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CAPO/ 4
Verse 1
Dm F
head under water
Am
and they tell me
C
to breathe easy for a while
Dm F
but breathing gets harder
Am C
even i know that
Dm F
you made room for me
Am
but its too soon to see
C
if im happy in your hands
Dm F Am C
im unusually hard to hold on to
Prechorus:
Dm Em
blank stares at blank pages
F Em
no easy way to say this
Dm Em F
you mean well, but you make this hard on me
Chorus:
Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
G
'cause you asked for it
C F
'cause you need one, you see
Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
G
'cause you tell me it's
C
make or break in this
F
if you're on your way
Dm C
i'm not gonna write you to stay
Am D/F#
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
F G Dm F Am C
to write you a love song today
Verse 2:
Dm F
i learned the hard way
Am
that they all say
C
things you wanna hear
Dm F
and my heavy heart
Am C
sings deep down under you
Dm F
and your twisted words
Am
your help just hurts
C
you were not what i thought you were
Dm F Am C
hello to high and dry
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Prechorus:
Dm Em
convinced me to please you
F Em
made me think that i need this too
Dm Em F
i'm trying to let you hear me as i am
Chorus:
Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
G
'cause you asked for it
C F
'cause you need one, you see
Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
G
'cause you tell me it's
C
make or break in this
F
if you're on your way
Dm C
i'm not gonna write you to stay
Am D/F#
if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason
F G Dm F Am C
to write you a love song today
Bridge:
Am Em F
promise me
C G
you'll leave the light on
Am Em F
to help me see
C G
with daylight, my guide, gone
Am E F
'cause i believe there's a way
G
you can love me because i say
Chorus:
Dm
i wont write you a love song
G
'cause you asked for it
C F
'cause you need one, you see
Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
G
'cause you tell me it's
C
make or break in this
Dm
is that why you wanted a love song
G
'cause you asked for it
C F
'cause you need one, you see
Dm
i'm not gonna write you a love song
G
'cause you tell me it's
C
make or break in this
F
if you're on your way
Dm C
i'm not gonna write you to stay
Am
if your heart is no where in it
G
i dont want it for a minute
Am
babe ill walk the seven seas
D/F#
when i believe that there's a reason
F G Dm F Am C
to write you a love song today, today