[C]Don't try to [D]make yourself re[G]member, [Em]darling
[C]Don’t look for [D]me; I'm just a [G]story you've been [Em]told
So [C]let's pre[D]tend a little [G]lon[Em]ger
'Cause when we're [Am]gone, everything goes [C]on [D]
[C]Well, you were [D]staring at the [Em]window
[C]And I [D]said, "I wanna take [Em]you to the sea
But if [C]I was gone to[G]morrow, won't the [Am]waves crash [D]on?
Is it [C]selfish that I’m [G]happy as we [Am]pass the setting [D]sun?
Someday [C]I’ll bе over[G]cast, but you won't [Am]have to [D]cry
[C]’Cause wе'll do the [G]grieving, while [B7]I'm by your side, I said:
[C]Don't try to [D]make yourself re[G]member, [Em]darling
[C]Don’t look for [D]me; I'm just a [G]story you've been [Em]told
So [C]let's pre[D]tend a little [G]lon[Em]ger
'Cause when we're [Am]gone, everything goes [C]on [D]
Verse 2
[C]And I'm so [D]scared of getting [Em]used to this
All the [C]vines that keep you [D]tethered in your [Em]room
Someday [C]I’ll bе over[G]cast, but you won't [Am]have to [D]cry
[C]’Cause wе'll do the [G]grieving, while [B7]I'm by your side, I said:
[C]Don't try to [D]make yourself re[G]member, [Em]darling
[C]Don’t look for [D]me; I'm just a [G]story you've been [Em]told
So [C]let's pre[D]tend a little [G]lon[Em]ger
'Cause when we're [Am]gone, everything goes [C]on [D]
