Primeiro Verso:
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 its too soon to see
       D
If im happy in your hands
Em     G                 Bm     D
Im unusually hard to hold on to

Pré-Refrão:
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

Refrão:
                          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

Segundo Verso:
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
Sings 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

Pré-Refrão:
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

Refrão:
                          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 your 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

Ponte:
Bm      F#m      G
Promise me
                 D     A
You'll leave the light on
Bm         F#m      G
To help me see
                  D      A
With daylight, my guide, gone
Bm          F#             G
'Cause i believe there's a way
        A
You can love me because i say

Parte Final:
                   Em
I wont 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 your on your way
               Em           D
I'm not gonna write you to stay
        G
If your heart is no where in it
       A
I dont want it for a minute
         Bm
Babe ill walk the seven seas
         F#
When i believe that there's a reason
   G           A             Em  G  Bm  D
To write you a love song today, today