Pretense — Knuckle Puck
Chords and lyrics for Pretense by Knuckle Puck (key of D#).
Verse 1
Copacetic
2015 Rise Records
Chords used:
Intro
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
Verse 1
[Bb] I’ll take it inward
so no one [Gm]sees while
you find slumber on
tops of [F]trees And
after all of this I
[Eb]still find it hard
to [Bb]breathe I taught
myself things you
never [Gm]did You need
a spine like I need
new [F]skin but neither
will ever [Eb]happen.
Chorus 1
[Gm] How dare [F]you guilt
[Eb]me for not sticking
around as if [Gm]you
ever [F]did for [Eb]me?
[Gm] I’ll leave you
in the [F]dark with a
broken [Eb]flashlight
[Gm] You left me with a
[F]choice and a [Eb][Bb][Gm]pretense[Eb][F]
Verse 2
[Bb] I will not follow
in your [Gm]footsteps
I’ll find a face
to [F]call my own
because the [Eb]mask
you wear is all
I’ve ever known
[Chorus 2] Spoken Word
[Gm] Consider this a
[F][Bb]repercussion [Eb]of the
actions which you
were [F]never properly
[Gm]punished for due to
an [F][Bb]overbearing
[Eb]demeanor brought
on by your [F]own
self awareness[Gm] Your
[F]credibility is a [Bb]half
empty [Eb]glass of salt
water that I [F]watched
you spill [Gm]over and
over and [F]over [Bb]again
[Eb] Go ahead[F] make
me the bad guy
Chorus 3
[Gm] How dare [F]you guilt
[Eb]me for not sticking
around as if [Gm]you
ever [F]did for [Eb]me?
[Gm] I’ll leave you
in the [F]dark with a
broken [Eb]flashlight
[Gm] You left me with a
[F]choice and a [Eb]pretense
Interlude
Silence: Bb F
[Gm] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
Silence: Bb F
Bridge
[Gm] So [F]I’ll[Bb] take what
[Eb]strength I have [Gm]left[F]
if you could call
it [Bb]that if you
could [Eb]call it that
[Gm] and [F]I’ll give
[Bb] you [Eb]time to
[Gm]reflect[F]
Then you can
call me [Bb]back
Then you can
call me [Eb]back
Chorus 3/Outro
[Gm] How dare [F]you guilt
[Eb]me for not sticking
around as if [Gm]you
F Eb(hold)
ever did for me?
[Gm] I’ll leave you
in the [F]dark with a
broken [Eb]flashlight
[Gm] You left me with a
[F]choice and a [Eb]pretense
[Gm] You left me with a
[F]choice and a [Eb]pretense
[Gm] You left me with a
[F]choice and a [Eb]pretense
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