Verse
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
It seems they haul their diamonds straight from the mine
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
You kept on digging brother, the well's run dry
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
You ran away from home, what did you find?
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
Is this your great escape that jug o' wine?
[Pre-Chorus]
E Emaj7 F#/E F#sus4
It's a shame, such a shame
[Chorus]
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe, my friend
B Bmaj9 E C#m7
It's only make believe, my friend
[Verse 2]
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
Look at the starlings how they, they paint the sky
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
And how they need each other like you and I
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
Here in the swarm of bees outside their hive
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
Apart for everyone, all in good time
[Pre-Chorus]
E Emaj7 F#/E F#sus4
We are the same, we are the same
[Chorus]
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe, my friend
B Bmaj9 E C#m7
It's only make believe, my friend
[Verse 3]
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
The wolf is chasing us and it won't quit
G#m G#m/E F# C#m7
Maybe the art of life's not becoming it
E Emaj7 F#/E F#sus4
It's all a game, it's not a game
E Emaj7 F#/E F#sus4
Be the flame, be the flame
[Chorus]
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe, my friend
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe, my friend
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
[Outro]
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe
B Bmaj9 E
It's only make believe