Chords for Gene Pitney - The Great Pretender w/ LYRICS

Tempo:
89.25 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

C

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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gene Pitney - The Great Pretender w/ LYRICS chords
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[Ab] [Db]
[Eb]
Oh [Ab] yes, [Eb] I'm the good [Ab] pretender
[Db] Pretending that I'm [Ab] doing well
[Db] My need [Eb] is such I [Ab] pretend [Db] too much
[Ab] I'm lonely [Eb] but no one [Ab] can tell
[Eb]
Oh [Ab] yes, [Eb] I'm the great [Ab] pretender
I [Db] breathe in a world of [Ab] my own
I
[Db] play the [Eb] game but [Ab] you buy real [Db] shame
[Ab] You've left me [Eb] to be [Ab] all alone
[Db] Who is this feeling [Ab] of me?
Believing [Db] too real what I feel
What [Ab] my heart [Eb] can see
Oh [Ab] yes, I'm [Eb] the great [Ab] pretender
Just [Db] laughing and gay [Ab] like a clown
I [Db] seem to [Eb] be what I
[Ab]
You [Db] see, [Ab] I'm wearing [Eb] my heart [C] like a crown
[Ab] Pretending [Eb] that you're [Ab] still around
Who [Bbm] [Db] is this feeling of [Ab]
me?
[Db] Believing too real what I feel
What [Ab] my heart [Eb] can see
I'm
[Ab] [Eb] the great [Ab] pretender
Just [Db] laughing and gay like [Ab] a clown
I [Db] seem [Eb] to be what [Ab] I
You [Db] see, [Ab] I'm wearing [Eb] my heart [C] like a crown
[N] [Ab] Pretending that [Eb] you're still [Ab] around
[Db] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
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Db
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Eb
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C
3211
Bbm
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Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Platters - The Great Pretender chords, practice playing Ab, Db, Ab, Eb, Ab, Db and Eb in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 44 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 89 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Oh [Ab] yes, [Eb] I'm the good _ _ [Ab] pretender _ _
[Db] Pretending _ that I'm [Ab] doing well _ _
[Db] My need [Eb] is such I [Ab] pretend _ [Db] too much
[Ab] I'm lonely [Eb] but no one [Ab] can tell
_ [Eb] _
Oh [Ab] yes, [Eb] I'm the great _ [Ab] _ pretender _
I [Db] breathe _ in a world of [Ab] my own
I _
_ [Db] play the [Eb] game but [Ab] you buy real [Db] shame
[Ab] You've left me [Eb] to be _ [Ab] all alone _ _ _
_ [Db] Who is this feeling [Ab] of me?
_ Believing [Db] too real what I feel
What [Ab] my heart _ [Eb] can see
Oh _ _ [Ab] yes, I'm [Eb] the great _ _ [Ab] pretender
_ _ Just [Db] laughing and gay [Ab] like a clown
I _ _ [Db] seem to [Eb] be what I
[Ab] _
You [Db] see, _ [Ab] I'm wearing [Eb] my heart [C] like a crown
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Pretending [Eb] that you're [Ab] still around
Who _ [Bbm] [Db] is _ this feeling of [Ab] _
me?
_ _ [Db] Believing too real what I feel
What [Ab] my heart [Eb] can see
I'm _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] the great _ [Ab] _ pretender _
Just [Db] _ laughing and gay like [Ab] a clown
I _ [Db] seem _ [Eb] to be what [Ab] I
You [Db] see, _ [Ab] I'm wearing [Eb] my heart [C] like a crown _ _
_ [N] _ [Ab] Pretending _ that _ [Eb] _ you're still _ [Ab] around _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Buck Ram, finds its place within the Unchained Melodies album.

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