This is Scarling.'s song In The Pretend World, from So Long, Scarecrow. This was tabbed on an acoustic, so there are no notes as far as effects go: feel free to suggest some in the comments. This is in standard tuning. [ E A D G B E ] CAPO 1 Chords used: Dm/C [x 5 7 5 6 5] C/Bb [x 3 5 3 5 3] Bb [1 1 3 3 3 1] F [1 3 3 2 1 1] Slightly muted, straight eighths down-strokes: Dm/C C/Bb Bb F X 2 [intro, same pattern occurs through song] V1 Dm/C C/Bb In the pretend world Bb F We all are very awake Dm/C C/Bb In the pretend world Bb F We all look sterile and fake Dm/C C/Bb In this atmosphere Bb F We all could chatter for days Dm/C C/Bb In the pretend world Bb F[let ring, then: ] We never admit our mistakes [For the prechorus/chorus, you can either continue the same strum pattern, just less muted, or strum the A, D, B strings as such: A D B A D B A D] Dm/C C/Bb But in the real world Bb F [and repeat ad nauseum] Were hiding alone and ashamed And we cant live while Because were addicted to pain You see I cannot feel this No matter how you try In the real world We cant deny V2 [back to palm-muted] In the pretend world We gaze into empty eyes We have to amuse ourselves With adultery tales and white lies [PreC/C: cleaner or strum pattern] But in the real world Where fools tormented for sport We just stitch up our mouths So we cant admit or retort You see I cannot say this Please don't ask me why In the real world We cant deny You see I cannot feel this No matter how you try In the real world We cant deny You see I cannot say this Please don't ask me why In the real world We cant deny [palm muted, softly: ] In my pretend world We all are very awake In this atmosphere We all look starstruck and vague You see I never loved you No matter how you tried In the real world There's no goodbye