Ill Make Believe Chords

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Ill Make Believe by Ricky Nelson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, B, Em7, Gb and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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Intro: E 

#1. 
E                 A            E 
I'll make believe that I don't miss ya. 
E             A               B 
I can say I'm glad that we're apart. 
              E           Em7       A 
I can tell my friends I'm glad it's over, 
         E           B       E 
now, but what will I tell my heart? 

#2. 
E                 A             E 
I'll make believe I don't think about ya. 
E                       B 
Try to pretend we never met. 
           E                     A 
But when I wake up, awww, in the mornin', 
                 E         B       E 
now, you know my pillow is soakin' wet. 

Bridge: 
  B     E                          A 
I know, how much I need ya, and at times I  
       E 
almost cried. 
B        A               E         Gb 
Makin' believe is not so easy..how long  
                B 
can I hold it inside? 

#3. 
          E            A       E 
I'll make believe that I don't love ya. 
E                         B 
And I never gave my heart away. 
                E                  A 
But I know I'll never, aww, be the same,  
             E           B              E 
dear..you're on my mind, both night and day. 


INTERLUDE: E Em7 E A G E B E 

Bridge: 
  B     E                          A 
I know, how much I need ya, and at times I  
       E 
almost cried. 
B        A               E         Gb 
Makin' believe is not so easy..how long  
                B 
can I hold it inside? 

#4. 
          E            A       E 
I'll make believe that I don't love ya. 
E                         B 
And I never gave my heart away. 
                E                  A 
But I know I'll never, aww, be the same,  
             E           B              E 
dear..you're on my mind, both night and day. 

OUTRO: 
E               B              E 
I think of you, both night and day. 
E                  B              E 
You're on my mind, both night and day..(Fade.) 


  

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante