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"Let's Pretend"
(Eric Carmen)
[Verse 1]
GI can't sF/Gleep nights
AmWishing you were hBmere besCide Cadd9/Ame
GCan't help fF/Geelin'
Am7That's the way it oD7ught to Gbe
[Pre-chorus]
You know we could rB7un (run, run aEmway)
But I couldn't D/F#bear to heGar the things they'd sCay, Am7oh noAm7/D  
[Chorus]
Baby, lGet's pretend that toBmnight could live forCeverC/B  Am7  
If we Fadd9close our eyes and beAm7/Dlieve it mD7ight come tGrueCadd9  C/D  
Baby, leGt's pretend we could aBmlways be togeCtherC/B  Am7  
But for Fadd9now just let me Am7/Dspend the nD7ight with B7youC  C/D  
[Verse 2]
SoGmehow, soF/Gmeday
TAmhings are gonna Bmbe so dCifferDent
DGon't cry, sF/Gome way
Am7I promise it'll D7be all riGght
[Pre-chorus]
So now that we're B7all alEmone
I couldn't bD7ear to leGave to take you hCome, Am7oh noAm/D  
[Chorus]
Baby, lGet's pretend that toBmnight could live forCeverC/B  Am7  
If we Fadd9close our eyes and beAm7/Dlieve it mD7ight come tGrueCadd9  C/D  
Baby, leGt's pretend we could aBmlways live toCgetheC/BrAm7  
But for Fadd9now just let me Am7/Dspend the nD7ight with B7you
[Bridge]
So take me nCow, my love can't B7sus4waitB7  
We're almost thEmere now, dG7/Darlin', darlin'
CWe're almost there Amnow, darlin', darlin'
CHold me (hold me), Amhold me (hold me)
Fadd9Ho-oh-olD7sus4d me
[Chorus]
Baby, lGet's pretend that toBmnight could live forCeverC/B  Am7  
If we Fadd9close our eyes and beAm7/Dlieve it mD7ight come tGrueC  C/D  
Baby, leGt's pretend we could aBmlways live toCgetheC/BrAm7  
But for Fadd9now just let me Am7/Dspend the nD7ight with B7youC  D  
Baby, lGet's pretend that toBmnight could live forCeverC/B  Am7  
If we Fadd9close our eyes and beAm7/Dlieve it mD7ight come tGrueC  C/D  
Baby, leGt's pretend we could aBmlways be togCetherC/B  Am7  
But for Fadd9now just let me Am7/Dspend the nD7ight with B7youC  D  
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Lets Pretend

by Raspberries

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/G

Cadd9/A

Am7

D/F#

Am7/D

C/B

Fadd9

Cadd9

C/D

Am/D

B7sus4

G7/D

D7sus4

"Let's Pretend"

(Eric Carmen)

[Verse 1]

G F/G

I can't sleep nights

Am Bm C Cadd9/A

Wishing you were here beside me

G F/G

Can't help feelin'

Am7 D7 G

That's the way it ought to be

[Pre-chorus]

B7 Em

You know we could run (run, run away)

D/F# G C Am7 Am7/D

But I couldn't bear to hear the things they'd say, oh no

[Chorus]

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend that tonight could live forever

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 G Cadd9 C/D

If we close our eyes and believe it might come true

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend we could always be together

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 B7 C C/D

But for now just let me spend the night with you

[Verse 2]

G F/G

Somehow, someday

Am Bm C D

Things are gonna be so different

G F/G

Don't cry, some way

Am7 D7 G

I promise it'll be all right

[Pre-chorus]

B7 Em

So now that we're all alone

D7 G C Am7 Am/D

I couldn't bear to leave to take you home, oh no

[Chorus]

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend that tonight could live forever

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 G Cadd9 C/D

If we close our eyes and believe it might come true

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend we could always live together

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 B7

But for now just let me spend the night with you

[Bridge]

C B7sus4 B7

So take me now, my love can't wait

Em G7/D

We're almost there now, darlin', darlin'

C Am

We're almost there now, darlin', darlin'

C Am

Hold me (hold me), hold me (hold me)

Fadd9 D7sus4

Ho-oh-old me

[Chorus]

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend that tonight could live forever

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 G C C/D

If we close our eyes and believe it might come true

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend we could always live together

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 B7 C D

But for now just let me spend the night with you

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend that tonight could live forever

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 G C C/D

If we close our eyes and believe it might come true

G Bm C C/B Am7

Baby, let's pretend we could always be together

Fadd9 Am7/D D7 B7 C D

But for now just let me spend the night with you

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

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