Verse
Cm
I'll pretend that you're gone, on vacation
Cm
And you'll be back in a week or maybe two
Cm
And when the phone rings I'll pretend it's you calling
Fm Cm
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
A# G# Fm Cm
That I'll have to get by on my own
Cm A# Cm
I'll pretend I don't hear when loneliness speaks so clear
(D#) (C#) F Fm Cm
And try to tell me you're not coming home (not coming home)
[Verse 3]
Fm G#
Right now my life
G# A# Cm
Ain't nothing but a dream
Fm
How long can I fool myself?
Gm G#m Cm A#
Into believing you're coming back to me
[Verse 4]
Fm G# Cm
I can see you laying in his bed
Cm A#
Like I caught the two of you in fact
Fm G#
Everybody told me it was coming
N.C.
But I chose to be blind
[Verse 5]
F G# Fm
I'll pretend your clothes are hanging in the closet
N.C. Cm
And I'll pretend your perfume fills the air
Cm
And as I sit in our favourite restaurant
Fm A# Cm
I'll pretend that you're meeting me there
[Verse 6]
Cm G# Cm
I'll pretend when I visit our old friends
Fm Gm G# Cm
That you're sitting down by my side
Cm
And when our old friends ask how am I doing?
Csus4 G# Cm
I'll pretend I'm not losing my mind
[Outro]
G#
Although they know I'm lying
A# Cm
They know I'm lying
Fm
I can't live like this
Cm
I forgive you
Cm
Please come back
Cm
I can't live like this
G#
I love you
Cm
And I forgive you
N.C.
And I want you