I don't have a guitar with me at the moment so can't try my suggestion, but you may want to use a secondary dominant - the V of the D which is an A7. It will give you the pull to the D.
Give it a try - hope it doesn't sound terrible. Of course, if it does sound bad, just repeat it three times. People will realize its not a mistake ccause you're doing it so often, and they may actually get used to the sound
I just realized this is what WWlaidback... suggested as well.