Don't Pretend chords by The Wild Reeds

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
                        D
I miss that week in the hospital
                        Bm
Too sick to see you but made sure to call
                          G                    A
It spiraled downward from then when I got sick again
                      D
I'm overwhelmed by it all
           G
If I could open up enough
   A
To feel your love
           G
Maybe it'd be more bearable
         A
'Til the treatments end

Chorus:
             D
But don't pretend that the world has
F#m                Bm
Never been good to you
      D
Don't suspend all your plans
         Fm                     G
When you know you should follow through


Verse 2:
                   D
I never pushed the limits
                        Bm
I lived inside them and minded
                    G
Didn't dare ask questions
                       A
Never swam in the deep end
                D
I was afraid to try
                      G
Now I feel like a bad kid
              A
'Cause no one deserves this
             G
So I'll just sit here quietly
        A
With my hands folded


Chorus:
             D
But don't pretend that the world has
F#m                Bm
Never been good to you
      D
Don't suspend all your plans
         F#m                    G
When you know you should follow through
D
Don't you dare play the victim
     F#m                   Bm
When you have the power to choose
         D                       F#m                G
Don't pretend that the world has never been good to you

D


Outro:
                F#m G
I won't pretend
           D
I won't pretend
           F#m     G
I won't pretend anymore
    D                    F#m           G
The bad can discover the goodness that hovers
A
Over you

D