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Cant Pretend

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[Verse 1]
C#mLove, G#7/D#I have woC#m/Eunds
Only F#myou can meC#m/G#nd
G#You can mC#m/Eend oh F#moh o-oh
  C#mI G#7/D#guess that’s C#m/Elove
I F#mcan’t pretC#m/G#end
I G#can’t pretC#m/G#end, oh-F#moh oh-oh oh
[Interlude]
C#m    G#7/D# C#m/E F#m
C#m/G# G#     C#m/E F#m
[Verse 2]
C#mFeel, my G#7/D#skin is roC#m/Eugh
But it F#mcan be cleC#m/G#ansed
It G#can be clC#m/Eeansed, oh-F#moh oh-oh oh
[Verse 3]
  C#mAnd my G#7/D#arms are toC#m/Eugh
But they F#mcan be beC#m/G#nt
They G#can be bC#m/EentF#m  
  C#mAnd I G#7/D#wanna fC#m/Eight
But I F#mcan’t contC#m/G#endG#  C#m/E  F#m  
  C#mI G#7/D#guess that’s C#m/Elove
I F#mcan’t prC#m/G#etend
I G#can’t pretC#m/G#end, oh-F#moh oh-oh C#m/G#oh-oh,
Oh-F#moh oh-oh oh
[Interlude]
C#m    G#7/D# C#m/E F#m
C#m/G# G#     C#m/E F#m
C#m    G#7/D# C#m/E F#m
C#m/G# G#     C#m/E F#m
[Chorus]
  AOh feel our Ebodies grBow
And our F#souls they 
BlAendE  Esus  E  B  F#  
  AYeah love I Ehope you Bknow
How much my F#heart
DeApendEsEsus  E  B  F#  
[Verse 4]
  C#mBut I G#7/D#guess that’s C#m/Elove
I F#mcan’t preC#m/G#tend
I G#can’t preC#m/G#tend, oh F#moh o-oh
  C#mI G#7/D#guess that’s C#m/Elove
I F#mcan’t preC#m/G#tend
I G#can’t preC#m/G#tend,  oh-F#moh oh-oh oh
[Chorus]
  AOh feel our Ebodies grBow
And our F#souls they 
  |  A   E   Esus    E  Bsus|  Bsus  F#sus  
Blend
  AYeah love I Ehope you Bknow
How much my F#heart
  |   A   E   Esus   E  Bsus|  Bsus  F#sus  
Depends
[Verse 5]
  C#mI G#7/D#guess that’s C#m/Elove
I F#mcan’t prC#m/G#etend
I G#can’t preC#m/G#tend, oh F#moh o-oh
  C#mI G#7/D#guess that’s C#m/Elove
I F#mcan’t prC#m/G#etend
I G#can’t preC#m/G#tend,  oh-F#moh oh-oh oh

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Cant Pretend

by Tom Odell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

G#7/D#

C#m/E

F#m

C#m/G#

Esus

Bsus

F#sus

[Verse 1]

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

Love, I have wounds

F#m C#m/G#

Only you can mend

G# C#m/E F#m

You can mend oh oh o-oh

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

I guess that’s love

F#m C#m/G#

I can’t pretend

G# C#m/G# F#m

I can’t pretend, oh-oh oh-oh oh

[Interlude]

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E F#m

C#m/G# G# C#m/E F#m

[Verse 2]

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

Feel, my skin is rough

F#m C#m/G#

But it can be cleansed

G# C#m/E F#m

It can be cleansed, oh-oh oh-oh oh

[Verse 3]

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

And my arms are tough

F#m C#m/G#

But they can be bent

G# C#m/E F#m

They can be bent

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

And I wanna fight

F#m C#m/G# G# C#m/E F#m

But I can’t contend

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

I guess that’s love

F#m C#m/G#

I can’t pretend

G# C#m/G# F#m C#m/G#

I can’t pretend, oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh,

F#m

Oh-oh oh-oh oh

[Interlude]

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E F#m

C#m/G# G# C#m/E F#m

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E F#m

C#m/G# G# C#m/E F#m

[Chorus]

A E B

Oh feel our bodies grow

And our souls they

A E Esus E B F#

Blend

A E B

Yeah love I hope you know

How much my heart

A E Esus E B F#

Depends

[Verse 4]

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

But I guess that’s love

F#m C#m/G#

I can’t pretend

G# C#m/G# F#m

I can’t pretend, oh oh o-oh

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

I guess that’s love

F#m C#m/G#

I can’t pretend

G# C#m/G# F#m

I can’t pretend, oh-oh oh-oh oh

[Chorus]

A E B

Oh feel our bodies grow

And our souls they

A E Esus E Bsus Bsus F#sus

| |

Blend

A E B

Yeah love I hope you know

How much my heart

A E Esus E Bsus Bsus F#sus

| |

Depends

[Verse 5]

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

I guess that’s love

F#m C#m/G#

I can’t pretend

G# C#m/G# F#m

I can’t pretend, oh oh o-oh

C#m G#7/D# C#m/E

I guess that’s love

F#m C#m/G#

I can’t pretend

G# C#m/G# F#m

I can’t pretend, oh-oh oh-oh oh

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