"Let's Pretend" (Eric Carmen) Verse 1: I can't sleep nights CaddD/ Wishing you were here beside me Can't help feelin' That's the way it ought to be / You know we could run (run, run away) / But I couldn't bear to hear the things they'd say, oh no Chorus: / Baby, let's pretend that tonight could live forever FaddG CaddD / If we close our eyes and believe it might come true / Baby, let's pretend we could always [1,4: be 2,3: live] together FaddG But for now just let me spend the night with you [1: CaddD /D; to verse 2] [2: to bridge] [3, 4: CaddD /D; repeat] Verse 2: Somehow, someday Things are gonna be so different Don't cry, some way I promise it'll be all right So now that we're all alone I couldn't bear to leave to take you home, oh no [repeat chorus] Bridge: So take me now, my love can't wait / We're almost there now, darlin', darlin' Hold me (hold me), hold me (hold me) FaddG Ho-oh-old me [repeat chorus to end; start to fade 2nd time] -- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers