#---------------------------------Please Note----------------------------------# # This file is the authors own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Tired of Pretending By Blue Rodeo Transcribed by Ryan Robson [thunderman99@hotmail.com] For Stratomaster's Blue Rodeo Guitar Tab Archive www.stratomaster.ca Intro: Trumpet solo Em G C Em I--------------------------I-------------------------I I--------------------------I-------1-----------------I I-------0-----------0------I-----0-----0-------0-----I I-----2-----------0--------I---2-----2-------2-----2-I I---2-----------2------0-2-I-3-------------2-----2---I I-0-------0-2-3------------I-------------0-----------I Verse 1: Em G C Em You've never tried to conceal or deny Em G C Em That this love is my ruin of peril and trial Em G C Em All of the promises were nothing but lies Em G C C Em-G, D, D But now that you're here, why don't you stay for awhile Verse 2: Em G C Em Most of my friends have fallen under your spell Em G C Em Some fell into heaven, but most fell back into hell Em G C Em The beauty forgotten like the snow covered crops in the field Em G C C Em-G, D, D, Bm, Bm Where the wind knows no mercy, she howls, she reels Chorus: Em D Em D But I'm tired... of pretending Em D Em D Yes I'm tired... of pretending C G Em D Em D That I... I still care, yeah I still care Guitar solo: Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, Em (Bass and lead guitar only) Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, C, Em-G, D, D, Bm, Bm (Full band) Verse 3: (Keyboards and bass only) Em G C Em And the smoke curls like a river to some forgotten land Em G C Em Floating abandoned the mystery concealed Em G C Em Like the moonlit shadows on the snow covered field Em G C C *Em-G, D, D, Bm, Bm (Guitars enter at *) Where the wind knows no mercy, and she howls, and she reels Chorus: Em D Em D But I'm tired... of pretending Em D Em D Yes I'm tired... of pretending C G Em D Em D That I... I still care, yes I still care Trumpet solo: Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, Em, Em, G, C, C, Em-G, end on D