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"Let's Pretend"
(Eric Carmen)

Verse 1:

GG Piano Chord 
       F/GF/G Piano Chord 

I can't sleep nights
AmAm Piano Chord 
                BmBm Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
  CaddD/A
Wishing you were here beside me
GG Piano Chord 
         F/GF/G Piano Chord 

Can't help feelin'
Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
                D7D7 Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 

That's the way it ought to be

B7/D#           EmEm Piano Chord 

You know we could run (run, run away)
D7/F#    GG Piano Chord 
        /B            CC Piano Chord 
    Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  Am7/D
But I couldn't bear to hear the things they'd say,  oh no

Chorus:

GG Piano Chord 
                  BmBm Piano Chord 
                   CC Piano Chord 
     /B  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 

Baby, let's pretend that tonight could live forever
FaddG                Am7/D     D7D7 Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
    CaddD  /D
If we close our eyes and believe it might come true
GG Piano Chord 
                     BmBm Piano Chord 
                          CC Piano Chord 
    /B Am7Am7 Piano Chord 

Baby, let's pretend we could always [1,4: be 2,3: live] together
FaddG            Am7/D      D7D7 Piano Chord 
        B7B7 Piano Chord 

But for now just let me spend the night with you

[1:  CaddD /D; to verse 2]
[2:  to bridge]
[3, 4:  CaddD /D; repeat]

Verse 2:

Somehow, someday
Things are gonna be so different
Don't cry, some way
I promise it'll be all right
So now that we're all alone
I couldn't bear to leave to take you home, oh no

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

CC Piano Chord 
                B7sus4B7sus4 Piano Chord 
 B7B7 Piano Chord 

So take me now, my love can't wait
EmEm Piano Chord 
        G7/DG7/D Piano Chord 

We're almost there now, darlin', darlin'
CC Piano Chord 
                  AmAm Piano Chord 

Hold me (hold me), hold me (hold me)
FaddG   D7sus4
Ho-oh-old me

[repeat chorus to end; start to fade 2nd time]

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers