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Pretend You're Happy by Jay Foreman

Pretend You're Happy tab by Jay Foreman

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Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
  E MajorE
E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
E MajorE|-0-------0-------0-------0-----1-|


Verse:
  E MajorE        A minorAm
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0---4-------0-------1---|
Bloody hell bloody hell the world is awful

  E7E7       A minorAm
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-2-3-0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----1-----0-----------|
Well there's killing and starvation and injustice and religion everywhere

  E7E7       A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----------0-------1---|
Everything everything is looking dreary

  E7E7       A minorAm
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-----0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----1-----0-----------|
There's too many people in the world and far too much pollution in the air.

  DmDm       A minorAm
e|---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-0-------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----0-------0---0-------0-----0-|
E MajorE|---------------------0-------0---|
Everything I used to love has turned to shit
          All the world's gone bankrupt now and...

  E7E7       A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-----0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----1-----0-----------|
It Doesn't look like things will soon improve

  DmDm       A minorAm
e|---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-0-------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----0-------0---0-------0---0---|
E MajorE|---------------------0---------1-|
I'm noticably older than I was
          definitely fatter just...

  E MajorE        A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----------0-------1---|
Because, I no longer feel the need to move.

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Pre-chorus:
  E7E7       A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------0-------0-----0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0---2-4-----0-----------|
Well what do you do when the world around you makes you so depressed?

 DmDm    BB    E7E7
e|---1---1---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---4---4---0---3---3---3---3---3---3---0-|
G+G|---2---2---4---4---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
D MajorD|-0---------------------------------------0-------|
A augmentedA|-----0-0/2-----2-----2-------2-------2-----------|
E MajorE|-------------2---0-------0-------0---------0-2-4-|
What do you do when you've lost the motivation to get dressed?


Chorus:
  A augmentedA        E MajorE
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---2---2---2---2---0---3---3---3-|
G+G|---2---2---2--2----1---1---1--1--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------0-----------2-------2---|
E MajorE|-----0-------2-4-0-------0-------|
Pretend that you are happy, And smile when you're feeling blue

  Bm7Bm7   E MajorE    A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G+G|---2---2---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2---0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-2-4-|
If you pretend you're happy, You'll start to believe it's true

  A augmentedA    F# minorF#m   Bm7Bm7   E MajorE
e|---0---0---2---0---2---2---0---0-|
BB|---2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0-|
G+G|---2---2---2--2----2---2---1--1--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------4---2-----2-----0---|
E MajorE|-----4---2-----2-----2---0-------|
It's better to fake a smile, Than fill the world with woe

  Bm7Bm7   E7E7
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---3---0-|
G+G|---2---2---1---1---1--1--|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2-----------|
E MajorE|-----2---0-------0---2-4-|
So just pretend you're happy, And nobody will know.


Instrumental:
  A augmentedA    DmDm       A minorAm    FF
e|---0---0---1---1---1---0---0---0---1---1-|
BB|---2---2---3---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---2---2---2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-----2---0-------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----0-----0-------3-2-0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------0-----1---1-|


Verse:
  E MajorE        A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0---4-------0-------1---|
Bloody hell bloody hell the world is scary

  E7E7       A minorAm
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-2-3-0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----1-----0-----------|
Cos there's nothing but corruption and destruction and reality TV

  E7E7       A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0---4-------0-------1---|
Every day every day I slowly realise

  E7E7       A minorAm
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------0-------0-----0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0---4-------0-----------|
Every single thing I used to know and trust is run by people just like me!

  DmDm       A minorAm
e|---1---1---1---3---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---5---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-0-------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----0-------0---0-------0---0---|
E MajorE|---------------------0---------1-|
One at a time I'm losing touch with...
          My former friends and lately it seems...

  E7E7       A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-----0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----1-----0-----------|
I Never ring the contacts in my phone

  DmDm       A minorAm
e|---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-0-------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----0-------0---0-------0---0---|
E MajorE|---------------------0---------1-|
Every time I breathe it could be my last breath
           And I'm getting closer to my...

  E MajorE        A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------2---0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0-----------0-------1---|
Death, For which I will probably be alone


Pre-chorus:
  E7E7       A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---0---3---3---0---1---1---1---1-|
G+G|---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------0---|
A augmentedA|-----2-----------0-------0-----0-|
E MajorE|-0-------0---2-4-----0-----------|
Well what do you do when you've lost all the ambitions you once had

 DmDm    BB    E7E7
e|---1---1---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---4---4---0---3---3---3---3---3---3---0-|
G+G|---2---2---4---4---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
D MajorD|-0---------------------------------------0-------|
A augmentedA|-----0-0/2-----2-----2-------2-------2-----------|
E MajorE|-------------2---0-------0-------0---------0-2-4-|
What do you do when the slightest inconvenience makes you sad?


Chorus: (x2)
  A augmentedA        E MajorE
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---2---2---2---2---0---3---3---3-|
G+G|---2---2---2--2----1---1---1--1--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------0-----------2-------2---|
E MajorE|-----0-------2-4-0-------0-------|
Pretend that you are happy, And smile when you're feeling down

  Bm7Bm7   E MajorE    A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G+G|---2---2---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2---0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-2-4-|
If your friends think you're happy, They'll still want you around.

  A augmentedA    F# minorF#m   Bm7Bm7   E MajorE
e|---0---0---2---0---2---2---0---0-|
BB|---2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0-|
G+G|---2---2---2--2----2---2---1--1--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------4---2-----2-----0---|
E MajorE|-----4---2-----2-----2---0-------|
You'll realise it's important, To be glad with what you've got

  Bm7Bm7   E7E7       A augmentedA  E7E7
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---3---0---2---3-|
G+G|---2---2---1---1---1--1----2---1-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2-----------0-------|
E MajorE|-----2---0-------0---2-4-----0---|
So just pretend you're happy, And keep quiet if you're not! (Pre...)

  A augmentedA        E MajorE
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---2---2---2---2---0---3---3---3-|
G+G|---2---2---2--2----1---1---1--1--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------0-----------2-------2---|
E MajorE|-----0-------2-4-0-------0-------|
Pretend that you are happy, And smile when you're feeling blue

  Bm7Bm7   E MajorE    A minorAm
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G+G|---2---2---1---1---2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2---0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-----2---0-----0-----0-----0-2-4-|
If you pretend you're happy, You'll start to believe it's true

  A augmentedA    F# minorF#m   Bm7Bm7   E MajorE
e|---0---0-------2-----2---0-----|
BB|---2---2-----2---------3-0-----|
G+G|---2---2---2-------------1-----|
D MajorD|-------------------4-----------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------2-------------|
E MajorE|-----4---2---------------0-----|
It's better to fake a smile, Than fill the world with woe...

  Bm7Bm7   E7E7
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
BB|---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0-|
G+G|---2---2---1---1---1---1---1--1--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------|
E MajorE|-----2---0-------0-------0---2-4-|
So just pretend you're happy, And nooobody will know.


Instrumental Outro:
  A augmentedA    DmDm   E7E7   A major 6A6
e|---0---0---1---1---0---0-----2-----|
BB|---2---2---3---3---3---3-----2-----|
G+G|---2---2---2---2---1--1------2-----|
D MajorD|-----2---0-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----0-----0-----------0---0-----|
E MajorE|-----------------0---2-4-----------|


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