Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song# s' P) `! F! U1 r* P4 m/ v. H" T
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Em D
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.9 }# C' M; ^# O/ b+ S
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,
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If I’m happy in your hands.9 A( F  _7 ~5 B  L
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.2 y/ y  }+ x9 K4 C: j" h
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.5 R+ ?0 \3 X+ Z" g; n3 v# _
Em A
No easy way to say this.+ _6 {& w. v+ ]2 N; w+ G  l% Y6 {% \
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.

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I'm not gonna write you a love song," [5 h5 @- k% W& h
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see./ O' m& Z* R* C
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you tell me it's,; w7 k0 b6 ~6 N$ M: H+ V3 c& f/ Q7 C& ]
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Make or break in this.& Z) y/ s) s, A+ p; C9 r
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If you’re on your way,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.4 D6 K. V9 ~% |% K' q  A1 p: D
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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.4 {9 {: D1 ^! W
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Today.

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)# d& n( E& N% Z  L" B" e1 K
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I learned the hard way,( e) D/ f- d- f# j6 ^* Z) H
That they all say things you want to hear.* d1 B6 V4 l4 ^  o* ~
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,- ]! [* P* L5 Z2 F: }
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.5 Q" g# ^6 w7 i  s, s4 @5 w9 A$ Z
You are not what I thought you were.$ Z9 y& f, j4 l! u# [2 m$ Q
Hello to high and dry.9 u9 \2 k1 k. d: I" [( r

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.

I'm not gonna write you a love song,. }: q, y) U4 V! K6 J8 g/ k2 x
'Cause you asked for it,) B( w( z$ n% [
'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.* @- i; t6 O4 u2 D$ L" Q
If you’re on your way,8 \  R" W( T  j0 E
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,9 n' _6 q  V+ C9 P: }* L
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.) E: H+ E* E/ l+ X

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,+ N) r7 c: ^% D& u0 q% h

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.9 _4 T: M, r. X4 G
I'm not gonna write you a love song,3 P9 {: a# d6 ]# E$ c" B- X, j9 T
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,  U$ N; a, F" p# \% a
'Cause you asked for it,! }- L/ \+ S" t) t: u
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,+ r3 I: z6 ?+ {! D6 }6 R" u
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,5 J, T% X# B& k0 l
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,
I don’t want it for a minute.
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,1 V9 z. [: n& H: @9 w
Write you a love song today.
Today