The Great Pretender
Tom: G
Tuning:E
Intro: G C G C
G C D G G7
Oh yes, I’m the Great Pretender,
C G G7
Pretending I’m doing well.
C D G C C #
My need is such, I pretend too much,
G C D G
I’m lonely but no one can tell
G C D G G7
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender,
C G G7
Adrift in a world of my own
C D G C C #
I play the game, but to my real shame
G C D G
You’ve left me to dream all alone.
C G
Too real is this feeling of make believe,
C G D
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal
G C C G G7
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
C G G7
Just lauging and gay like a clown
C D G C C #
I seem to be, what I’m not, you see,
G D Bmin C C #
I’m wearing my heart like a crown,
G C D G
Pretending that you’re still around
C G D D #
Too real when I fell what my heart can’t conceal
(everything moves up 1/2 step)
G # C # C # G # G#7
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
C# G# G#7
Just lauging and gay like a clown
C# D# G# C # C #
I seem to be, what I’m not, you see,
G# D # B#min C# D
I’m wearing my heart like a crown,
G# C#
Pretending that you’re…
G# C# G#
Pretending that your’re…. still around…
Outro: G# — C# — D#