Verse
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
It seems they haul their diamonds straight from the mine
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
You kept on digging brother, the well's run dry
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
You ran away from home, what did you find?
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
Is this your great escape that jug o' wine?
[Pre-Chorus]
D Dmaj7 E/D Esus4
It's a shame, such a shame
[Chorus]
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe, my friend
A Amaj9 D Bm7
It's only make believe, my friend
[Verse 2]
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
Look at the starlings how they, they paint the sky
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
And how they need each other like you and I
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
Here in the swarm of bees outside their hive
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
Apart for everyone, all in good time
[Pre-Chorus]
D Dmaj7 E/D Esus4
We are the same, we are the same
[Chorus]
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe, my friend
A Amaj9 D Bm7
It's only make believe, my friend
[Verse 3]
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
The wolf is chasing us and it won't quit
F#m F#m/D E Bm7
Maybe the art of life's not becoming it
D Dmaj7 E/D Esus4
It's all a game, it's not a game
D Dmaj7 E/D Esus4
Be the flame, be the flame
[Chorus]
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe, my friend
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe, my friend
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
[Outro]
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe
A Amaj9 D
It's only make believe