Chords for Todd Rundgren Pretending to Care Live under the RA Pyramid
Tempo:
118.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Ab
C
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Today
[Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Abm] [Gb]
[F] [E]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] I am [F] your chariot horse, [D] tomorrow I'm [G] your albatross.
[Bb] Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread no one could ever [F]
see.
And [D] when there's breathing in your ear, you put your faith [G] in all you hear.
[Bb] But just how deep [C] those feelings go, I have no way to [F]
know.
[C] I'll [Am] never
[F] know.
[Eb]
If I [Gm] was [Bb] blind, [Fm]
would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
[Fm] Or hide [G] [Ab] everything [Bb] you [Gm]
see, [Ab] pretending [Eb] to care [F] about me?
[Fm]
When [C] all the time [Fm] you're just wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade [Eb] away.
You [Ab] can't bring [Bb] yourself to [Bb] [D]
say.
I'll [C] look for reasons why [Am] you won't admit [G] you realize.
[Bb] The promise [Gm] you've [C] been living by [Am] is just an empty [F] shell.
[D] You'll come to [F] bear it [Am] like a cross, [D] then [F] start to tear [G] it like frayed gauze.
[Bb] I'm so [Gm]
ashamed [C] to be afraid, [C] but I can't help [F] myself.
[C] Can't help [Am] [F] myself.
[Eb] And if I [F] was blind, [Fm] would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
[Fm] Or hide [Ab] everything you [Gm] see, [Ab] pretending [Eb] to care about me?
[Fm] When all [C] the time [Fm] you're just [Ab] wishing I'd fade [Gm] away.
You [Ab] can't bring [Bb] yourself to [Eb] care [Ab] about me.
[Fm] Oh, [F] please don't let [C] me down.
[Fm] Why [Ab]
[Gm] [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you care about [Ab] me?
[F] Because I know all the time you're just wishing [Bb] I'd fade.
[Gm] [G] You [Ab]
can't bring [Bb] yourself to [D] [Am] say.
[F]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Gb] [B] [F]
[Gb] [Gbm] [Eb]
[Em] [G]
[Bb] [N]
I [F] want to be your [Em] eyes.
[D] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Abm] [Gb]
[F] [E]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] I am [F] your chariot horse, [D] tomorrow I'm [G] your albatross.
[Bb] Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread no one could ever [F]
see.
And [D] when there's breathing in your ear, you put your faith [G] in all you hear.
[Bb] But just how deep [C] those feelings go, I have no way to [F]
know.
[C] I'll [Am] never
[F] know.
[Eb]
If I [Gm] was [Bb] blind, [Fm]
would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
[Fm] Or hide [G] [Ab] everything [Bb] you [Gm]
see, [Ab] pretending [Eb] to care [F] about me?
[Fm]
When [C] all the time [Fm] you're just wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade [Eb] away.
You [Ab] can't bring [Bb] yourself to [Bb] [D]
say.
I'll [C] look for reasons why [Am] you won't admit [G] you realize.
[Bb] The promise [Gm] you've [C] been living by [Am] is just an empty [F] shell.
[D] You'll come to [F] bear it [Am] like a cross, [D] then [F] start to tear [G] it like frayed gauze.
[Bb] I'm so [Gm]
ashamed [C] to be afraid, [C] but I can't help [F] myself.
[C] Can't help [Am] [F] myself.
[Eb] And if I [F] was blind, [Fm] would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
[Fm] Or hide [Ab] everything you [Gm] see, [Ab] pretending [Eb] to care about me?
[Fm] When all [C] the time [Fm] you're just [Ab] wishing I'd fade [Gm] away.
You [Ab] can't bring [Bb] yourself to [Eb] care [Ab] about me.
[Fm] Oh, [F] please don't let [C] me down.
[Fm] Why [Ab]
[Gm] [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you care about [Ab] me?
[F] Because I know all the time you're just wishing [Bb] I'd fade.
[Gm] [G] You [Ab]
can't bring [Bb] yourself to [D] [Am] say.
[F]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Gb] [B] [F]
[Gb] [Gbm] [Eb]
[Em] [G]
[Bb] [N]
I [F] want to be your [Em] eyes.
