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Its Only Make Believe

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Intro:  A   F#m   D  E  
AMy one and only prayer F#mis that some day you'll care
DMy hopes, my dreams come true, Emy one and only you
DNo one will ever know Ehow much I love you so
AMy only prayer will be Dsome day you'll care for me
But it's Eonly Dmake belAieveD  A  E  
AMy hopes, my dreams come trueF#m, my life I give for you
DMy heart, a wedding ring, Emy all, my everything
DMy heart I can't control, Eyou ruin my very soul
AMy hopes, my prayers, my schemes
DYou are my everything, but it's Eonly Dmake belAieveD  A  E  
A F#m D E
D E
A D
E D A E
AMy one and only prayer F#mis that some day you'll care
DMy hopes, my dreams come true, Emy one and only you
DNo one will ever know Ehow much I love you so
AMy only prayer will be Dsome day you'll care for me
But it's Eonly Dmake belAieveD  A  D  
A
End

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Its Only Make Believe

by The Hollies

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A F#m D E

Intro:

A F#m

My one and only prayer is that some day you'll care

D E

My hopes, my dreams come true, my one and only you

D E

No one will ever know how much I love you so

A D

My only prayer will be some day you'll care for me

E D A D A E

But it's only make believe

A F#m

My hopes, my dreams come true, my life I give for you

D E

My heart, a wedding ring, my all, my everything

D E

My heart I can't control, you ruin my very soul

My hopes, my prayers, my schemes

D E D A D A E

You are my everything, but it's only make believe

A F#m D E

D E

A D

E D A E

A F#m

My one and only prayer is that some day you'll care

D E

My hopes, my dreams come true, my one and only you

D E

No one will ever know how much I love you so

A D

My only prayer will be some day you'll care for me

E D A D A D

But it's only make believe

End

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