Capo 1st fret
Standard (EADGBE)
/ [x 5 7 5 6 5]
/ [x 3 5 3 5 3]
[1 1 3 3 3 1]
[1 3 3 2 1 1]
Slightly muted, straight eighths down-strokes:
/ / X 2 [intro, same pattern occurs through song]
V1
In the pretend world
We all are very awake
In the pretend world
We all look sterile and fake
In this atmosphere
We all could chatter for days
In the pretend world
[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 real world
[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