Pretend
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First tab!
E B
Sometimes I wish that we could all forget
E B
Your figure fades into a silhouette
F# E
But I hear you breathing
F# E
I'm done believing
E B
We're painting portraits but the canvas is blank
E B
If this life is a gift then who do we pay?
F# E
You're desperate for the answer
F# E
It eats at you like cancer.
E B F# E
Tonight won't ever end can we pretend, pretend, pretend
E B F# E
We'll paint the walls instead and I'll pretend, pretend, pretend again.
E B
Your head is filled with unproven thoughts
E B
twisting theories into bigger knots
F# E F# E
and I feel you dreaming, you're done believing
E B
Try to avoid us but I'm weak to the bone
E B
my inner compass points me to the unknown
F# E
but I still keep running faster
F# E
yea someday I'll find the answer
E B F# E
Tonight won't ever end can we pretend, pretend, pretend
E B F# E
We'll paint the walls instead and I'll pretend, pretend, pretend again.
E B F# E
Ooooooh, pretend, pretend, pretend
E B F# E
We'll paint the walls instead, and I'll pretend, pretend, pretend again
E B
I wanted to know you
E B
Though I still don't know myself
E B
I've got so much to show you
E B
won't you show me the way out
E B F# E
Tonight won't ever end can we pretend, pretend, pretend
E B F# E
I don't want this to end so I'll pretend, pretend, pretend again
E B F# E
Ooooooh, pretend, pretend, pretend
E B F# E
Tonight won't ever end can we pretend, pretend, pretend instead
E B
Lights turn low
E B
Lights turn low cuz
E B
I don't want to see this ghost so
F# E
can I just pretend pretend pretend instead
How to play Pretend
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.