Billy Talent - Don’t Need to Pretend: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don’t Need to Pretend" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm                A
Swimming in the dark
                       G  Em
we're bound to drift apart
Bm                  A
And I just can't go on
                     G  Em
pretending we're in love
Bm                   A/C#
We play with matches in
  D  A         A/C# D   G Em
the rain but never learn
Bm                  A/C#
We try to light it but
  D  A     A/C# D
the fire never burns
G
(We try to light it but
    Em
the fire never burns)

A
You thought that love was
        D
just a casting call
          A
well its our turn to quit
            Em                F#m
before the curtain falls see yeah

Chorus:
G
Don't need to
pretend to love me
Bm
you don't need to
           A/C# D
pretend to want me
G
You don't need to
pretend to need
  Bm
me  we just never
were meant to
   A   D
Am I wrong?
      A
Am I right?
        Em      Bm
Have I lost my mind
 A       G  Em
lost my mind

Now I dance around her heart
like an actor plays the part
I hit the stage and I get
blinded by the light
I read the script but I just
can't recite the lines

You thought that love was
just a casting call
Well, it’s our turn to quit
before the curtain falls

Chorus:
Don't need to pretend
to love me, we just never were
meant to ever be
You don't need to pretend
to love me, we just never were
meant to
Am I wrong?
Am I right?
Oh, have I lost my mind?
Am I wrong?
Am I right?
Oh, have I lost my mind?

You thought that love was
just a casting call
Well, it’s our turn to quit
before the curtain falls

Chorus:
Don't need to pretend to love me,
you don't need to pretend to want me
You don't need to pretend to need me,
we just never were meant to
Am I wrong?
Am I right?
Oh, have I lost my mind?

Don't need to pretend to love me,
we just never were meant to ever be
You don't need to pretend to love me,
we just never were meant to
Am I wrong?
Am I right?
Oh, have I lost my mind?
So get on with your life 'cause
we're just wasting time
Am I wrong?
Am I right?
Oh, have I lost my mind?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don’t Need to Pretend" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don’t Need to Pretend" by Billy Talent.