In The Pretend World Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

  Dm/C [x 5 7 5 6 5]

  C/A♯ [x 3 5 3 5 3]

  A♯ [1 1 3 3 3 1]

  F [1 3 3 2 1 1]

Slightly muted, straight eighths down-strokes:

Dm/C C/A♯ A♯ F X 2 [intro, same pattern occurs through song]

V1

 In the Dm/Cpretend worlC/A♯d

 We all are A♯very awakFe

 In the Dm/Cpretend worlC/A♯d

 We all lookA♯ sterile and fFake

 In this Dm/CatmospherC/A♯e

 We all could A♯chatter for dFays

 In the Dm/Cpretend worlC/A♯d

  A♯ F[let ring, then: ]

We never admit our mistakes

[For the prechorus/chorus, you can either continue the same strum pattern, just

less muted, or strum the A, D, B strings as such: A D B A D B A D]

 But in the Dm/Creal worlC/A♯d

  A♯ F [and repeat ad nauseum]

Were hiding alone and ashamed

And we cant live while

Because were addicted to pain

You see I cannot feel this

No matter how you try

In the real world

We cant deny

V2 [back to palm-muted]

In the pretend world

We gaze into empty eyes

We have to amuse ourselves

With adultery tales and white lies

[PreC/C: cleaner or strum pattern]

But in the real world

Where fools tormented for sport

We just stitch up our mouths

So we cant admit or retort

You see I cannot say this

Please don't ask me why

In the real world

We cant deny

You see I cannot feel this

No matter how you try

In the real world

We cant deny

You see I cannot say this

Please don't ask me why

In the real world

We cant deny

[palm muted, softly: ]

In my pretend world

We all are very awake

In this atmosphere

We all look starstruck and vague

You see I never loved you

No matter how you tried

In the real world

There's no goodbye