The Pretender Chords by Foo Fighters

Tempo:
87.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

Am

F#

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Keep [B] [Am] [F#]
[F]
[Am] you in [Bm] the dark, [Am] you [F#] know they all [F] pretend.
[Am] Keep you in [Bm] the [Am] dark and [F#] so it all [F] began.
[E] [A] Surrender your skeletons, swing your cell phones, come [F#m] marching in.
[F] Again, [Am] beneath your buried teeth, secrets that should [F#] keep forever.
[F] Ready, are you [G] ready?
[A] I'm finished making sense, done bleeding and broken, [F#m] sad hope,
[F] defense.
[G] [A] Spinning and spinning, stream furrowed, no one listening to [F#m] me.
It's never ending, [F] never [G] ending, [D] same old [Am] story.
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never surrender?
[A] Sometimes I'm so untold, I'm just [E] another [F#m] soul for sale.
[F] Oh well, [A] pages out of press, we are not from the [F#m] next attempt.
Oh, memory, [F] symbol, memory, same [D] old story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [D] surrender?
[E] [F#m] [A]
I'm the voice inside your head, you refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face, mirrored in your stare.
I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy.
I'm the hand that'll take you down, you choose no means.
So who are you?
Who are you?
Who are
[Am] [Bm] [Am] [F#]
[F] you?
I'm the pretender.
[Am]
What if I say I'm not like the [B] others?
What if [C] I say I'm not [F#] just another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the [B] others?
What [C] if I say I'm not [F#] just another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[B] What if I [C] say I'm not just [D] another one of your plays?
[F] ♪♪
[Am] [B] [Am]
[F#] [F]
[D] [G] [A] I yelled.
I yelled.
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Am
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
F
134211111
Am
2311
F#
134211112
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To start learning Foo Fighters - The Pretender chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F#m, F, Am, F#m, Am, D, A and F#m. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 86 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Minor.

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_ _ Keep [B] _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ you in [Bm] the dark, [Am] you [F#] know they all _ [F] _ pretend. _ _
[Am] Keep you in [Bm] the [Am] dark and [F#] so it all _ _ [F] began. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Surrender your skeletons, swing your cell phones, come [F#m] marching in. _
[F] Again, _ [Am] _ _ beneath your buried teeth, secrets that should [F#] keep forever. _
[F] Ready, are you [G] ready?
[A] I'm finished making sense, done bleeding and broken, [F#m] sad hope, _
[F] defense.
_ _ [G] _ [A] Spinning and spinning, stream furrowed, no one listening to [F#m] me.
It's never ending, [F] never [G] ending, [D] same old [Am] story.
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never surrender?
[A] _ _ _ _ Sometimes I'm so untold, I'm just [E] another [F#m] soul for sale.
[F] Oh well, _ _ [A] pages out of press, we are not from the [F#m] next attempt.
Oh, memory, [F] _ symbol, memory, same [D] old story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [D] surrender?
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm the voice inside your head, you refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face, mirrored in your stare.
I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy. _
I'm the hand that'll take you down, you choose no means.
So who are you?
Who are you?
Who are _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [F] you?
I'm the pretender.
_ _ [Am]
What if I say I'm not like the [B] others?
What if [C] I say I'm not [F#] just another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the [B] others?
What [C] if I say I'm not [F#] just another one of your plays?
You're the [F] pretender, what if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[B] What if I [C] say I'm not just [D] another one of your plays?
_ [F] _ ♪♪ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] I yelled.
I yelled. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Nate Mendel.

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