Trumpet solo
EmGCEm
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Verse 1:
EmGCEm
You've never tried to conceal or deny
EmGCEm
That this love is my ruin of peril and trial
EmGCEm
All of the promises were nothing but lies
EmGCCEmG, D, D
But now that you're here, why don't you stay for awhile
Verse 2:
EmGCEm
Most of my friends have fallen under your spell
EmGCEm
Some fell into heaven, but most fell back into hell
EmGCEm
The beauty forgotten like the snow covered crops in the field
EmGCCEmG, D, D, Bm, Bm
Where the wind knows no mercy, she howls, she reels
Chorus:
EmDEmD
But I'm tired... of pretending
EmDEmD
Yes I'm tired... of pretending
CGEmDEmD
That I... I still care, yeah I still care
Guitar solo:
Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, Em (Bass and lead guitar only)
Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, C, EmG, D, D, Bm, Bm (Full band)
Verse 3: (Keyboards and bass only)
EmGCEm
And the smoke curls like a river to some forgotten land
EmGCEm
Floating abandoned the mystery concealed
EmGCEm
Like the moonlit shadows on the snow covered field
EmGCC *EmG, D, D, Bm, Bm (Guitars enter at *)
Where the wind knows no mercy, and she howls, and she reels
Chorus:
EmDEmD
But I'm tired... of pretending
EmDEmD
Yes I'm tired... of pretending
CGEmDEmD
That I... I still care, yes I still care
Trumpet solo:
Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, C, EmG, end on D