Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Sara Bareilles - Love Song, K* z# D% m0 k

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Head under water," W( @% z% h7 z
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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.
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You made room for me but it’s too soon to see,' V* ^# u, a. b* L6 ]6 O2 v& c
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If I’m happy in your hands.
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I’m unusually hard to hold on to.
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Blank stares at blank pages.
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No easy way to say this.  s( {. ~7 e3 m7 k0 R
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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,4 E+ M+ g2 P8 E& O
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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,
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'Cause you tell me it's,0 m7 K8 N- U" y4 }% L: W* Y+ i
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Make or break in this." q4 Z1 d" `$ k% G
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If you’re on your way,8 c, H+ y. G1 x% K! w
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I'm not gonna write you to stay.
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If all you have is leaving,& }* @6 T% Q9 T% `( ^% Q6 \* g- o
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I’m gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.
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Today.7 k& A; S' s. X( _, U/ q7 F' S6 \

(same chord progression throughout the song for the verses)
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I learned the hard way,7 W' b  j7 S  w/ l: ]
That they all say things you want to hear.5 T, f! w8 @' k; |; i1 l
My heavy heart sinks deep down under you,- F) {4 B6 p) W2 Y8 u% z
And your twisted words, your help just hurts.) z% x8 H7 i( T8 ]! E
You are not what I thought you were.3 s% a! L  X( W; [3 V# E$ W& s
Hello to high and dry.

Convinced me to please you.
Made me think that I need this too.5 g  m3 a6 V: w' Z# b2 L* `
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am.' v3 ]3 P  ]8 D7 n
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I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one, you see.4 b. J8 ^2 A' s# L4 u
I'm not gonna write you a love song,
'Cause you tell me it's,& P1 _# q; k6 V9 z. E0 q5 {4 ^* X$ U
Make or breaking this." x5 S+ B4 d$ w6 b( w
If you’re on your way,8 F# Q! a% o  n3 I2 D) s
I'm not gonna write you to stay.
If all you have is leaving,2 A" D3 \! x. A* k8 H
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,

I won't write you a love song,
'Cause you asked for it,
'Cause you need one you see.1 `5 q6 j+ h  a
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,
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'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.' {( V+ g& J- P6 D7 g$ c# m
If you’re on your way,  X3 c8 m% `: j7 \* o+ g( R
I’m not gonna write you to stay.( }& v/ t! c9 x1 ?" G! E
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,
Write you a love song today.
Today