Verse
Em
I'll pretend that you're gone, on vacation
Em
And you'll be back in a week or maybe two
Em
And when the phone rings I'll pretend it's you calling
Am Em
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
D C Am Em
That I'll have to get by on my own
Em D Em
I'll pretend I don't hear when loneliness speaks so clear
(D#) (C#) A Am Em
And try to tell me you're not coming home (not coming home)
[Verse 3]
Am C
Right now my life
C D Em
Ain't nothing but a dream
Am
How long can I fool myself?
Bm Cm Em D
Into believing you're coming back to me
[Verse 4]
Am C Em
I can see you laying in his bed
Em D
Like I caught the two of you in fact
Am C
Everybody told me it was coming
N.C.
But I chose to be blind
[Verse 5]
A C Am
I'll pretend your clothes are hanging in the closet
N.C. Em
And I'll pretend your perfume fills the air
Em
And as I sit in our favourite restaurant
Am D Em
I'll pretend that you're meeting me there
[Verse 6]
Em C Em
I'll pretend when I visit our old friends
Am Bm C Em
That you're sitting down by my side
Em
And when our old friends ask how am I doing?
Esus4 C Em
I'll pretend I'm not losing my mind
[Outro]
C
Although they know I'm lying
D Em
They know I'm lying
Am
I can't live like this
Em
I forgive you
Em
Please come back
Em
I can't live like this
C
I love you
Em
And I forgive you
N.C.
And I want you