The Great Pretender

 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#