Ill Make Believe - Ricky Nelson

Ill Make Believe

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Intro: E
 
#1.
E A E
I'll make believe that I don't miss ya.
E A B
I can say I'm glad that we're apart.
E Em7 A
I can tell my friends I'm glad it's over,
E B E
now, but what will I tell my heart?
 
#2.
E A E
I'll make believe I don't think about ya.
E B
Try to pretend we never met.
E A
But when I wake up, awww, in the mornin',
E B E
now, you know my pillow is soakin' wet.
 
Bridge:
B E A
I know, how much I need ya, and at times I
E
almost cried.
B A E Gb
Makin' believe is not so easy..how long
B
can I hold it inside?
 
#3.
E A E
I'll make believe that I don't love ya.
E B
And I never gave my heart away.
E A
But I know I'll never, aww, be the same,
E B E
dear..you're on my mind, both night and day.
 
INTERLUDE: E Em7 E A G E B E
 
Bridge:
B E A
I know, how much I need ya, and at times I
E
almost cried.
B A E Gb
Makin' believe is not so easy..how long
B
can I hold it inside?
 
#4.
E A E
I'll make believe that I don't love ya.
E B
And I never gave my heart away.
E A
But I know I'll never, aww, be the same,
E B E
dear..you're on my mind, both night and day.
 
OUTRO:
E B E
I think of you, both night and day.
E B E
You're on my mind, both night and day..(Fade.)
 
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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