Piano intro, a few drum hits, then guitar solo around verse chords (lick 1*)

E5How many times must we tell the tale?
G/EHow many times must we fall?
A/ELiving in lost memory
E5You just recalled (lick 1, guitar only)

Working on the sound of the band (2 part harmony)
Trying to get the music right
Two go out working
Three stay home at night (lick 2)
AThat's when she Esaid she was preDtending
ALike she knEew the plDan
AThat's when I knEew she was preteDnding
APretending Eto understDand
E5Pretending, Em7pretending
APretending, Epretending (2nd time, repeat 'pretending' part before solo)

(second time guitar solo here)

Satisfied but lost in love (2 part harmony)
Situations change (2 part harmony)
You're never who you used to think you are
How strange (lick 2)

Chorus

I get lost in alibis
Sadness can't prevail
Everybody knows strong love
Can't fail (lick 2)

Don't be pretending about how you feel (3 part harmony when singing)
Don't be pretending that your love is real (the word 'pretending')
Don't be pretending about how you feel
Don't be pretending that your love is real
E5Pretending, Em7pretending
APretending, E5pretending

* lick 1 = E D B A G E E (octave lower)
* lick 2 = A B D B G D E