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Making Believe

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1/96

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 96Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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[Intro]
(let chords ring)
G   C  G      D          G
Making GbeliCeve...that you stilGl love me
It's lDeaving me...alone and sGo blue
I'll always GdreaCm...but I'll neveGr own you
Making beDlieve...is all I caGn do
[Verse 1]
Making beGlievCe...that you still Glove me
DIt's leaving me...alonGe and so blue
I'll always GdreaCm...but I'll neveGr own you
Making beDlieve...is all I caGn do
[Verse 2]
I can't hold Dyou close...darling when you're noGt with me
You're someDbody's love..G.you'll never be mine
Making beGlievCe...I'll spend mGy lifetime
DLoving you...and makinGg believe
[Riff]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-----2-5-5-7-5-7-5-5-2-2-2---------2-3-2-----|
E|-----5-3-----------------------5-3-2-5-------5-3-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-----4-7-7-9-7-9-7-7-4-4-4---------4-5-4-----|
D|-----7-5-----------------------7-5-4-7-------7-5-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
I can't hold Dyou close...darling when you're noGt with me
You're someDbody's love..G.you'll never be mine
Making beGlievCe...I'll spend mGy lifetime
DLoving you...and makinGg believe
[Riff]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-----2-5-5-7-5-7-5-5-2-2-2---------2-3-2-----|
E|-----5-3-----------------------5-3-2-5-------5-3-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-----4-7-7-9-7-9-7-7-4-4-4---------4-5-4-----|
D|-----7-5-----------------------7-5-4-7-------7-5-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Making beGlievCe...that you still Glove me
DIt's leaving me...alonGe and so blue
I'll always GdreaCm...but I'll neveGr own you
Making beDlieve...is all I caGn do
[Verse 2]
I can't hold Dyou close...darling when you're noGt with me
You're someDbody's love..G.you'll never be mine
Making beGlievCe...I'll spend mGy lifetime
DLoving you...and makinGg believe
Ending
Just loving Dyou...anGd making believe
Just loving Dyou...and making GbelCieGveC  G  

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Making Believe

by Social Distortion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tune down 1/2 step / add palm muting as necessary

[Intro]

(let chords ring)

G C G D G

G C G

Making believe...that you still love me

D G

It's leaving me...alone and so blue

G C G

I'll always dream...but I'll never own you

D G

Making believe...is all I can do

[Verse 1]

G C G

Making believe...that you still love me

D G

It's leaving me...alone and so blue

G C G

I'll always dream...but I'll never own you

D G

Making believe...is all I can do

[Verse 2]

D G

I can't hold you close...darling when you're not with me

D G

You're somebody's love...you'll never be mine

G C G

Making believe...I'll spend my lifetime

D G

Loving you...and making believe

[Riff]

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-2-2-----2-5-5-7-5-7-5-5-2-2-2---------2-3-2-----|

E|-----5-3-----------------------5-3-2-5-------5-3-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-----4-7-7-9-7-9-7-7-4-4-4---------4-5-4-----|

D|-----7-5-----------------------7-5-4-7-------7-5-|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

D G

I can't hold you close...darling when you're not with me

D G

You're somebody's love...you'll never be mine

G C G

Making believe...I'll spend my lifetime

D G

Loving you...and making believe

[Riff]

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-2-2-----2-5-5-7-5-7-5-5-2-2-2---------2-3-2-----|

E|-----5-3-----------------------5-3-2-5-------5-3-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-----4-7-7-9-7-9-7-7-4-4-4---------4-5-4-----|

D|-----7-5-----------------------7-5-4-7-------7-5-|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G C G

Making believe...that you still love me

D G

It's leaving me...alone and so blue

G C G

I'll always dream...but I'll never own you

D G

Making believe...is all I can do

[Verse 2]

D G

I can't hold you close...darling when you're not with me

D G

You're somebody's love...you'll never be mine

G C G

Making believe...I'll spend my lifetime

D G

Loving you...and making believe

Ending

D G

Just loving you...and making believe

D G C G C G

Just loving you...and making believe

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