Verse
Bm
I'll pretend that you're gone, on vacation
Bm
And you'll be back in a week or maybe two
Bm
And when the phone rings I'll pretend it's you calling
Em Bm
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 Em Bm
That I'll have to get by on my own
Bm A Bm
I'll pretend I don't hear when loneliness speaks so clear
(D#) (C#) E Em Bm
And try to tell me you're not coming home (not coming home)
[Verse 3]
Em G
Right now my life
G A Bm
Ain't nothing but a dream
Em
How long can I fool myself?
F#m Gm Bm A
Into believing you're coming back to me
[Verse 4]
Em G Bm
I can see you laying in his bed
Bm A
Like I caught the two of you in fact
Em G
Everybody told me it was coming
N.C.
But I chose to be blind
[Verse 5]
E G Em
I'll pretend your clothes are hanging in the closet
N.C. Bm
And I'll pretend your perfume fills the air
Bm
And as I sit in our favourite restaurant
Em A Bm
I'll pretend that you're meeting me there
[Verse 6]
Bm G Bm
I'll pretend when I visit our old friends
Em F#m G Bm
That you're sitting down by my side
Bm
And when our old friends ask how am I doing?
Bsus4 G Bm
I'll pretend I'm not losing my mind
[Outro]
G
Although they know I'm lying
A Bm
They know I'm lying
Em
I can't live like this
Bm
I forgive you
Bm
Please come back
Bm
I can't live like this
G
I love you
Bm
And I forgive you
N.C.
And I want you