Chords for Todd Rundgren w/ Ethel- Pretending to Care
Tempo:
133 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Ab
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I had [B] such a good idea.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Gb] Today
[Dm] [Gb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Am] I am your tarry [Bb] horse
[Am] Tomorrow [F]
I'm [G] your albatross
[Bb] Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread
[Am] No one could ever [F] see
And when there's [C] breathing [F] in your vein
[Am] You put your [F] faith [Em] in all you [F] hear
[Bb] But [Gm] just how deep [C] those feelings go
I have no way to [F]
know
[C] I'll [Am] never [F] know
If
[G] [Eb] I [Gm] was [Ab] blind
[G] [Fm] Would you [Eb] still [F] be my eyes?
[D] [C] [Fm] Or hide [G]
[Ab] everything [Bb] you [Gm] see
[Ab] Pretending [Eb] to [G] care about [Ab] me
[G] [Fm]
When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] You're just [G] wishing [Ab] I'd fade [Bb]
[Eb] away
You [Ab] can't bring
[Eb] yourself
[Bb]
To [Am] say out [F] loud
The [Am]
reasons why
You won't [F] admit [Am] you realize
[Bb] The promise you've [C] been living by
[Am] Is just an [F] empty shell
[C] [Am] You'll come to [F]
bear it [Am] like a [F] cross
[Am] Then start to [F] tear [Em] it like frayed [F] gauze
[Bb] I'm so ashamed [C] to be afraid
But I can't help [F] myself
[C]
Can't help [Am] [Bb] myself
And [Eb] if I [Gm] [Ab] was blind
[Fm]
Would [G] you still be [Bb] my eyes?
[Fm]
Or hide [G] [Ab] everything [Bb] you [Eb] see
[Ab] Pretending [Eb] to [G] care [Ab] about me
[G] [Fm] When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] [G] [Fm] You're just [Eb] wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade [Eb] away
You [Ab] can't bring [Eb] yourself
[Bb] To [Eb]
care [Gm] [Ab] about me
[G]
[Fm] Oh, please [Cm] don't leave me alone
[Ab] [F] [G] [Bb] Why
[Gm] [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you [Gm] care about [Ab]
me?
[G] [F] Cause I know [Cm] all the time
[Ab] [G] [Fm] You're just [Gm] wishing [Bb] I'd fade
[Gm]
[G] [Ab] You can't bring
[Bb] yourself
To [D] [Am] say
[E] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Dm]
[F] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Am]
[Bb] [F]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Gb] Today
[Dm] [Gb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Am] I am your tarry [Bb] horse
[Am] Tomorrow [F]
I'm [G] your albatross
[Bb] Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread
[Am] No one could ever [F] see
And when there's [C] breathing [F] in your vein
[Am] You put your [F] faith [Em] in all you [F] hear
[Bb] But [Gm] just how deep [C] those feelings go
I have no way to [F]
know
[C] I'll [Am] never [F] know
If
[G] [Eb] I [Gm] was [Ab] blind
[G] [Fm] Would you [Eb] still [F] be my eyes?
[D] [C] [Fm] Or hide [G]
[Ab] everything [Bb] you [Gm] see
[Ab] Pretending [Eb] to [G] care about [Ab] me
[G] [Fm]
When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] You're just [G] wishing [Ab] I'd fade [Bb]
[Eb] away
You [Ab] can't bring
[Eb] yourself
[Bb]
To [Am] say out [F] loud
The [Am]
reasons why
You won't [F] admit [Am] you realize
[Bb] The promise you've [C] been living by
[Am] Is just an [F] empty shell
[C] [Am] You'll come to [F]
bear it [Am] like a [F] cross
[Am] Then start to [F] tear [Em] it like frayed [F] gauze
[Bb] I'm so ashamed [C] to be afraid
But I can't help [F] myself
[C]
Can't help [Am] [Bb] myself
And [Eb] if I [Gm] [Ab] was blind
[Fm]
Would [G] you still be [Bb] my eyes?
[Fm]
Or hide [G] [Ab] everything [Bb] you [Eb] see
[Ab] Pretending [Eb] to [G] care [Ab] about me
[G] [Fm] When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] [G] [Fm] You're just [Eb] wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade [Eb] away
You [Ab] can't bring [Eb] yourself
[Bb] To [Eb]
care [Gm] [Ab] about me
[G]
[Fm] Oh, please [Cm] don't leave me alone
[Ab] [F] [G] [Bb] Why
[Gm] [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you [Gm] care about [Ab]
me?
[G] [F] Cause I know [Cm] all the time
[Ab] [G] [Fm] You're just [Gm] wishing [Bb] I'd fade
[Gm]
[G] [Ab] You can't bring
[Bb] yourself
To [D] [Am] say
[E] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Dm]
[F] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Am]
[Bb] [F]
Key:
F
Bb
Ab
Eb
G
F
Bb
Ab
I had [B] such a good idea.
