E                                     Am
Bloody hell  bloody hell the world is awful
             E7                                                     Am
Well there's killing and starvation and injustice and religion everywhere
E                                 Am
Everything  everything is looking dreary
            E7                                                         Am
There's too many people in the world and far too much pollution in the air.
Dm                                      Am
Everything I used to love has turned to shit
                                      E
All the world's gone bankrupt now and it
                                     Am
Doesn't look like things will soon improve
Dm                         Am
I'm noticably older than I was
                         E
definitely fatter just because
                             Am
I no longer feel the need to move.

[Pre-Chorus]
      E7                                       Am
Well  what do you do when the world around you makes you so depressed?
Dm                         B7           E7
What do you do when you've lost the motivation to get dressed?

[Chorus]
   A
Pretend that you are happy
    E
And smile when you're feeling blue
   Bm7                E
If you pretend you're happy
       A
You'll start to believe it's true
                      F#m
It's better to fake a smile
     Bm                  E
Than fill the world with woe
   Bm7                 E
So just pretend you're happy
                A
And nobody will know.

[Instrumental]
Dm  Am  F  E

[Verse 2]
E                                     Am
Bloody hell  bloody hell the world is scary
            E                                                   Am
Cos there's nothing but corruption and destruction and reality TV
E                             Am
Every day  every day I slowly realise
      E                                                                Am
Every single thing I used to know and trust is run by people just like me!
Dm                                  Am
One at a time I'm losing touch with my
                                   E
Former friends and lately it seems I
                              Am
Never ring the contacts in my phone
Dm                                        Am
Every time I breathe  it could be my last breath
                             E
And I'm getting closer to my death
                             Am
For which I will probably be alone

[Pre-Chorus]
      E                                         Am
Well  what do you do when you've lost all the ambitions you once had
Dm                      B7             E7
What do you do when the slightest inconvenience makes you sad?

[Chorus]
   A
Pretend that you are happy
    E
And smile when you're feeling down
   Bm                        E
If your friends think you're happy
        A
They'll still want you around.
                    F#m
You'll realise it's important
      Bm                    E
To be glad with what you've got
   Bm7                 E
So just pretend you're happy
                         A
And keep quiet if you're not!
   A
Pretend that you are happy
    E
And smile when you're feeling blue
   Bm7                E
If you pretend you're happy
       A
You'll start to believe it's true
                      F#m
It's better to fake a smile
     Bm                  E
Than fill the world with woe...
   Bm7                 E
So just pretend you're happy
                A
And nobody will know.