8 r- F6 P
'Cause you asked for it,
5 `/ N8 H X$ R. D$ y- P+ O# S'Cause you need one you see.
7 ?0 c- _, `* ? e- y fI'm not gonna write you a love song,. ~; V1 ]4 V. V; v1 f9 |$ D# g
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.7 w% l5 Y6 L& i9 ]; ^* [
Is that why you wanted a love song," _' V) a7 `! O
'Cause you asked for it,
Z1 p" s# v2 j _1 i6 J5 z'Cause you need one you see.
|, L5 q) @9 V% F T0 Z O7 ]I’m not gonna write you a love song,6 `, G* k) G# g Y
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this., ]1 v- X& F8 g1 g# m
If you’re on your way,
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If your heart is nowhere in it,+ N: O- q. A7 p
I don’t want it for a minute.
* @9 Z3 a, H+ ^; wBabe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,
0 O9 `3 p* Z& |Write you a love song today.
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