F C7 F Bbm F C C
[Verse]
F Bb F
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Bb F
Pretending that I'm doing well
Bb C F Bb
My need is such I pretend too much
F C F C
I'm lonely but no one can tell
[Verse]
F Bb F
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Bb F F7
Adrift in a world of my own
Bb C F Bb
I've played the game but to my real shame
F C F F7
You've left me to grieve all alone
[Bridge]
Bb F F7
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
Bb F C
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal, oh-oh
[Verse]
F Bb F
Yes I'm the great pretender
Bb F F7
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
Bb C F Bb
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
F C A
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
F C F
Pretending that you're still around
[Bridge]
Bb F F7
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
Bb F C
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
[Verse]
F Bb F
Yes I'm the great pretender
Bb F
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
Bb C F Bb
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
F C A
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
F C F Bb F
Pretending that you're still around
