The Pretender Chords by Gary U.S. Bonds
Tempo:
50.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] I'm [G] going to pack my lunch in the morning and go [D] to work Tuesday.
[C] [G] And when the evening [C] rolls around, [G] I'm going home [C] and laying my body down.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, [C] I'll get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
[G] Amen.
I want to know what became the changes [C] we waited for love to bring.
[G] Were they only the sinful dream of some [D] greater awakening?
[C]
[G] I've been aware of the [C] time going by.
[G] They say it begins [C] in the wink of an eye.
And [G] when the morning light comes streaming in, you [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
[G] Caught [D] between the longing [C] for love and the struggle for the [Em] legal tender.
[B] [C] Will the sirens sing and the church bells [Em] ring and the junk man pounds his fender?
[C] When the [G] motorbike [B] bells go sleep at [Em] the traffic light
[A] and the children solidly wait for the [D] ice cream vendor.
[C] Out into the cool [D] of the evening [Em] strolls the pretender.
[C] He knows that all his hopes [D] and dreams [G] begin and end there.
[C] [G]
[C] It's a tough time to [Em] choose all but fight
[Eb] and tear all [G] [C] [G] the ships bearing [Em] their dreams.
Sail [D] us far.
[G] I'm going to find myself a girl who can show me what laughter means.
And we'll fill the missing colors.
Each [D] other's paint by number [C] dreams.
[G] And then we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
[G] And we'll make love until our [C] strength is all gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in,
we'll [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
Do it one more time.
[D] We are happy [C] and struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
[B] Where [C] the exit came and laid their claim to [Em] the heart and the soul of the spender.
And [C] believe in [G] what's ever made a life.
In those [B] things that money can't [Em] buy.
Thought that true [A] love could have been a [D] contender.
[D] Then [C]
[D] say a prayer [Em] for the pretender
who [C] started out so young and [D] strong only to [C] surrender.
[Gm] [G]
Say a prayer for the [C] pretender.
Say a prayer.
Say a prayer.
[G]
For the [C] pretender.
[G] Say a prayer.
Yeah.
[C] Can you hear me?
Then say a prayer.
[G] For the [C] pretender.
Every man.
Say [G] a prayer.
Say a prayer.
[C] Listen to.
[G] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] I'm [G] going to pack my lunch in the morning and go [D] to work Tuesday.
[C] [G] And when the evening [C] rolls around, [G] I'm going home [C] and laying my body down.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, [C] I'll get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
[G] Amen.
I want to know what became the changes [C] we waited for love to bring.
[G] Were they only the sinful dream of some [D] greater awakening?
[C]
[G] I've been aware of the [C] time going by.
[G] They say it begins [C] in the wink of an eye.
And [G] when the morning light comes streaming in, you [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
[G] Caught [D] between the longing [C] for love and the struggle for the [Em] legal tender.
[B] [C] Will the sirens sing and the church bells [Em] ring and the junk man pounds his fender?
[C] When the [G] motorbike [B] bells go sleep at [Em] the traffic light
[A] and the children solidly wait for the [D] ice cream vendor.
[C] Out into the cool [D] of the evening [Em] strolls the pretender.
[C] He knows that all his hopes [D] and dreams [G] begin and end there.
[C] [G]
[C] It's a tough time to [Em] choose all but fight
[Eb] and tear all [G] [C] [G] the ships bearing [Em] their dreams.
Sail [D] us far.
[G] I'm going to find myself a girl who can show me what laughter means.
And we'll fill the missing colors.
Each [D] other's paint by number [C] dreams.
[G] And then we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
[G] And we'll make love until our [C] strength is all gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in,
we'll [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
Do it one more time.
[D] We are happy [C] and struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
[B] Where [C] the exit came and laid their claim to [Em] the heart and the soul of the spender.
And [C] believe in [G] what's ever made a life.
In those [B] things that money can't [Em] buy.
Thought that true [A] love could have been a [D] contender.
[D] Then [C]
[D] say a prayer [Em] for the pretender
who [C] started out so young and [D] strong only to [C] surrender.
[Gm] [G]
Say a prayer for the [C] pretender.
Say a prayer.
Say a prayer.
[G]
For the [C] pretender.
[G] Say a prayer.
Yeah.
[C] Can you hear me?
Then say a prayer.
[G] For the [C] pretender.
Every man.
Say [G] a prayer.
Say a prayer.
[C] Listen to.
