Pretend We're Dead chords by
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Key: B majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1
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Verse 1

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What's up with what's going down

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In every city, in every town

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Cramping styles is the plan

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They've got us in the palm of every hand

Chorus 1

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When we pretend that we're dead

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When we pretend that we're dead

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They can't hear a word we've said

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When we pretend that we're dead

Interlude 1
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Come on, come on, come  on come on

Verse 2

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Turn the tables with our unity

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They neither moral nor majority

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Wake up and smell the coffee

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Or just say no to individuali ty

Chorus 2
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Bridge 1
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Chorus 3
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Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsB5 E5 A5 F#5 G5

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E5
A5
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Pretend We're Dead by L7, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Pretend We're Dead the way L7 intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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