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Pretend You're Happy When You're Blue

Brenda Lee

RockMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
G7
Dm××
F
Em
Am×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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C              G7                C 
Pretend you're happy when you're blue  
 
                      Dm 
It isn't very hard to do 
 
                F                    G7 
And you'll find happiness without an end  
 
    F    G7     C 
Whenever you pretend 
 
  
         G7         C 
Remember anyone can dream  
  
                            Dm 
And nothing's bad as it may seem 
 
           F                  G7 
The little things you haven't got  
 
      F    G7              C 
Could be a lot if you'd pretend 
 
  
              Em           F 
You'll find a love you can share 
  
                          C 
One you can call all your own 
 
     Am              F 
Just close your eyes he'll be there  
 
       Em       G7 
You'll never be alone 
 
  
C             G7           C 
And if you'll sing this melody 
  
                               Dm 
You'll be pretending just like me 
 
             F              G7 
The world is mine it can be yours my friend  
 
   F         G7     C 
So why don't you pretend 
 
  
C             G7           C 
And if you'll sing this melody  
 
                               Dm 
You'll be pretending just like me 
 
             F              G7 
The world is mine it can be yours my friend  
 
   F         G7     C 
So why don't you pretend 
          
 

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Chord set

C · G7 · Dm · F · Em · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.