[G] [G]
[C] [G]
Key:
C
G
D
Em
B
C
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I'm [G] going to pack my lunch in the morning and go [D] to work Tuesday.
[C] _ [G] And when the evening [C] rolls around, [G] I'm going home [C] and laying my body down.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, [C] I'll get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
[G] Amen.
I want to know what became the changes [C] we waited for love to bring.
[G] Were they only the sinful dream of some [D] greater awakening?
[C] _
[G] I've been aware of the [C] time going by.
[G] They say it begins [C] in the wink of an eye.
And [G] when the morning light comes streaming in, you [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
_ [G] Caught [D] between the longing [C] for love and the struggle for the [Em] legal tender.
[B] _ [C] Will the sirens sing and the church bells [Em] ring and the junk man pounds his fender?
[C] When the [G] motorbike [B] bells go sleep at [Em] the traffic light
[A] and the children solidly wait for the [D] ice cream vendor.
_ [C] Out into the cool [D] of the evening [Em] strolls the pretender.
_ [C] He knows that all his hopes [D] and dreams [G] begin and end there. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] It's a tough time to [Em] choose all but fight
[Eb] and tear all [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] the ships bearing [Em] their dreams.
Sail [D] us far.
_ [G] I'm going to find myself a girl who can show me what laughter means.
And we'll fill the missing colors.
Each [D] other's paint by number [C] dreams.
[G] And then we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
[G] And we'll make love until our [C] strength is all gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in,
we'll [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
Do it one _ _ more time.
[D] We are happy [C] and struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
_ [B] Where [C] the exit came and laid their claim to [Em] the heart and the soul of the spender.
And [C] believe in [G] what's ever made a life.
In those [B] things that money can't [Em] buy.
Thought that true [A] love could have been a [D] contender.
[D] Then [C] _
[D] say a prayer [Em] for the pretender
who [C] started out so young and [D] strong only to [C] surrender.
_ [Gm] _ [G] _
Say a prayer for the [C] pretender.
Say a prayer.
Say a prayer.
[G] _
_ For the [C] pretender.
_ [G] Say a prayer.
Yeah.
_ [C] Can you hear me?
Then say a prayer.
[G] For the _ [C] pretender.
Every man.
Say [G] a prayer.
Say a prayer.
_ [C] Listen to.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I'm [G] going to pack my lunch in the morning and go [D] to work Tuesday.
[C] _ [G] And when the evening [C] rolls around, [G] I'm going home [C] and laying my body down.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, [C] I'll get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
[G] Amen.
I want to know what became the changes [C] we waited for love to bring.
[G] Were they only the sinful dream of some [D] greater awakening?
[C] _
[G] I've been aware of the [C] time going by.
[G] They say it begins [C] in the wink of an eye.
And [G] when the morning light comes streaming in, you [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
[C] Do it again.
_ [G] Caught [D] between the longing [C] for love and the struggle for the [Em] legal tender.
[B] _ [C] Will the sirens sing and the church bells [Em] ring and the junk man pounds his fender?
[C] When the [G] motorbike [B] bells go sleep at [Em] the traffic light
[A] and the children solidly wait for the [D] ice cream vendor.
_ [C] Out into the cool [D] of the evening [Em] strolls the pretender.
_ [C] He knows that all his hopes [D] and dreams [G] begin and end there. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] It's a tough time to [Em] choose all but fight
[Eb] and tear all [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] the ships bearing [Em] their dreams.
Sail [D] us far.
_ [G] I'm going to find myself a girl who can show me what laughter means.
And we'll fill the missing colors.
Each [D] other's paint by number [C] dreams.
[G] And then we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
[G] And we'll make love until our [C] strength is all gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in,
we'll [C] get up and do it again.
[G] Amen.
Do it one _ _ more time.
[D] We are happy [C] and struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
_ [B] Where [C] the exit came and laid their claim to [Em] the heart and the soul of the spender.
And [C] believe in [G] what's ever made a life.
In those [B] things that money can't [Em] buy.
Thought that true [A] love could have been a [D] contender.
[D] Then [C] _
[D] say a prayer [Em] for the pretender
who [C] started out so young and [D] strong only to [C] surrender.
_ [Gm] _ [G] _
Say a prayer for the [C] pretender.
Say a prayer.
Say a prayer.
[G] _
_ For the [C] pretender.
_ [G] Say a prayer.
Yeah.
_ [C] Can you hear me?
Then say a prayer.
[G] For the _ [C] pretender.
Every man.
Say [G] a prayer.
Say a prayer.
_ [C] Listen to.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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