Chords for Eric Clapton - Pretending (Edit)(Album Version)
Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [E]
[D]
[Em]
[A]
[E]
How many times must we tell the tale?
[Em] How many times must we fall?
[A]
Living in [E] a lost [A] memory, who [E] does it call?
Working on the sound of the band.
[Em] Trying to get the music right.
[E] Two ago I went, [A] three [E] stay home at night.
[A] [E] Asking, she said she [D] was pretending.
[A] [E] Like she knew [D] the way.
[Bm] [A]
[E] She [D] was pretending, [A] pretending [E] to [Dm] understand.
[E] Pretending,
[Em] pretending,
[A] pretending,
[E] pretending.
Satisfied with the loss in love.
[Em]
Situations change.
[A] We never used to think it was [E] our strength.
[A] That's [E] when she said she [D] was pretending.
[A] [E] Like she knew [D] the plan.
[Bm] [A] That's [E] when I knew she [D] was pretending.
[A] Pretending [E] to [A] understand.
[Bm] [E] Pretending, [Em] pretending, [A] pretending, [E] pretending.
[Bm] [E]
[Em]
[A]
[E]
[B] [E] I get lost in alibis.
[Em]
Sadness can't prevail.
[A]
Everybody knows [B] true love [E] ain't bad.
So [A] be pretending.
[E]
I'll [A] hide the evidence.
[E]
[D] [Bm] But [A] be pretending.
[E] [D] Your [A] love is [E] real.
[A] [Bm] [E] Pretending, [Em] pretending, [A] pretending,
[E] pretending, pretending.
[Em]
[D]
[Em]
[A]
[E]
How many times must we tell the tale?
[Em] How many times must we fall?
[A]
Living in [E] a lost [A] memory, who [E] does it call?
Working on the sound of the band.
[Em] Trying to get the music right.
[E] Two ago I went, [A] three [E] stay home at night.
[A] [E] Asking, she said she [D] was pretending.
[A] [E] Like she knew [D] the way.
[Bm] [A]
[E] She [D] was pretending, [A] pretending [E] to [Dm] understand.
[E] Pretending,
[Em] pretending,
[A] pretending,
[E] pretending.
Satisfied with the loss in love.
[Em]
Situations change.
[A] We never used to think it was [E] our strength.
[A] That's [E] when she said she [D] was pretending.
[A] [E] Like she knew [D] the plan.
[Bm] [A] That's [E] when I knew she [D] was pretending.
[A] Pretending [E] to [A] understand.
[Bm] [E] Pretending, [Em] pretending, [A] pretending, [E] pretending.
[Bm] [E]
[Em]
[A]
[E]
[B] [E] I get lost in alibis.
[Em]
Sadness can't prevail.
[A]
Everybody knows [B] true love [E] ain't bad.
So [A] be pretending.
[E]
I'll [A] hide the evidence.
[E]
[D] [Bm] But [A] be pretending.
[E] [D] Your [A] love is [E] real.
[A] [Bm] [E] Pretending, [Em] pretending, [A] pretending,
[E] pretending, pretending.
[Em]
Key:
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Em
D
Bm
E
A
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ How many times must we tell the tale?
[Em] How many times must we fall?
_ _ _ [A] _
Living in [E] a lost [A] memory, who [E] does it call? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Working on the sound of the band.
[Em] _ Trying to get the music right.
_ _ [E] _ Two ago I went, [A] _ three [E] stay home at night.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Asking, she said she [D] was pretending.
_ [A] _ [E] Like she knew [D] the way.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] She [D] was pretending, _ _ [A] pretending [E] to [Dm] understand.
_ _ _ [E] Pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] pretending. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Satisfied with the loss in love.
_ [Em] _ _ _
Situations change.
_ [A] _ We never used to think it was [E] our strength. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] That's [E] when she said she [D] was pretending.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Like she knew [D] the plan.
[Bm] _ _ [A] That's [E] when I knew she [D] was pretending.
_ _ [A] Pretending [E] to [A] understand.
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ Pretending, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ pretending, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] pretending, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ pretending.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] I get lost in alibis.
_ [Em] _ _
Sadness can't prevail.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
Everybody knows [B] true love [E] ain't bad. _
_ _ _ So [A] be pretending.
[E] _
_ _ _ I'll [A] hide the evidence.
[E] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] But [A] be pretending. _
[E] _ [D] _ _ Your [A] love is [E] real.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ Pretending, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] pretending, _ _ _ _ [A] _ pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] pretending, _ _ pretending. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ How many times must we tell the tale?
[Em] How many times must we fall?
_ _ _ [A] _
Living in [E] a lost [A] memory, who [E] does it call? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Working on the sound of the band.
[Em] _ Trying to get the music right.
_ _ [E] _ Two ago I went, [A] _ three [E] stay home at night.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Asking, she said she [D] was pretending.
_ [A] _ [E] Like she knew [D] the way.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] She [D] was pretending, _ _ [A] pretending [E] to [Dm] understand.
_ _ _ [E] Pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] pretending. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Satisfied with the loss in love.
_ [Em] _ _ _
Situations change.
_ [A] _ We never used to think it was [E] our strength. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] That's [E] when she said she [D] was pretending.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Like she knew [D] the plan.
[Bm] _ _ [A] That's [E] when I knew she [D] was pretending.
_ _ [A] Pretending [E] to [A] understand.
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ Pretending, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ pretending, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] pretending, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ pretending.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] I get lost in alibis.
_ [Em] _ _
Sadness can't prevail.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
Everybody knows [B] true love [E] ain't bad. _
_ _ _ So [A] be pretending.
[E] _
_ _ _ I'll [A] hide the evidence.
[E] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] But [A] be pretending. _
[E] _ [D] _ _ Your [A] love is [E] real.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ Pretending, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] pretending, _ _ _ _ [A] _ pretending, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] pretending, _ _ pretending. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _