Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song$ b2 `; Y! y- A; H
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Head under water,
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while.6 S, ^' V% Z' T
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.
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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.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.  }! ?, N1 C0 J
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Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.7 H' l* E, p2 t! E
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No easy way to say this.
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me./ H8 Y8 y4 s. v/ i- k* _
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Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.9 k' K, o9 j% m6 x! p" O6 _
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
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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,
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.3 b8 g0 A) o, i3 }3 T: w
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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.: U3 O7 g" v0 z8 }) g- k+ }  P
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Today.9 h. M6 j* v0 y1 N4 W

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses); |2 ?3 a7 I& q; H

I learned the hard way,2 K: z1 J2 d8 e+ F
That they all say things you want to hear.
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,1 p( u" \8 n# ]9 r7 L/ C
And your twisted words, your help just hurts., C. [+ y8 t% p0 @/ e7 ~) i; R5 l+ V' x
You are not what I thought you were.( p+ J1 E9 ]. R8 P: U* N: {- k; ?
Hello to high and dry.' D. F* Q& `, M/ Z
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Convinced me to please you.9 d4 e$ A9 L* Z7 k5 l; t! J$ a5 @
Made me think that I need this too.
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.) [( y! c7 e* I  R9 W

I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.( T0 n' u+ ?7 G2 c2 O3 u
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,9 z# N/ W) X3 S, D6 t1 {
Make or breaking this.  x; V! o  D. _, [
If you’re on your way,
I'm not gonna write you to stay.) n; f( l7 f5 Z- K2 }# B
If all you have is leaving,* U& i* e6 V7 ^9 E* e- n- M% \
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Promise me you'll leave the light on,3 n4 g2 ]0 K2 x6 D) H5 I
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone.) s% U6 t( i) V
'Cause I believe there's a way you can love me because I say," K# r3 k% [6 Z' W7 {: ?

I won't write you a love song,( D( G1 s" Q, F
'Cause you asked for it,5 R& ]5 s, X, J5 V
'Cause you need one you see.; q. L, F. W* F2 _8 S
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.. p! X' P  \% A' d; i
Is that why you wanted a love song,0 ?4 Q+ L! P7 |1 p
'Cause you asked for it,4 J& j3 h& d6 z7 `# w8 N+ a
'Cause you need one you see.
I’m not gonna write you a love song,. K5 p' w/ d0 ]! \9 S
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this./ _5 h+ r' E; C1 H
If you’re on your way,
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,/ \" _  ~7 a) b
Write you a love song today.
Today