[D] [Gm]
Key:
F
Bb
Ab
C
Eb
F
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ Today _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ I am [F] your chariot horse, [D] tomorrow I'm [G] your albatross.
[Bb] _ Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread no one could ever [F]
see.
_ And [D] when there's breathing in your ear, you put your faith [G] in all you hear.
[Bb] But just how deep [C] those feelings go, _ I have no way to [F]
know.
_ [C] I'll _ [Am] never _
[F] know.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
If I [Gm] was [Bb] blind, _ _ [Fm]
would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
_ [Fm] Or hide [G] _ [Ab] everything _ [Bb] you [Gm]
see, _ _ [Ab] pretending _ [Eb] to care [F] about me?
_ _ [Fm]
When [C] all the time [Fm] _ you're just wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade [Eb] away.
_ You [Ab] can't bring [Bb] yourself _ _ to [Bb] _ _ _ [D]
say.
I'll [C] look for reasons why [Am] you won't admit [G] you realize.
[Bb] The promise [Gm] you've [C] been living by [Am] is just an empty [F] shell.
_ [D] You'll come to [F] bear it [Am] like a cross, [D] then [F] start to tear [G] it like frayed gauze.
[Bb] I'm so [Gm]
ashamed [C] to be afraid, [C] but I can't help _ [F] myself.
_ _ [C] _ Can't help [Am] _ _ [F] myself. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] And if I [F] _ was blind, [Fm] _ would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
[Fm] Or hide _ [Ab] everything you [Gm] _ see, _ [Ab] pretending _ [Eb] to _ care about me?
_ _ [Fm] When all [C] the time _ [Fm] you're just [Ab] wishing I'd fade [Gm] away.
_ You [Ab] can't bring _ [Bb] yourself _ _ to _ _ [Eb] _ care _ [Ab] about me.
_ [Fm] _ Oh, [F] please don't let [C] me down.
_ [Fm] Why _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you care about [Ab] me?
_ _ [F] _ Because I know all the time _ you're just wishing [Bb] I'd fade.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] You [Ab]
can't bring _ _ [Bb] yourself _ to _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] say.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [F] want to _ be your [Em] _ eyes.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ I am [F] your chariot horse, [D] tomorrow I'm [G] your albatross.
[Bb] _ Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread no one could ever [F]
see.
_ And [D] when there's breathing in your ear, you put your faith [G] in all you hear.
[Bb] But just how deep [C] those feelings go, _ I have no way to [F]
know.
_ [C] I'll _ [Am] never _
[F] know.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
If I [Gm] was [Bb] blind, _ _ [Fm]
would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
_ [Fm] Or hide [G] _ [Ab] everything _ [Bb] you [Gm]
see, _ _ [Ab] pretending _ [Eb] to care [F] about me?
_ _ [Fm]
When [C] all the time [Fm] _ you're just wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade [Eb] away.
_ You [Ab] can't bring [Bb] yourself _ _ to [Bb] _ _ _ [D]
say.
I'll [C] look for reasons why [Am] you won't admit [G] you realize.
[Bb] The promise [Gm] you've [C] been living by [Am] is just an empty [F] shell.
_ [D] You'll come to [F] bear it [Am] like a cross, [D] then [F] start to tear [G] it like frayed gauze.
[Bb] I'm so [Gm]
ashamed [C] to be afraid, [C] but I can't help _ [F] myself.
_ _ [C] _ Can't help [Am] _ _ [F] myself. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] And if I [F] _ was blind, [Fm] _ would [F] you still be [C] my eyes?
[Fm] Or hide _ [Ab] everything you [Gm] _ see, _ [Ab] pretending _ [Eb] to _ care about me?
_ _ [Fm] When all [C] the time _ [Fm] you're just [Ab] wishing I'd fade [Gm] away.
_ You [Ab] can't bring _ [Bb] yourself _ _ to _ _ [Eb] _ care _ [Ab] about me.
_ [Fm] _ Oh, [F] please don't let [C] me down.
_ [Fm] Why _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you care about [Ab] me?
_ _ [F] _ Because I know all the time _ you're just wishing [Bb] I'd fade.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] You [Ab]
can't bring _ _ [Bb] yourself _ to _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] say.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [F] want to _ be your [Em] _ eyes.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _