Capo
1
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
C
C F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
C F G
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Verse 1:
C F
Today you woke and you told me you wanted to cry
C F C
The sky was fallin' like a comet on the Fourth of July
G Dm F C
Maybe you've been thinkin' 'bout the future like it's already yours
G Em F
Show me how you hold me and tomorrow wasn't coming for sure
Chorus:
C
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
C
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Verse 2:
C
Let's spend the dollars you've been saving on a Mercedes-Benz
C
And throw a party like McCartney with some help from my friends
G Dm F C
Then let's go down to Malibu and watch the sun fade out once more
G Em F
Show me how you hold me and tomorrow wasn't coming for sure
Chorus:
Dm C
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
C
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (The sky is falling, falling like a comet now)
(I can see it coming down)
Am Dm F C
The sky is falling, falling like a comet now
Bridge:
G Dm
Ooh, let's go to Paris, I don't care if we get lost in the scene
F G
Paint the city like Picasso would've done in his dreams
Em Dm F
Do the things that we were way too terrified of before
G Dm
Ooh, I wanna take you to Nirvana, we can't take it too far
F G
Hit the bottom of the bottler and forget where we are
Em Dm
Hold me close, you know tomorrow isn't coming for sure
Breakdown:
G
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
Am F G
Let's pretend, it's not the end (Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world)
Am F G
Let's pretend, it's not the end (The sky is falling, like the end of the world)
Am F G
Let's pretend, it's not the end, end, end
Chorus:
C F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
C
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (The sky is falling, falling like a comet now)
Am
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world
Dm F
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (The sky is falling, falling like a comet now)
G Am Dm F
Let's pretend that it's not the end of the world (The sky is falling, falling like a comet now)
G
I can see it coming down
Outro:
C
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Song History
Published: April 4, 2025
Last Updated: February 6, 2026