[INTRO:]  C  F  C

[VERSE 1:] 
        Em       F     C
Tell me it's not true
         Em     F  G
Say it's just a story
C                F
Something on the news
C                F     C
Tell me it's not true
            Em     F    G
Though it's here before me
Em              C
Say it's just a dream
Em              C
Say it's just a scene
            F C             G
From an old movie of years ago
C           F C                 G
From an old movie of Marilyn Monroe
 

[VERSE 2:] 
C        Em        F
Say it's just some clowns
    C       Em     F   G
Two players in the limelight
Em               F
Bring the curtain down
C        Em   C   F
Say it's just two clowns
    C        Em        F     G
Who couldn't get their lines right
Em              Am
Say it's just a show
Em         Am
On the radio
                 F C            G
That we can turn over and start again
     C           F C               G
That we can turn over; it's only a game____
 

[VERSE 3:] 
C       Em       F
Tell me it's not true
C     Em   F       G
Say I only dreamed it
    Em                F
And morning will come soon
C       Em       F
Tell me it's not true
    C   Em     F    G
Say you didn't mean it
Em               Am
Say it's just pretend
Em                Am
Say it's just the end
          F C               G
Of an old movie from years ago___
C           F C                 G
From an old movie of Marilyn Monroe_____
 
 
[VERSE 4:]      (## fade to end ##)
C       Em       F
Tell me it's not true
C     Em   F       G
Say I only dreamed it
    Em                F
And morning will come soon
C       Em       F
Tell me it's not true
    C   Em     F    G
Say you didn't mean it
Em               Am
Say it's just pretend