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Capo: None
Intro:  Am   F   C   G(2x)
AmTimFe, Ctime is what you Gsaid that you were AmneedingF, away from Cme,G  
BuAmt IF, CI guess that I was Gtoo far in the Amdistance, Fto even CseeG,
DmThe things betwFeen us Cnow,
GJust haven't quite been the Dmsame,
Can we Ffigure Cout, Gwhich one of us is to Dmblame,
'Cause I Fcan't go Gon.
And OCh,
Why are we preGtending?
Why are we just Amwasting time, on a Flove that isn't rCeal?
Because if you don't Gwant me,
You should just Amtell me now,
So FI can save these AmteFarCs.G  
Am F C G
AmYouF, you Csaid that you would Gnever,
Ever Amhurt me but I Fguess that was a Clie,G  
'Cause it's Amkilling me to Fwatch you stay
When CI, I Gknow this is goodAmbyeF,C  G  
And it's Dmhard for Fme to tChink,
That Gmaybe this is the Dmend, you Fwere my Cheart,
GBaby you were my besDmtfriend, but we Fcan't go Gon.
And OCh,
Why are we preGtending?
Why are we just Amwasting time, on a Flove that isn't rCeal?
Because if you don't Gwant me,
You should just Amtell me now,
So FI can save these DmtearAms.
GWe tried to make it work but we just can't make it DmlastAm,
GWe need to move on, stop living in the DmpastAm,
GAnd I'll even even know, how our love got so Fstrange,
It's not the same.
And COh,
Why are we pretGending?
Why are we just Amwasting time, on a Flove that isn't Creal?
Because if you don't wGant me, you should just Amtell me now,
So FI can save these tearCs.
G C
LeFt me save these tCears 

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Pretending

by Ryan Beatty

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Ok so there's not a single version on this website with even the right lyrics! that's my first time I

ever tried to.. ummm... put chords for a song... well, you now what I mean! It's not 100% accurate, but it's

definitely better than the other versions :) Tell me what's wrong so I could make it even better!

Capo: None

Am F C G

Intro: (2x)

Am F C G Am F C G

Time, time is what you said that you were needing, away from me,

Am F C G Am F C G

But I, I guess that I was too far in the distance, to even see,

Dm F C

The things between us now,

G Dm

Just haven't quite been the same,

F C G Dm

Can we figure out, which one of us is to blame,

F G

'Cause I can't go on.

And Oh,

Why are we pretending?

Am F C

Why are we just wasting time, on a love that isn't real?

Because if you don't want me,

You should just tell me now,

F Am F C G

So I can save these tears.

Am F C G

You, you said that you would never,

Am F C G

Ever hurt me but I guess that was a lie,

Am F

'Cause it's killing me to watch you stay

C G Am F C G

When I, I know this is goodbye,

Dm F C

And it's hard for me to think,

G Dm F C

That maybe this is the end, you were my heart,

G Dm F G

Baby you were my bestfriend, but we can't go on.

And Oh,

Why are we pretending?

Am F C

Why are we just wasting time, on a love that isn't real?

Because if you don't want me,

You should just tell me now,

F Dm Am

So I can save these tears.

G Dm Am

We tried to make it work but we just can't make it last,

G Dm Am

We need to move on, stop living in the past,

G F

And I'll even even know, how our love got so strange,

It's not the same.

And Oh,

Why are we pretending?

Am F C

Why are we just wasting time, on a love that isn't real?

G Am

Because if you don't want me, you should just tell me now,

F C

So I can save these tears.

G C

F C

Let me save these tears

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