Verse 1
[Em] [G]
head under water
[Bm]
and they tell me
[D]
to breathe easy for a while
[Em] [G]
breathing gets harder
[Bm] [D]
even I know that
[Em] [G]
made room for me
[Bm]
it's too soon to see
[D]
if I'm happy in your hands
[Em] [G] [Bm] [D]
unusually hard to hold on to
Pre-chorus 1
[Em] [D/F#]
blank stares at blank pages
[G] [A]
no easy way to say this
[Em] [D/F#] [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] [G]
'cause you need one, you see
[Em]
I'm not gonna write you a love song
[A]
'cause you tell me it's
[D]
make or break in 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' Im'a need a better reason
[G] [A] [Em] [G] [Bm] [D]
to write you a love song today
Verse 2
[Em] [G]
I learned the hard way
[Bm]
that they all say
[D]
things you wanna hear
[Em] [G]
my heavy heart
[Bm] [D]
sinks deep down under you
[Em] [G]
and your twisted words
[Bm]
your help just hurts
[D] [Em]
you were not what I thought you were
[G] [Bm] [D]
hello to high and dry
Pre-chorus 2
[Em] [D/F#]
convinced me to please you
[G] [A]
made me think that I need this too
[Em] [D/F#] [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] [G]
'cause you need one, you see
[Em]
I'm not gonna write you a love song
[A]
'cause you tell me it's
[D]
make or break in 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' Im'a need a better reason
[G] [A]
to write you a love song 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]
daylight, my guide, gone
[Bm] [F#] [G]
'cause I believe there's a way
[A]
you can love me because I say
Chorus
[Em]
I won't write you a love song
[A]
'cause you asked for it
[D] [G]
'cause you need one you see
[Em]
I'm not gonna write you a love song
[A] [D]
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
[G] [Em]
is that why you wanted a love song
[A]
'cause you asked for it
[D] [G]
'cause you need one you see
[Em]
I'm not gonna write you a love song
[A] [D]
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
[G]
if you're on your way
[Em] [D]
I'm not gonna write you to stay
[G]
if your heart is nowhere in it
[A]
I don't want it for a minute
[Bm]
babe I'll walk the seven seas
[E]
when I believe that there's a reason
[G] [A] [Em] [G] [Bm] [D]
to write you a love song today, today
[Em] [G] [Bm] [D]
