Verse
Am
I'll pretend that you're gone, on vacation
Am
And you'll be back in a week or maybe two
Am
And when the phone rings I'll pretend it's you calling
Dm Am
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
G F Dm Am
That I'll have to get by on my own
Am G Am
I'll pretend I don't hear when loneliness speaks so clear
(D#) (C#) D Dm Am
And try to tell me you're not coming home (not coming home)
[Verse 3]
Dm F
Right now my life
F G Am
Ain't nothing but a dream
Dm
How long can I fool myself?
Em Fm Am G
Into believing you're coming back to me
[Verse 4]
Dm F Am
I can see you laying in his bed
Am G
Like I caught the two of you in fact
Dm F
Everybody told me it was coming
N.C.
But I chose to be blind
[Verse 5]
D F Dm
I'll pretend your clothes are hanging in the closet
N.C. Am
And I'll pretend your perfume fills the air
Am
And as I sit in our favourite restaurant
Dm G Am
I'll pretend that you're meeting me there
[Verse 6]
Am F Am
I'll pretend when I visit our old friends
Dm Em F Am
That you're sitting down by my side
Am
And when our old friends ask how am I doing?
Asus4 F Am
I'll pretend I'm not losing my mind
[Outro]
F
Although they know I'm lying
G Am
They know I'm lying
Dm
I can't live like this
Am
I forgive you
Am
Please come back
Am
I can't live like this
F
I love you
Am
And I forgive you
N.C.
And I want you