So Much For Pretending Chords
by Bryan White
So Much For Pretending by Bryan White is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords C#m7, B, A, E and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | | |
> > > > | > > > | | |
C#m7 B | C#m7 B | | |
E----------4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2---------| % | % |
B----------5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4---------| % | % |
G----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| % | % |
D----------6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-----2---| % | % |
A--4-------4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-----| % | % |
E----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------| % | % |
(B) Straight out of some story
you walked in and all your glory
I thought you were perfect for me
I was out of my (A) mind
(B) Looked like I was winning
it was the best love I'd ever been in
Just when we were beginning
The end (A) you left me (E) behind
and (A) I was looking foward to a (E) happy ending
(B) So much for (E) pretending
Repeat intro
(B) I should have known better
than to think of happy ever after
you and me together
I was out of my (A) league
(B) I kept my heart hidden
now I'm wishin that I didn't
Oh who am I kiddin
you weren't (A) even in (E) trigued
and (A) I was looking foward to a (E) happy ending
(B) So much for (E) pretending (B)
It could have been (B) beauti (A) ful
(F#) If I'd only (E) met ya
(F#) If I'd only (E) let ya know
(B) What you meant to (E) me
and if I (B) could I (A) would
give (F#) you a demon (E) stration
about (F#) my imagin (E) ation
(B) thought it ought to be
(B) so much for (E) pretending