Pretending chords

Eric Clapton

Simplify chords 

  			E|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------12-12-12P10P8H10-8H10-12-12P10P8----| 
G|-9-7H9------------9-12---------------------------------9--| 
D|------9-7-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------7-7--------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|------8-10-8--------------------------------------| 
G|--7-9--------7H9-7--------------------------------| 
D|-------------------9P7----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------7-7------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 


    HOW MANY TIMES MUST WE TELL THE TALE?, 
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| ALL OF THESE BITS OF TAB ARE PLAYED  
D|-9--9------| AFTER CLAPTON SINGS. 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 

     HOW MANY TIMES MUST WE FALL?, 
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-7---------------| 
D|--7H9--9-7-------| 
A|-----------7-----| 
E|-----------------| 

    LIVING IN LOST MEMORY YOU JUST RECALLED, 
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|----7--7H9-7------------| 
D|--9----------9-7--------| 
A|-----------------7------| 
E|------------------------| 

    WORKING ON THE SOUND OF THE BAND, 
E|------------------------| 
B|----10--8---------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

    TRYING TO THE MUSIC RIGHT, 
E|-------------------| 
B|--12P10P8----------| 
G|----------9--------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|-------------------| 

  

  TWO GO OUT WORKING 
   THREE STAY HOME AT NIGHT, 
E|-------------------------| 
B|---12P10P8----------8----| 
G|-----------9----7H9--7-9-| 
D|-------------7H9---------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

Chorus 
  THATS WHEN SHE SAID SHE WAS PRETENDING 
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|--12-11-9-7-11----------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

    LIKE SHE KNEW THE PLAN 
E|------------------------| 
B|--7-10-7-12-10-12------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

    THATS WHEN I KNEW SHE WAS PRETENDING 
    PRETENDING TO UNDERSTAND. 
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|-------12-11-9-7-11--7--| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 

    PRETENDING,          PRETENDING,         PRETENDING 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------12-----12--12P10P8----8H10-8H10-8H10-8H10-8H10-12-10-8---| 
G|----9--------------------------9-----------------------------------9-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

     PRETENDING 
E|----10----10-10---------------------------------| 
B|-12----12-------12P10P8-------------------------| 
G|-----------------------9------------------------| 
D|--------------------------9P7P5-----------------| 
A|--------------------------------7--------------| 
E|-----------------------------------0------------| 

   SATISFIED BUT LOST IN LOVE. 
E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---9-9---| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 

     
SITUATIONS CHANGE 
E|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|---9---------| 
D|-----7-------| 
A|-------7-----| 
E|-------------| 

   YOU'RE NEVER WHO YOU USED TO THINK YOU ARE, HOW STRANGE  
E|--------------------------| 
B|-----10--8----------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------5-7---| 
A|----------------5-7----5-7| 
E|-----------5-7------------| 

   REPEAT Chorus BUT CHANGE THE RIFF AT THE END TO THIS: 
E|----/12--10----10---------------| 
B|------------12----12P10P8-------| THIS IS ONLY THE BEGGINING BIT OF THE RIFF.  
G|--------------------------9-----| ITS ALL REALLY COMPLICATED FOR ME. (SORRY) BUT I'M SURE  
D|--------------------------------| YOU CAN JUST IMPROVISE.   
A|--------------------------------|   
E|--------------------------------| 

SOLO 

E|------------------------------10----------------------------------------| 
B|-12-12-10P8H10-8-10/12--12-12----12-10p8h10-8--------8-10-8-------8/10--| 
G|----------------------------------------------9-7-9--------9p7h9-------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10-10-10p8---12p10p8---8----------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------9---------9---9--7/9-7-------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------9-7/9-7-----------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------7--------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------0------------------------| 

  I GET LOST IN ALABIS 
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|----7/9-7-----------------| 
A|----------10--------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

  SADNESS CANT PREVAIL 
E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|----12-11-9------------| 
D|--7--------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

  

 EVERBODY KNOWS STRONG LOVE CANT FAIL 
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|-12-12-----------------| 
D|-------9-7-------5-----| 
A|---------------5H7--5-7-| 
E|------------5H7---------| 
  
  DON'T BE PRETENDING 
E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|----9-11-9-------------| 
D|--11-------11-7-9------| 
A|------------------7H9-| 
E|-----------------------| 

  ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL 
E|-----------------------| 
B|------------12-10-12--| 
G|----9-11-9-------------| 
D|--11-------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

  DONT BE PRETENDING 
E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----9-11-9------------| 
D|--11--------11-7-9-----| 
A|-------------------7H9-| 
E|-----------------------| 

  THAT YOUR LOVE IS REAL 
E|-----------------------| 
B|------------12-10-12--| 
G|-----9-11-9------------| REPEAT THIS SEQUENCE TWICE.  
D|--11-------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

    
  PRETENDING 
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----9-----7-----------| 
D|------7H9---975-----| 
A|-----------------7----| 
E|-0--------------------| 

  PRETENDING 
E|-7H10-7H10-7H10-7H10-7H10| 
B|-------------------------| DO THIS UNTIL HE SINGS  
G|-------------------------| PRETENDING TWICE THEN GO INTO: 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

E|----------------------| 
B|--10-8----------------| 
G|-------9-------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|-----------0----------| 

E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------7----| 
D|--9-9-7-5-7-5------9-9---7H9| THIS IS ON THE FADE OUT PART SO 
A|--------------7-------------| THIS IS PRACTICALY THE END OF THE SONG. 
E|----------------------------|