The Pretender
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Verse
Am
Keep you in the dark
D/F# F
You know they all pretend
Am
Keep you in the dark
D/F# F
And so it all began
Am
Send in your skeletons
Am D/F# F
Sing as their bones go marching in... again
Am
The need you buried deep
Am D/F#
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
F
Are you ready?
Am
I'm finished making sense
Am
D/F#one pleading ignorance
D/F# F
That whole defense
Am
Spinning infinity, boy
Am
The wheel is spinning me
D/F#
It's never-ending, never-ending
F
Same old story
[Refrão]
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Verse
Am
In time or so i'm told
Am D/F# F
I'm just another soul for sale... oh, well
Am
The page is out of print
Am
We are not permanent
D/F#
We're temporary, temporary
F
Same old story
[Refrão]
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
I'm the voice inside your head
C
You refuse to hear
Am
I'm the face that you have to face
C
Mirrored in your stare
Am
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
C
I'm the enemy
Am
I'm the hand that will take you down
C
Bring you to your knees
D/F#
So who are you?
F
Yeah, who are you?
D/F#
Yeah, who are you?
F
Yeah, who are you?
Am
Keep you in the dark
D/F# F
You know they all pretend
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
Am D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
D/F#
You're the pretender
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
D/F# F
So who are you?
D/F# F
Yeah, who are you?
D/F# F Am
Yeah, who are you?
How to play The Pretender
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.