Verse
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
It seems they haul their diamonds straight from the mine
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
You kept on digging brother, the well's run dry
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
You ran away from home, what did you find?
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
Is this your great escape that jug o' wine?
[Pre-Chorus]
A Amaj7 B/A Bsus4
It's a shame, such a shame
[Chorus]
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe, my friend
E Emaj9 A F#m7
It's only make believe, my friend
[Verse 2]
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
Look at the starlings how they, they paint the sky
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
And how they need each other like you and I
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
Here in the swarm of bees outside their hive
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
Apart for everyone, all in good time
[Pre-Chorus]
A Amaj7 B/A Bsus4
We are the same, we are the same
[Chorus]
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe, my friend
E Emaj9 A F#m7
It's only make believe, my friend
[Verse 3]
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
The wolf is chasing us and it won't quit
C#m C#m/A B F#m7
Maybe the art of life's not becoming it
A Amaj7 B/A Bsus4
It's all a game, it's not a game
A Amaj7 B/A Bsus4
Be the flame, be the flame
[Chorus]
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe, my friend
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe, my friend
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
[Outro]
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe
E Emaj9 A
It's only make believe