Verse
Gm
I'll pretend that you're gone, on vacation
Gm
And you'll be back in a week or maybe two
Gm
And when the phone rings I'll pretend it's you calling
Cm Gm
To tell me you miss me and you're coming home soon
[Verse 2]
I'll pretend I don't hear when silence tells me
F D# Cm Gm
That I'll have to get by on my own
Gm F Gm
I'll pretend I don't hear when loneliness speaks so clear
(D#) (C#) C Cm Gm
And try to tell me you're not coming home (not coming home)
[Verse 3]
Cm D#
Right now my life
D# F Gm
Ain't nothing but a dream
Cm
How long can I fool myself?
Dm D#m Gm F
Into believing you're coming back to me
[Verse 4]
Cm D# Gm
I can see you laying in his bed
Gm F
Like I caught the two of you in fact
Cm D#
Everybody told me it was coming
N.C.
But I chose to be blind
[Verse 5]
C D# Cm
I'll pretend your clothes are hanging in the closet
N.C. Gm
And I'll pretend your perfume fills the air
Gm
And as I sit in our favourite restaurant
Cm F Gm
I'll pretend that you're meeting me there
[Verse 6]
Gm D# Gm
I'll pretend when I visit our old friends
Cm Dm D# Gm
That you're sitting down by my side
Gm
And when our old friends ask how am I doing?
Gsus4 D# Gm
I'll pretend I'm not losing my mind
[Outro]
D#
Although they know I'm lying
F Gm
They know I'm lying
Cm
I can't live like this
Gm
I forgive you
Gm
Please come back
Gm
I can't live like this
D#
I love you
Gm
And I forgive you
N.C.
And I want you