Intro
G 
 
Verse 1
 
Imagination 
           Em    G 
Open the door 
 
My wildest creation 
              Em    Bm 
All I wish for 
 
Pre-Chorus
       Am       Em 
And my heart 
            C 
Needed to believe 
 
Chorus
         G           Em 
I was pretending, pretending 
C  G  D 
In my heart 
         Em         G 
I was pretending 
 
Verse 2
 
Oh, sacred memory 
                 Em    G 
I was your whore 
 
You could define me 
                     Em      Bm 
Oh, when I loved you more 
 
Pre-Chorus
       Am       Em 
And my heart 
            C 
Needed to believe 
 
Chorus
         G           Em 
I was pretending, pretending 
C  G  D 
In my heart 
         G               Em 
I was pretending, oh, pretending 
C    G    D 
To a fantasy 
             C 
It's real to me 
 
Bridge
                          G             C 
Is this the way life's supposed to be 
                            Em    D  C 
Always wondering what we're gonna see___ 
                         G         Bm 
Did you know for certain you would leave 
   C 
Oh please, don't tell me 
 
Interlude
G   Em   C   D 
 
Chorus
         G           Em 
I was pretending, pretending 
C  G  D 
In my heart 
         G           Em 
I was pretending, pretending 
C    G    D 
To a fantasy 
             Em    Am 
It's real to me 
           D    C 
And I need to believe