The Pretender
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
[Verse 1]
G
I will be your shoulder to cry on
Em
I will make you laugh if you need
G
I will play the part if you say so
Cadd9
Yeah, I'll be anybody but me
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
To tell you the truth, I'm a mess, I'm a fool
C
You don't know that
Em
And you never will
G C
In my mind, it's instilled not to show that
[Chorus]
G
I spend almost all of my time
Cadd9
Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
Em Cadd9 Em C
And I know I'm so good at seeming
D
Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
Em G
I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya?
D
Designed to deceive
C
So, tell me who you want me to be
[Verse 2]
G
I can wear a million faces
Em
'Cause I don't like the one underneath
G
Always found it easy to fake it
Cadd9
Yeah, I'll be anybody but me
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
To tell you the truth, I'm the fraud in the room
C
And I know that
Em
But you never will
G C
In my mind, it's instilled not to show that
[Chorus]
G
I spend almost all of my time
Cadd9
Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
Em Cadd9 Em C
And I know I'm so good at seeming
D
Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
G
I feel like everything I do is a lie
Cadd9
And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes
Em Cadd9 Em C D
I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light
Em G
I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya?
D
Designed to deceive
C Em
So, tell me who you want me to be
[Bridge]
D
And I'll be
C Cadd9 Em
Be my best impression of what you expect from me
D C
But what you don't see is
[Chorus]
G
I spend almost al l of my time
Cadd9
Feeling like I'm falling even further behind
Em C
I know I'm so good at seeming
D
Like I'm not on the edge of a knife
G
I feel like everything I do is a lie
Cadd9
And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes
Em Cadd9 Em C D
I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light
Em Cadd9
I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya?
G D
And I'm an imposter, but Hell is a mender
Em G
I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya?
D
Designed to deceive
C
So, tell me who you want me to be
How to play The Pretender
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.