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---9\7\5-----|
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|----------------------------|