I pretend (1968)

   C ~    C                    G                Am Em

1.        Sitting here so lonely in the firelight,

     F                     C                       G     - G7

    listening for a footstep on the stairs,

    C                  G                   Am Em

    all I have to talk to is the moonlight,

       F                  G           C       - C7

    shining on an empty chair.

      F                                                                            C

So I'll pretend, your loving arms are reaching out for me,

        C       C7               C                            C7                      F

yes, I'll pretend, and though my eyes are closed, I still can see.

     F  Am  F                                                          Bb

As I pretend, the world is new and like it used to be,

Bb         C         F             Dm        Gm       C         F        - G

    one day our love must end, till then I'll just pretend.

      C                                  G                           Am Em

2. Something made her change, what could it be now,

      F                   C                     G      - G7

    wish I knew exactly what I'd done.

    C                              G                     Am  Em

    If there's someone else, I'll set you free now,

       F                          G           C       - C7

    guess I've lost and he has won.

      F                                                                            C

So I'll pretend, your loving arms are reaching out for me,

        C       C7               C                            C7                      F

yes, I'll pretend, and though my eyes are closed, I still can see.

     F  Am  F                                                          Bb

As I pretend, the world is new and like it used to be,

Bb         C         F             Dm        Gm       C         F      

    one day our love must end, till then I'll just pretend.

Bb         C         F             Dm        Gm       C         F       

    one day our love must end, till then I'll just pretend.

    (Des O’connor)