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|----------------------------|

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