P!nk feat. Cash Cash – Can We Pretend Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

P!nk feat. Cash Cash – Can We Pretend Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is Can We Pretend chords by P!nk (Pink) feat. Cash Cash on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E
I remember conversations
F#m
we were dancing up on tables
C#m                                      B                                A
Taking pictures when we had nowhere to post
E
You were laughin’, I was cryin’
F#m
We were dancin’ we were dyin’
C#m                          B                          A
Sometimes i don’t know how we walked away

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                          B                          E                          A
If I’m honest what i liked were the things we didn’t know
C#m                          B                          E                                      A
Every morning, every night I’ll be beating down your door
C#m                          B                          E                           A
Just to tell you what I’m thinkin’, but you already know
C#m                          B                          A
Screw this, I don’t want to let it go

[Chorus]
E                                                  F#m
So can we pretend that I’m twenty-two today
C#m                                                              A
Dancin’ on the tables with you, oh yeah
E                                                  F#m
Can we pretend that we all end up okay
C#m                                      A
I just want to forget with you, oh yeah
E                                                              F#m
Can we pretend that we both like the president
C#m                                                              A
Can we pretend that I really like your shoes, hell yeah
E                                      F#m
Can we pretend cause honestly reality it bores me
C#m                                                  A
Let’s pretend, oh let’s make believe
E   F#m              C#m         A
Can we, can we pretend?
E      F#m         C#m
Can we pretend?

[Verse 2]
E
I remember what we wanted
F#m
what we’d never take for granted
C#m                          B                          A
How our daddy issues took us to L.A.

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m              B                                      E                          A
If I’m honest what I miss is not knowin’ what to say
C#m                          B                          E                          A
And the feeling of your lips and it haunts me every day
C#m                          B                          E                                      A
When you’d tell me what you’re thinking, but i’d already know
C#m                                      B                          A
Screw this, I don’t want to let it go, oh yeah

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[Chorus]
E                                                              F#m
So can we pretend that I’m twenty-two today
C#m                                                  A
Dancin’ on the tables with you, oh yeah
E                                      F#m
Can we pretend that we all end up okay
C#m                                      A
I just want to forget with you, oh yeah
E                                                                          F#m
Can we pretend that we both like the way it is, hell yeah
C#m                                                  A
Can we pretend that we like these fake-ass dudes, oh yeah
E                                                                          F#m
Can we pretend cause honestly reality it bores me
C#m                                      A
Let’s pretend, oh let’s make believe
E       F#m      C#m      A
Can we, can we pretend?
E        F#m     C#m
Can we pretend?

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                          B                                      E                          A
If I’m honest what i liked were the things we didn’t know
C#m              B                                      E                          A
Every morning, every night I’ll be beating down your door
C#m                          B                         E                          A
Just to tell you what I’m thinkin’, but you already know
C#m              B                          A
Screw this, I don’t want to let it go

[Chorus]
E                                                  F#m
So can we pretend that we both like the present
C#m                                                              A
Can we pretend that you like my fake-ass shoes, oh yeah
E                                                                          F#m
Can we pretend cause honestly reality it bores me
C#m                                      A
Let’s pretend, oh let’s make believe
E                          F#m
can we pretend?
C#m              A
can we pretend?
E
Can we pretend?
F#m              C#m
Can we, let’s make believe
A
Can we, can we?

[Outro]
E                                      F#m
Can we pretend cause honestly reality it bores me
C#m                                      A
Let’s pretend, oh let’s make believe
Can we, can we pretend?
Honestly

How to play Can We Pretend: key, chords and progression

Can We Pretend by P!nk feat. Cash Cash keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: E, F#m, C#m, B and A.

Listen for A – E – F#m – C#m (IV – I – ii – vi in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Em, Bm, A, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Can We Pretend chords: questions

What key is Can We Pretend in?

Can We Pretend by P!nk feat. Cash Cash is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Can We Pretend?

Can We Pretend uses 5 chords: E, F#m, C#m, B, A.

What is the chord progression of Can We Pretend?

The main progression is A – E – F#m – C#m (IV – I – ii – vi).

Is Can We Pretend easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Em, Bm, A, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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