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Ole Borud - Can't Pretend
[Intro]
Gm7 C/G Gm7 C/G
[Verse 1]
  Gm7I wonder what it C/Gmeans
When we Ebmaj7say the things we D7#9say?
Is it Cm9truth or just a F13play?
  Gm7Or somewhere in betC/Gween?
What am Cm9I to do?
Please give me a Abmaj7tangible clue
[Chorus]
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
  Dbmaj9/FI need the Cm9real thing
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
Dbmaj9/FLife goes on and Cm9something has got to Ebmaj9give
I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
  Dbmaj9/FI need to Cm9know the reason Gm7why
[Instrumental]
(Gm7)  C/G   Gm7  C/G  
[Verse 2]
  Gm7I won't come very C/Gfar
In a Ebmaj7passive state of D7#9mind
Leaving Cm9others to deF13fine
  Gm7Who you really C/Gare
With an Cm9open heart
I'm trying to Abmaj7take it apart
[Chorus]
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
  Dbmaj9/FNo, I need the Cm9real thing
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
Dbmaj9/FLife goes on and Cm9something has got to Ebmaj9give
I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
  Dbmaj9/F'Cause I need the Cm9real thing
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
Dbmaj9/FCan you hear me?
Cm9I'm calling out your Ebmaj7name
[Bridge]
(Ebmaj7)  F6   Ebmaj7  F6  
Fmaj7/G       C9#11
  Ebmaj7I can't preF6tend
  Ebmaj7I can't preF6tend
Fmaj7/GAhG13  
               Cm7         Abmaj7    D7#9Oh
[Chorus]
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
  Dbmaj9/F'Cause I need the Cm9real thing
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
No, Dbmaj9/Flife goes on and Cm9something has got to Ebmaj9give
I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
Oh noDbmaj9/F, I need the Cm9real thing
  Ebmaj9I can't preBbmaj9/Dtend
  Dbmaj9/F'Cause I need to Cm9know the reason Gm7why
[Outro]
(Gm7)  C/G   Gm7  C/G  
 Gm7   C/G   Gm7   C/GN.C.

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Cant Pretend

by Ole Børud

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

C/G

Ebmaj7

D7#9

Cm9

F13

Abmaj7

Ebmaj9

Bbmaj9/D

Dbmaj9/F

Fmaj7/G

C9#11

G13

Cm7

Ole Borud - Can't Pretend

[Intro]

Gm7 C/G Gm7 C/G

[Verse 1]

Gm7 C/G

I wonder what it means

Ebmaj7 D7#9

When we say the things we say?

Cm9 F13

Is it truth or just a play?

Gm7 C/G

Or somewhere in between?

Cm9

What am I to do?

Abmaj7

Please give me a tangible clue

[Chorus]

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9

I need the real thing

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9 Ebmaj9

Life goes on and something has got to give

Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9 Gm7

I need to know the reason why

[Instrumental]

Gm7 C/G Gm7 C/G

()

[Verse 2]

Gm7 C/G

I won't come very far

Ebmaj7 D7#9

In a passive state of mind

Cm9 F13

Leaving others to define

Gm7 C/G

Who you really are

Cm9

With an open heart

Abmaj7

I'm trying to take it apart

[Chorus]

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9

No, I need the real thing

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9 Ebmaj9

Life goes on and something has got to give

Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9

'Cause I need the real thing

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F

Can you hear me?

Cm9 Ebmaj7

I'm calling out your name

[Bridge]

Ebmaj7 F6 Ebmaj7 F6

()

Fmaj7/G C9#11

Ebmaj7 F6

I can't pretend

Ebmaj7 F6

I can't pretend

Fmaj7/G G13

Cm7 Abmaj7 D7#9

[Chorus]

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9

'Cause I need the real thing

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9 Ebmaj9

No, life goes on and something has got to give

Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9

Oh no, I need the real thing

Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9/D

I can't pretend

Dbmaj9/F Cm9 Gm7

'Cause I need to know the reason why

[Outro]

Gm7 C/G Gm7 C/G

()

Gm7 C/G Gm7 C/G

N.C.

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