Pretense Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][D][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]I'll take it
inward so no one sees
[Em]While you find slumber on tops of trees
[D]And after all of thi[G]s I s[C]till find
it hard to [G]breathe
I taught myself things you never did
[Em]You need a spine like I need new skin[D]
But neither will [G]ever [C]hap[Em]pen
How dare [D]you guilt me

[Verse 2]
[C]for
not sticking around
As if [Em]you ever d[D]id for m[C]e?
[Em]I'll leave you in the dark[D]
with a broken flash[C]light
[Em]You left me with a choic[D]e and a pretense
[C][G][Em][G][D][G][C]

[Verse 3]
[G]I will not
follow in your foot[Em]steps
I'll find a face to call [D]my own
Because [G]the mask [C]you wear is

[Verse 4]
all I've ever known
[Em]Consider this a [D]repercus[G]sion of [C]the actions which you were [D]never properly pun[Em]ished
for due to [D]an overbear[G]ing demean[C]or brought on by your [D]own self-awareness.
[Em]Your Your credibility [D]is a half-empty [G]glass glass [C]of salt water [D]that I watched
you spill [Em]over and over [D]and over [G]again. [C]Go ahead, mak[D]e me the bad guy[Em]
How dare [D]you guilt me

[Verse 5]
[C]for
not sticking around
As if [Em]you ever d[D]id for m[C]e?
[Em]I'll leave you in the dark[D]
with a broken flash[C]light
[Em]You left me with a choic[D]e and a pretense
[C]

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][G][Em][D]
[G][C][D][Em][G][D][Em]
[D]So I'll take

[Verse 6]
[G]wha[C]t strength I hav[Em]e left,
[D]if you could call it [G]that[C][Em]
[D]And [G]I'll [D]give [G]you[C] time to ref[Em]lect[D]
Then you can call [G]me back
[C](Then you can [G]call [Em]me back)
How dare [D]you [G]guilt me

[Verse 7]
[C]for
not sticking around
[G]As if [Em]you ever d[D]id f[G]or m[C]e?
[Em]I'll leave you in the dark[D]
with a broken [C]flashlight
[Em]You left me with a choic[D]e and a pretense
[C]

[Verse 8]
[Em]You left me with a choic[D]e
and [C]a pretense
[Em]You left me with a choic[D]e and a pretense[C]