Chords for Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics - "Can We Pretend?" (originally by Bill Withers)
Tempo:
90.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
Dm
C#m
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] [C]
[G#] [C] [G#] [C]
[G#] [Am] [E]
Can
[C#m] we pretend that from now on [Dm] there is no
[A] yesterday?
a portrait [E] [C#m] of tomorrow [F] with no [Dm] colors [A] from today.
[Dm] There's a light that shines in your [A] face sometimes.
[G#] [C] [G#] [C]
[G#] [Am] [E]
Can
[C#m] we pretend that from now on [Dm] there is no
[A] yesterday?
a portrait [E] [C#m] of tomorrow [F] with no [Dm] colors [A] from today.
[Dm] There's a light that shines in your [A] face sometimes.
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[G#] _ _ [C] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C] _ _
[G#] _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Can _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ we pretend that from now on [Dm] there is no _
[A] yesterday?
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ Paint a portrait [E] _ [C#m] of tomorrow _ [F] with no [Dm] colors [A] from today. _
_ _ _ [Dm] There's a light that shines in your [A] face sometimes. _
_ _ _ [Dm] That takes _ my feelings and wraps them [A] around me. _
_ _ _ [Dm] There's a shadow _ _ hiding in your [C#m] heart _ [E] sometimes.
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] And it takes _ my feelings and turns back in [C#m] on me.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] [A] So can we pretend _ the pain is gone [Dm] and go our _
[A] merry _ way? _ _
[C#m] Paint a portrait _ of tomorrow _ [Dm] with no _ [A] colors from today. _
_ _ _ [Dm] There's a light that shines in your [A] face _ sometimes.
_ _ _ [Dm] And it takes _ my feelings and wraps them [A] around your knees.
_ Well [F] there's a shadow [Dm] _
[Am] that [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ goes out [A] _ _ _ [Dm] and it _ takes my feelings [B] and turns back in [A] on me.
On me.
_ [E] Can we pretend?
[C#m] _
Can we pretend?
_ Can we pretend? _
Can we pretend?
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Can we pretend?
[E] _
Can we pretend?
_ Can we pretend? _
Can we pretend?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
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[G#] _ _ [C] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C] _ _
[G#] _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Can _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ we pretend that from now on [Dm] there is no _
[A] yesterday?
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ Paint a portrait [E] _ [C#m] of tomorrow _ [F] with no [Dm] colors [A] from today. _
_ _ _ [Dm] There's a light that shines in your [A] face sometimes. _
_ _ _ [Dm] That takes _ my feelings and wraps them [A] around me. _
_ _ _ [Dm] There's a shadow _ _ hiding in your [C#m] heart _ [E] sometimes.
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] And it takes _ my feelings and turns back in [C#m] on me.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] [A] So can we pretend _ the pain is gone [Dm] and go our _
[A] merry _ way? _ _
[C#m] Paint a portrait _ of tomorrow _ [Dm] with no _ [A] colors from today. _
_ _ _ [Dm] There's a light that shines in your [A] face _ sometimes.
_ _ _ [Dm] And it takes _ my feelings and wraps them [A] around your knees.
_ Well [F] there's a shadow [Dm] _
[Am] that [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ goes out [A] _ _ _ [Dm] and it _ takes my feelings [B] and turns back in [A] on me.
On me.
_ [E] Can we pretend?
[C#m] _
Can we pretend?
_ Can we pretend? _
Can we pretend?
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[A] _ [B] _ [E] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Can we pretend?
[E] _
Can we pretend?
_ Can we pretend? _
Can we pretend?
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