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False Pretense

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Key: Eb  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Cm-   x35543
 Bb/D- x587xx
 Eb-   x68886
 Fm-   133111
  G-   355433
 G#-   466544
 Bb-   x13331
Intro: Cm-Eb-G#-Fm-Eb-- (x3) Cm-Eb-Bb  
Its time to let it go...
Verse 1:
  G#The world's got a funny 
way of turning Bbround on you
  CmWhen a friend tries to
stab you Bbright in the G#face
Losing faith in everything
I thought I Bbhoped I knew
  CmDon't sweat it, (it was) 
set on Bbfalse preG#tense
Refrain:
Betrayed but not gonna 
be Bbwilling to Cmchange
And it doesn't seem Bblikely to G#fade
Betrayed but not gonna 
be Bbwilling to Gchange
cu cu cu cuz ya know.....
Chorus:
Its CmSacriEbfice
G#False preEbtense you'll Cmhurt aBbgain
SG#top pretending Cmto deEbny
G#False preEbtense you'll Cmhurt aEbgainBb  
Verse 2:
  G#All along you know you 
thought you got the Bbbest of me
  CmBut you were wrong and I am 
laughing Bbright in your G#face
I can not believe you 
claimed you were my Bbfamily
  CmDont sweat it its 
set on false Bbpretense
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Cm-G#-Bb(x4)
Its time to let it go
Bridge:
CmI can't G#seem to Bbunderstand it how
CmYou turned G#out to Bbbe so cold
CmYou tried G#but were Bbcaught red handed
Are you Cmhappy G#with your Bbrole?
  G#Its funny to me how you've 
turned Bbinto such a joke
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
   Cm-Eb-G#-    Fm       Eb    Cm    Eb              G#  
So play       the game until you run out
    Cm-Eb-G#-          Fm   Cm   Eb  Bb  
And play      the game into my hand

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False Pretense

by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x35543

Bb/D

- x587xx

- x68886

- 133111

- 355433

- 466544

- x13331

Cm Eb G# Fm Eb Cm Eb Bb

Intro: ------ (x3) --

Its time to let it go...

Verse 1:

The world's got a funny

way of turning round on you

When a friend tries to

Bb G#

stab you right in the face

Losing faith in everything

I thought I hoped I knew

Don't sweat it, (it was)

Bb G#

set on false pretense

Refrain:

Betrayed but not gonna

Bb Cm

be willing to change

Bb G#

And it doesn't seem likely to fade

Betrayed but not gonna

Bb G

be willing to change

cu cu cu cuz ya know.....

Chorus:

Cm Eb

Its Sacrifice

G# Eb Cm Bb

False pretense you'll hurt again

G# Cm Eb

Stop pretending to deny

G# Eb Cm Eb Bb

False pretense you'll hurt again

Verse 2:

All along you know you

thought you got the best of me

But you were wrong and I am

Bb G#

laughing right in your face

I can not believe you

claimed you were my family

Dont sweat it its

set on false pretense

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

Cm G#

--Bb(x4)

Its time to let it go

Bridge:

Cm G# Bb

I can't seem to understand it how

Cm G# Bb

You turned out to be so cold

Cm G# Bb

You tried but were caught red handed

Cm G# Bb

Are you happy with your role?

Its funny to me how you've

turned into such a joke

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:

Cm Eb G# Fm Eb Cm Eb G#

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So play the game until you run out

Cm Eb G# Fm Cm Eb Bb

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And play the game into my hand

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