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Pretend Love

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Tuning: Standard
Verse:
A7add9                    D  D7  
Don't be fooled by my words
Don't be fooled by my GsongGm  
If you choose to belive Dthem
                     A7A7add9
You'll plainly be wrong
I have love for my fDamilyD7  
I have love for my GfriendsGm  
That's as far as it Dgoes,
And I Gmust let you Dknow
My love for A7you was pDretend.
Chorus:
Pretend loveD7, pretend loveG,Gm  
Don't be mistakenD, I've oGnly been Dfakin'
A7Pretend DloveD7  
Instrumental Break/Solo (Repeat Chorus Chords)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------555-5h7-5-7-8t/10-8-10-11t-10h11h13p11--8h10h11p10-----|
G|--222-2/4-4/6~-666~--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------9~--------------------------|
B|--8\7-8888h10-8-10-8h10p8-7-8-7h8p7-55/7-555/10----5/7---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------7--2/5-4-2-----2----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------2h4---4-0|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't you know I've a DgiftD7  
And I've wraped it in GtrutGmh
Your birthday's Dtomorrow,
                          A7A7add9
But the gift is not for you,
But if I came with a DpresentD7  
I would bring you a cGlueGm  
Hopes you'd finally sDee
That your Gfeelings for Dme
Will A7never be reDturned
Pretend loveD7, pretend lovGeGm  
Don't be mistakeDn, I've oGnly been Dfakin'
A7Pretend Dlove
Pretend loveD7, pretend lovGeGm  
DDon't be mistaken, I've Gonly been faking
       A7    D(Walk  D   C#   B  A)    G  Gm...
Pretend love

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Pretend Love

by The Avett Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

Verse:

D D7

A7add9

Don't be fooled by my words

G Gm

Don't be fooled by my song

If you choose to belive them

A7add9

You'll plainly be wrong

D D7

I have love for my family

G Gm

I have love for my friends

That's as far as it goes,

G D

And I must let you know

A7 D

My love for you was pretend.

Chorus:

D7 G Gm

Pretend love, pretend love,

D G D

Don't be mistaken, I've only been fakin'

A7 D D7

Pretend love

Instrumental Break/Solo (Repeat Chorus Chords)

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

B|--------------------555-5h7-5-7-8t/10-8-10-11t-10h11h13p11--8h10h11p10-----|

G|--222-2/4-4/6~-666~--------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

e|-----------------------------------------------9~--------------------------|

B|--8\7-8888h10-8-10-8h10p8-7-8-7h8p7-55/7-555/10----5/7---------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------7--2/5-4-2-----2----|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------2h4---4-0|

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

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

D D7

Don't you know I've a gift

G Gm

And I've wraped it in truth

Your birthday's tomorrow,

A7add9

But the gift is not for you,

D D7

But if I came with a present

G Gm

I would bring you a clue

Hopes you'd finally see

G D

That your feelings for me

A7 D

Will never be returned

D7 G Gm

Pretend love, pretend love

D G D

Don't be mistaken, I've only been fakin'

A7 D

Pretend love

D7 G Gm

Pretend love, pretend love

D G

Don't be mistaken, I've only been faking

A7 D D C# B A G Gm

(Walk ) ...

Pretend love

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