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1.
          Bb
It's only make-believe. 
     Fm
  It lasts a little while
             Ab
And then you have to make your  
              Bb
  dreams come true
            Bb
If you only make-believe,
       Fm
  in a little while
         Ab
All your dreams begin to 
                 Bb
  lose belief in you.

Fm          Ab                    Bb
Got to get  down to where you're  goin'
  Fm          Ab             Bb
  Before the  goin' gets ya  down
     Fm       Ab      Bb
Your heart is part of winds a-blowin'
           Fm                  Bb
  But your brain remains earth-bound.

Fm        Bb     Ab                Bb
Take your time.  Find out what you want.
Fm       Bb     Ab                     Bb
Learn to seek.  That's the goal of the hunt.
Fm7             Bbm   Fm7          Bbm
Futures you foresee   leave you in shock
Fm7             Bbm   Fm7        Gb
Nothing left to be    nowhere to walk....
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2.
Bb              Fm
All we get is a moment of life, and the
  Ab                           Bb
  living with whom we work and play.
      Bb        Fm
So we smile and try to be forgiving
  Ab                       Bb
  Trying to make it day to day

Fm             Ab         Bb
Your past is a measure of learning
  Fm             Ab            Bb
  Your future is close to your soul
Fm              Ab          Bb
Your present is pleasant if that's what you're earning
      Fm                     Bb
  And Karma keeps taking its toll.

Fm        Bb     Ab                Bb
Take your time.  Find out what you want.
Fm       Bb     Ab         Bb
Learn to seek.  That's the goal of the hunt.
Fm7             Bbm   Fm7         Bbm
Futures you foresee   leave me in shock
Fm7             Bbm   Fm7        Gb
Nothing left to be    nowhere to walk....

Segue right into Don't Walk.

Making Believe -- Song originated 1984 February. First web publication ©1997 May 14. Published to mindfulwebworks.com, 2007 Apr 25.
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