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Into: A, C#m, F#m,   Dx2
Verse:
Once in a Awhile
I act like a C#mchild
To feel like a F#mkid again
It Dgets like a prison in
The Abody I'm living Ein
Cause everyones Awatching
Quick to start C#mtalking
I'm losing my F#minnocence
Wish DI were a little girl
WithAout the weight of the woErld
Chorus:
It would be Anice
To start C#mover agF#main
BeDfore we were Amen
I'd gEive, I'd F#mbend
Lets Eplay pretend
Interlude:
A, C#m, F#m, D  
Verse:
Remember the Atime
We had soda for C#mwine
And got by on F#mgratitude
The Dworst they could do to you
AWas check your attitEude
Yeah, when fights were for Afun
We had water in C#mguns
And a place we could F#mcall our own
DHow we lost hold of home
AI guess I'll never knEow
Chorus:
It would be Anice
To start C#mover agF#main
BeDfore we were Amen
I'd gEive, I'd F#mbend
Lets Eplay pretAend
And C#mwhen its the F#mend
Our Dlives will make Asense
We'll Elove, we'll F#mbend
Lets Eplay pretend
Interlude:
A, C#m, F#m,   Dx2
Bridge:
Its not gonna be Along
Before we're all C#mgone
With nothing to F#mshow for them
DStop taking lives, come on
ALet's all grow up agEain
Chorus:
It would be Anice
To start C#mover agF#main
BeDfore we were Amen
I'd gEive, I'd F#mbend
Lets Eplay pretAend
And C#mwhen its the F#mend
Our Dlives will make Asense
We'll Elove, we'll F#mbend
Lets Eplay pretAend

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Pretend

by Lights

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

A C#m F#m D

Into: , , , x2

Verse:

Once in a while

C#m

I act like a child

F#m

To feel like a kid again

It gets like a prison in

A E

The body I'm living in

Cause everyones watching

C#m

Quick to start talking

F#m

I'm losing my innocence

Wish I were a little girl

A E

Without the weight of the world

Chorus:

It would be nice

C#m F#m

To start over again

D A

Before we were men

E F#m

I'd give, I'd bend

Lets play pretend

Interlude:

A C#m F#m D

, , ,

Verse:

Remember the time

C#m

We had soda for wine

F#m

And got by on gratitude

The worst they could do to you

A E

Was check your attitude

Yeah, when fights were for fun

C#m

We had water in guns

F#m

And a place we could call our own

How we lost hold of home

A E

I guess I'll never know

Chorus:

It would be nice

C#m F#m

To start over again

D A

Before we were men

E F#m

I'd give, I'd bend

E A

Lets play pretend

C#m F#m

And when its the end

D A

Our lives will make sense

E F#m

We'll love, we'll bend

Lets play pretend

Interlude:

A C#m F#m D

, , , x2

Bridge:

Its not gonna be long

C#m

Before we're all gone

F#m

With nothing to show for them

Stop taking lives, come on

A E

Let's all grow up again

Chorus:

It would be nice

C#m F#m

To start over again

D A

Before we were men

E F#m

I'd give, I'd bend

E A

Lets play pretend

C#m F#m

And when its the end

D A

Our lives will make sense

E F#m

We'll love, we'll bend

E A

Lets play pretend

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