Verse
Dm
I'll pretend that you're gone, on vacation
Dm
And you'll be back in a week or maybe two
Dm
And when the phone rings I'll pretend it's you calling
Gm Dm
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
C A# Gm Dm
That I'll have to get by on my own
Dm C Dm
I'll pretend I don't hear when loneliness speaks so clear
(D#) (C#) G Gm Dm
And try to tell me you're not coming home (not coming home)
[Verse 3]
Gm A#
Right now my life
A# C Dm
Ain't nothing but a dream
Gm
How long can I fool myself?
Am A#m Dm C
Into believing you're coming back to me
[Verse 4]
Gm A# Dm
I can see you laying in his bed
Dm C
Like I caught the two of you in fact
Gm A#
Everybody told me it was coming
N.C.
But I chose to be blind
[Verse 5]
G A# Gm
I'll pretend your clothes are hanging in the closet
N.C. Dm
And I'll pretend your perfume fills the air
Dm
And as I sit in our favourite restaurant
Gm C Dm
I'll pretend that you're meeting me there
[Verse 6]
Dm A# Dm
I'll pretend when I visit our old friends
Gm Am A# Dm
That you're sitting down by my side
Dm
And when our old friends ask how am I doing?
Dsus4 A# Dm
I'll pretend I'm not losing my mind
[Outro]
A#
Although they know I'm lying
C Dm
They know I'm lying
Gm
I can't live like this
Dm
I forgive you
Dm
Please come back
Dm
I can't live like this
A#
I love you
Dm
And I forgive you
N.C.
And I want you