Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song  a. y9 L$ m- r5 \7 ~$ ?- w. g

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Head under water,8 t& E  S: w; ^- A+ @" X7 A
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And they tell me to breathe easy for a while., D* p* M/ q8 C
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The breathing gets harder, even I know that.' V  i" I; y3 |' P0 X4 q* o- M

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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,; E  e3 G# Z% l" a, m
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If I’m happy in your hands.- k. a3 C1 p0 _1 J, W
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.( j/ @9 m; T: H! g; P5 _; P

Em D
Blank stares at blank pages.
Em A
No easy way to say this.& E$ y# M6 W  }# L9 G9 E% e% z
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You mean well, but you make this hard on me.4 J$ M/ K. r0 E4 g
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,1 h& S# l% I  A3 \7 [2 ^8 p( W
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'Cause you asked for it,
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'Cause you need one, you see.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,: |$ A8 ?1 `4 t/ p
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'Cause you tell me it's,* r. ?9 t$ q) z( W4 Q  O
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Make or break in this.
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If you’re on your way,& d7 }) j- \0 |* S
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.7 E* x0 K: G: g
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If all you have is leaving,- W; j8 n; H1 I: a* z, @# q
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.* `1 N% t% i1 n5 p4 I

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Today.5 b- [; o7 w( e/ W# r! z/ v
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(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)" `: r& a( o( y: b' [
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I learned the hard way,  N3 O9 ]# o( T" z# [
That they all say things you want to hear./ h/ T' J" ^: a5 T4 o' p- }
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.
You are not what I thought you were.3 N6 A/ k8 x5 N- U
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.% V: b4 `% V" E4 `9 W4 p
Made me think that I need this too.# n3 X  X( o0 h5 f% I- E
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,0 J- b5 m9 P- R: Y9 J$ }! G
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.: x9 e0 E" C7 b9 o$ J; t
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,
Make or breaking this.' I8 O& f, B7 f# Y/ u' I
If you’re on your way,3 r  g3 {0 a& m& t" E
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,
I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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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,1 }! z( m* V/ {, n7 t; U  _- e6 W0 ?/ L7 X

I won't write you a love song,, l* u, g1 R3 G, [% F* Z
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.9 G" O. x6 G9 r2 Z) C3 ~7 s4 Y
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
Is that why you wanted a love song,: T0 M7 \5 }8 I. n
'Cause you asked for it,5 F- S  ~- A; ]( n5 z
'Cause you need one you see.6 E6 H. f+ p9 {7 }, i& h
I’m not gonna write you a love song,* }# R: t: Z  ~. p: q/ z/ R, i
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this.
If you’re on your way,
I’m not gonna write you to stay.
If your heart is nowhere in it,3 ]# w2 D( p- G0 S* S6 g+ z) W
I don’t want it for a minute.3 ^. s6 ?1 @% }  x& V
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe that there's a reason to,6 h* |8 c: h  i. I  j  N6 R* Z$ ^6 n5 `
Write you a love song today.
Today