Verse
F#m
I'll pretend that you're gone, on vacation
F#m
And you'll be back in a week or maybe two
F#m
And when the phone rings I'll pretend it's you calling
Bm F#m
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
E D Bm F#m
That I'll have to get by on my own
F#m E F#m
I'll pretend I don't hear when loneliness speaks so clear
(D#) (C#) B Bm F#m
And try to tell me you're not coming home (not coming home)
[Verse 3]
Bm D
Right now my life
D E F#m
Ain't nothing but a dream
Bm
How long can I fool myself?
C#m Dm F#m E
Into believing you're coming back to me
[Verse 4]
Bm D F#m
I can see you laying in his bed
F#m E
Like I caught the two of you in fact
Bm D
Everybody told me it was coming
N.C.
But I chose to be blind
[Verse 5]
B D Bm
I'll pretend your clothes are hanging in the closet
N.C. F#m
And I'll pretend your perfume fills the air
F#m
And as I sit in our favourite restaurant
Bm E F#m
I'll pretend that you're meeting me there
[Verse 6]
F#m D F#m
I'll pretend when I visit our old friends
Bm C#m D F#m
That you're sitting down by my side
F#m
And when our old friends ask how am I doing?
F#sus4 D F#m
I'll pretend I'm not losing my mind
[Outro]
D
Although they know I'm lying
E F#m
They know I'm lying
Bm
I can't live like this
F#m
I forgive you
F#m
Please come back
F#m
I can't live like this
D
I love you
F#m
And I forgive you
N.C.
And I want you