Head un (F)der (Bbsus2)wa ter, (C)and they (Dm)tell me (C)to breathe (F)eas y for a (D)while.

The breath ing (F)gets (Bbsus2)hard er; (C)e ven (Dm)I know (F)that.

Made room (F)for (Bbsus2)me.

It’s too soon (C)to (Dm)see

(C)if I’m (F)hap py in your (D)hands.

I’m un u (F)su’l (Bbsus2)ly hard (C)to hold (Dm)on to.

Blank stares at blank pag es.

No eas y way to say (D)this.

You mean well but you make this hard on me.

I’m not gon na write you a (Gm)love song ’cause you ask for it, ’cause you need one.

You see, I’m not gon na write (D)you a (Gm)love song ’cause you tell me it’s make or break in’ this.

If you’re on your way, (D)I’m not gon na (Gm)write you to stay.

If (Dm)all you have is leav in’, I’m gon na (G7)need a bet ter rea son to write you a love song to day,

(C)to (Dm)day

(C)ay.

I learned (F)the (Bbsus2)hard way (C)that they (Dm)all say

(F)things you wan na (D)hear.

And my (F)heav y heart (C)sinks (Dm)deep down (F)un der (D)you and your (F)twist ed words.

Your (C)help just hurts.

(C)You are not what I thought (D)you were.

(F)Hel (Bbsus2)lo

(C)to (Dm)high and (F)dry.

Con vinced me to please you.

Made me think that I need this, (D)too.

I’m try in’ to let you hear me as I am.

I’m not gon na write you a (Dm)all you have is leav in’, I’m gon na (G7)need a bet ter rea son to write you a love song to day.

Prom ise me

that you’ll leave the (F)light on

to help me see

with day light my (F)guide, gone.

’Cause I be lieve

there’s a way

you can (C)love me, be cause I say I won’t write you a (D)love song ’cause you ask for it, ’cause you need one.

You see, I’m not gon na write (D)you a (Gm)love song ’cause you tell me it’s make or break in’ this.

Is (Bbsus2)that why you want ed a (Gm)love song, ’cause you ask for it, ’cause you need one?

You see, I’m not gon na write (D)you a (Gm)love song ’cause you tell me it’s make or break in’ this.

If you’re on your way, (D)I’m not gon na (Gm)write you to stay.

If your (Bb)heart is no where in it, I don’t (C)want it for a min ute.

Babe, I (Dm)walk the sev en seas when I be (G7)lieve that there’s a rea son to (Bb)write you a love song to day,

(C)to (Dm)day.