The Great Pretender





Intro: E - A - B7




      E            B7       E      E7
Oh-oh yes, I'm the great pretender
A                         E     E7
pretending that I'm doing well
   A       B7         E        A
my need is such, I pretend too much
    E          B7         E    A - E - B7
I'm lonely but no one can tell


      E            B7       E       E7
Oh-oh yes, I'm the great pretender
A                       E     E7
adrift in a world of my own
     A          B7           E       A
I've played the game, but to my real shame
       E          B7          E     A - E - E7
you've left me to grieve all alone


    A                       E             E7
Too real is this feeling of make believe
    A                         E              B7
too real when I feel, what my heart can't conceal


E            B7       E       E7
Yes, I'm the great pretender
     A                       E      E7
just laughing and gay like a clown
  A       B7           E        A
I seem to be, what I'm not, you see
    E          F#m          G#
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
   E            B7            E       A - B7 - E - E7
pretending that you're still around


    A                       E            E7
Too real is this feeling of make believe
    A                         E              B7
too real when I feel, what my heart can't conceal


E            B7       E       E7
Yes, I'm the great pretender
     A                       E      E7
just laughing and gay like a clown
  A       B7           E        A
I seem to be, what I'm not, you see
    E          F#m          G#
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
   E            B7           E         A - B7 - E
pretending that you're still around