This is in standard tuning. [ E A D G B E ]
CAPO 1


Slightly muted, straight eighths down-strokes:

D5 C5 Bb5 F5 X 2 [intro, same pattern occurs through song]

V1
       D5        C5
In the pretend world
           Bb5       F5
We all are very awake
       D5        C5
In the pretend world
           Bb5            F5
We all look sterile and fake
        D5     C5
In this atmosphere
             Bb5           F5
We all could chatter for days
       D5        C5
In the pretend world
         Bb5             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]
     
           D5     C5
But in the real world
            Bb5             F5 [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