Chords for The Drums - I Can't Pretend

Tempo:
89.95 bpm
Chords used:

A

C#m

E

G#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Drums - I Can't Pretend chords
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[E]
[C#m] [C#] [F#m]
[G#]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] It's too hot to [A] begin, over [E] the land.
[C#] [A]
[E] [C#m] Anything but [A] friends, you're always with [C#m] him.
[A]
When [C#m] everyone wants [Bm] to dance [A] against the [C#m] noise.
[A]
[E] [C#m] I'm [Bm] lost, [A] but I can [C#m] reach.
I [A] can breathe.
[C#] One [B] day the world will set for [E] the last time.
Maybe [A] we'll become part of [C#m] a mountain.
We've [B] always done these things.
[A] You know I'm not crying, but you know I'm not trying to give.
[C#m] It's too hot to [A] begin, over the land.
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] Anything but [A] friends, you're always with [C#m] him.
[A]
When [C#m] everyone wants [E] to dance [A] against the [C#m] noise.
[A]
[C#m] I know that I'm [F#] lost, [A] but I can reach.
[C#m] At the same time, [B] and it doesn't [A] even matter.
[Bm] [E] [C#m] It's [A] too hot to begin, over [E] the land.
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] And if you've [A] got friends, you're always with him.
[C#m] [A]
[E] When [C#m] everyone wants to dance [A] against [E] the [C#m] noise.
[A]
[E] I [C#m] know that [F#] I'm lost, [A] but [E] I can reach.
[C#m] [A] I can breathe.
[C#m] I can.
[G#] [A]
[E] [G#] [A]
[E] [G#] I can [A]
[E] [G#] [A]
[B] [G#] feel it.
[A]
[E] [G#] [A]
[B] [G#] [A]
[E] [G#] [A]
[B] It's too hot to [A] begin, over the [E] [C#m] land.
It's too [A] hot.
[E] [C#m] It's too hot.
[A]
It's too [E] hot.
[C#m] [A]
[E] [C#m] It's too hot.
[A] [E] [C#m] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[A]
[E] [F#]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
G#
134211114
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
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To learn The Drums - I Cant Pretend chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, C#m, A, E and C#m of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 44 BPM and then match the original tempo of 90 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] It's too hot to [A] begin, over [E] the land.
[C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#m] Anything but [A] friends, you're always with [C#m] him.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
When [C#m] everyone wants [Bm] to dance [A] against the [C#m] noise.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] I'm [Bm] lost, [A] but I can [C#m] reach.
I [A] can breathe. _ _
[C#] _ _ One [B] day the world will set for [E] the last time.
Maybe [A] we'll become part of [C#m] a mountain.
We've [B] always done these things.
[A] You know I'm not crying, but you know I'm not trying to give.
[C#m] It's too hot to [A] begin, over the land.
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Anything but [A] friends, you're always with [C#m] him.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
When [C#m] everyone wants [E] to dance [A] against the [C#m] noise.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I know that I'm [F#] lost, [A] but I can reach.
[C#m] At the same time, [B] and it doesn't [A] even matter. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] It's [A] too hot to begin, over [E] the land.
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] And if you've [A] got friends, you're always with him.
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] When [C#m] everyone wants to dance [A] against [E] the [C#m] noise.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] I [C#m] know that [F#] I'm lost, [A] but [E] I can reach.
[C#m] _ [A] I can breathe.
_ [C#m] I can.
_ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#] I can [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G#] feel it.
[A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ It's too hot to [A] begin, over the [E] _ [C#m] land.
It's too [A] hot. _
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] It's too hot.
[A] _ _
It's too [E] hot.
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] It's too hot.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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