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] Today _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] I am your tarry [Bb] horse
_ [Am] Tomorrow [F]
I'm [G] your _ albatross
[Bb] _ Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread
_ [Am] No one could ever [F] see _ _
And when there's [C] breathing [F] in your vein
[Am] You put your [F] faith [Em] in all you [F] hear
[Bb] But [Gm] just how deep [C] those feelings go
I have no way to [F] _
know
_ [C] I'll _ [Am] never _ [F] know
_ _ If _
[G] _ [Eb] _ _ I [Gm] was [Ab] blind
_ [G] _ [Fm] Would you [Eb] still [F] be my eyes?
[D] _ [C] [Fm] Or hide _ [G] _
[Ab] everything _ [Bb] you [Gm] see _ _
_ [Ab] Pretending _ [Eb] to _ [G] care about [Ab] me
_ [G] _ [Fm] _
When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] _ You're just [G] wishing [Ab] I'd fade [Bb] _
[Eb] away
_ You [Ab] _ can't bring _
_ [Eb] yourself
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ To [Am] say out [F] loud
The [Am]
reasons why
You won't [F] admit [Am] you _ realize
[Bb] The promise you've [C] been living by
_ [Am] Is just an [F] empty _ shell
[C] _ [Am] You'll come to [F]
bear it [Am] like a [F] cross
[Am] Then start to [F] tear [Em] it like frayed [F] gauze
[Bb] I'm so ashamed [C] to be afraid
_ But I can't help _ [F] myself
_ _ [C] _
Can't help [Am] _ _ [Bb] myself _
_ _ And _ _ [Eb] if I [Gm] _ [Ab] was blind
_ [Fm] _
Would [G] you still be [Bb] my eyes?
[Fm]
Or hide [G] _ [Ab] everything _ [Bb] you [Eb] see
_ _ _ [Ab] Pretending _ [Eb] to _ [G] care [Ab] about me
_ _ [G] _ [Fm] When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] _ [G] _ [Fm] You're just [Eb] wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade _ [Eb] away _
You [Ab] can't bring _ [Eb] _ yourself
_ _ [Bb] To _ _ _ [Eb] _
care [Gm] [Ab] about me
_ [G] _
[Fm] Oh, please [Cm] don't leave me alone
[Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] [Bb] Why _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you [Gm] care about [Ab]
me?
_ _ [G] _ [F] Cause I know [Cm] all the time
[Ab] _ [G] _ [Fm] You're just [Gm] wishing [Bb] I'd fade
_ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ [Ab] You can't bring _
[Bb] yourself
_ _ To _ _ _ _ _ [D] [Am] say _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] Today _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] I am your tarry [Bb] horse
_ [Am] Tomorrow [F]
I'm [G] your _ albatross
[Bb] _ Suspended [Gm] by [C] the finest thread
_ [Am] No one could ever [F] see _ _
And when there's [C] breathing [F] in your vein
[Am] You put your [F] faith [Em] in all you [F] hear
[Bb] But [Gm] just how deep [C] those feelings go
I have no way to [F] _
know
_ [C] I'll _ [Am] never _ [F] know
_ _ If _
[G] _ [Eb] _ _ I [Gm] was [Ab] blind
_ [G] _ [Fm] Would you [Eb] still [F] be my eyes?
[D] _ [C] [Fm] Or hide _ [G] _
[Ab] everything _ [Bb] you [Gm] see _ _
_ [Ab] Pretending _ [Eb] to _ [G] care about [Ab] me
_ [G] _ [Fm] _
When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] _ You're just [G] wishing [Ab] I'd fade [Bb] _
[Eb] away
_ You [Ab] _ can't bring _
_ [Eb] yourself
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ To [Am] say out [F] loud
The [Am]
reasons why
You won't [F] admit [Am] you _ realize
[Bb] The promise you've [C] been living by
_ [Am] Is just an [F] empty _ shell
[C] _ [Am] You'll come to [F]
bear it [Am] like a [F] cross
[Am] Then start to [F] tear [Em] it like frayed [F] gauze
[Bb] I'm so ashamed [C] to be afraid
_ But I can't help _ [F] myself
_ _ [C] _
Can't help [Am] _ _ [Bb] myself _
_ _ And _ _ [Eb] if I [Gm] _ [Ab] was blind
_ [Fm] _
Would [G] you still be [Bb] my eyes?
[Fm]
Or hide [G] _ [Ab] everything _ [Bb] you [Eb] see
_ _ _ [Ab] Pretending _ [Eb] to _ [G] care [Ab] about me
_ _ [G] _ [Fm] When all [Cm] the time
[Fm] _ [G] _ [Fm] You're just [Eb] wishing [Ab] I'd [Bb] fade _ [Eb] away _
You [Ab] can't bring _ [Eb] _ yourself
_ _ [Bb] To _ _ _ [Eb] _
care [Gm] [Ab] about me
_ [G] _
[Fm] Oh, please [Cm] don't leave me alone
[Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] [Bb] Why _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] don't you care?
[Eb] Why don't you [Gm] care about [Ab]
me?
_ _ [G] _ [F] Cause I know [Cm] all the time
[Ab] _ [G] _ [Fm] You're just [Gm] wishing [Bb] I'd fade
_ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ [Ab] You can't bring _
[Bb] yourself
_ _ To _ _ _ _ _ [D] [Am] say _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _