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VERSE
Em G
head under water
Bm
and they tell me
D
to breathe easy for a while
Em G
but breathing gets harder
Bm D
even I know that
Em G
you made room for me
Bm
but it's to soon to see
D
if I'm happy in your hands
Em G Bm D
I'm unusually hard to hold on to
PRECHORUS
Em D
blank stares at blank pages
G A
no easy way to say this
Em D G
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
CHORUS
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one
G Em
you see I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or breaking this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' I'm gonna need a better reason
G A
to write you a love song today
Em G Bm D
VERSE
Em G
i learned the hard way
Bm
that they all say
D
things you wanna hear
Em G
and my heavy heart
Bm D Em
sings deep down under you
G
and your twisted words
Bm
your help just hurts
Em G
you were not what i thought you were
Bm D
hello to high and dry
PRECHORUS
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Em D
convinced me to please you
G A
made me think that i need this too
Em D G
i'm trying to let you hear me as i am
CHORUS
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one
G Em
you see I'm not gonna write you a love song
A D
'cause you tell me it's make or breaking this
G Em
if that's what you wanted a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one you see
G Em
im not gonna write you a love song
A D
'cause you tell me it's make or breakin' this
G
if your on your way
Em
im not gonna write you to stay
G
if you're hart is no where in it
A
I don't want it for a minute
Bm
I would walk the seven seas
F#m
when I believed that there's a reason
G A Em G Bm D
to write you a love song today, today
BRIDGE
Bm F#m G
promise me
D A
you'll leave the light on
Bm F#m G
to help me see
D A
whit daylight my guide, gone
Bm F#m G
'cause I belive there's a way
A
you can love because I say
CHORUS
Em
I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you asked for it
D
'cause you need one
G Em
you see I'm not gonna write you a love song
A
'cause you tell me it's
D
make or breaking this
G
if you're on your way
Em D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
Bm E
if all you have is leavin' I'm gonna need a better reason
G A
to write you a love song today
