Chords for Jackson Browne - The Pretender Lyrics
Tempo:
102.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Em]
[G] [C]
[G]
I'm gonna rip myself a house in the shade of [C] a freeway.
[G] Gonna pack my lunch in the morning and [D] go to work each [C] day.
[G] When the evening rolls around, I'll go on home and lay [C] my body down.
[G] When the morning light comes [D] streaming in, I'll get up and do it again.
Amen, say it again, Amen.
I wanna know what became of the changes we waited [C] for love [G] to bring.
[G] Were they only the fitful dreams of some greater [D] awakening?
[C]
[G] I've been aware of the time going [C] by.
They [G] say in the end, it's the wink of an [C] eye.
When [G] the morning light comes [D] streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
[G]
I'm [C] [G]
caught [D] between the longing for [Dm] love and the struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
[B]
[G] Well, the sirens sing and the church bells ring [Em] and the junk man pounds his fender.
[B] [C] Well, the veterans dream [G] of the flight, fast [B] asleep at [Em] traffic light.
[A] The children [G] solemnly wait for [Am] the ice [D] cream vendor.
[C] Out into the cool of the evening [D]
strolls the [Em] pretender.
He [C] knows that all his hopes and [D] dreams [G] begin and end there.
[C] I'm a laugher at the lovers as they run through [G] the night.
[C] Leaving nothing, living nothing but to choose [Em] off and fight.
[D#]
And tear [D] up the world in their [C] minds, while [G] the ships, bearing their [Em] dreams, sail out of [D] sight.
I'm [G] gonna find myself a girl who can show [C] me what laughter [G] means.
And we'll fill in the missing colors in each [D] other's paint-by [C]-number dreams.
[G] And we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
And [G] we'll make love until [C] our strength is gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
[Bm] [G]
Get it up [C] again.
[G] [G]
I'm gonna [D] be a happy idiot [Dm] and struggle for the legal [Bm] tender.
[B]
[C] Well, the air is taking [G] and lay their claim [Em] to the heart and the soul of the spender.
And [C] believe in whatever [G] may in those [B] things that money can [Em] buy.
[A] Oh, true [Am] love could have [D] innocent tender.
[C] Are you there?
[D] Say a prayer for [Em] the pretender.
Who [C] started out so young and [F#m] strong [D] only to [G] surrender.
[E] Say a prayer [C] for the pretender.
[G] Are you there for [C] the pretender?
[G] Say a prayer for the [C] pretender.
[G] Oh, for the [C] pretender.
[G] Say a prayer for the pretender.
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G]
I'm gonna rip myself a house in the shade of [C] a freeway.
[G] Gonna pack my lunch in the morning and [D] go to work each [C] day.
[G] When the evening rolls around, I'll go on home and lay [C] my body down.
[G] When the morning light comes [D] streaming in, I'll get up and do it again.
Amen, say it again, Amen.
I wanna know what became of the changes we waited [C] for love [G] to bring.
[G] Were they only the fitful dreams of some greater [D] awakening?
[C]
[G] I've been aware of the time going [C] by.
They [G] say in the end, it's the wink of an [C] eye.
When [G] the morning light comes [D] streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
[G]
I'm [C] [G]
caught [D] between the longing for [Dm] love and the struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
[B]
[G] Well, the sirens sing and the church bells ring [Em] and the junk man pounds his fender.
[B] [C] Well, the veterans dream [G] of the flight, fast [B] asleep at [Em] traffic light.
[A] The children [G] solemnly wait for [Am] the ice [D] cream vendor.
[C] Out into the cool of the evening [D]
strolls the [Em] pretender.
He [C] knows that all his hopes and [D] dreams [G] begin and end there.
[C] I'm a laugher at the lovers as they run through [G] the night.
[C] Leaving nothing, living nothing but to choose [Em] off and fight.
[D#]
And tear [D] up the world in their [C] minds, while [G] the ships, bearing their [Em] dreams, sail out of [D] sight.
I'm [G] gonna find myself a girl who can show [C] me what laughter [G] means.
And we'll fill in the missing colors in each [D] other's paint-by [C]-number dreams.
[G] And we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
And [G] we'll make love until [C] our strength is gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
[Bm] [G]
Get it up [C] again.
[G] [G]
I'm gonna [D] be a happy idiot [Dm] and struggle for the legal [Bm] tender.
[B]
[C] Well, the air is taking [G] and lay their claim [Em] to the heart and the soul of the spender.
And [C] believe in whatever [G] may in those [B] things that money can [Em] buy.
[A] Oh, true [Am] love could have [D] innocent tender.
[C] Are you there?
[D] Say a prayer for [Em] the pretender.
Who [C] started out so young and [F#m] strong [D] only to [G] surrender.
[E] Say a prayer [C] for the pretender.
[G] Are you there for [C] the pretender?
[G] Say a prayer for the [C] pretender.
[G] Oh, for the [C] pretender.
[G] Say a prayer for the pretender.
[C] [G]
[C]
Key:
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C
D
Em
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C
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna rip myself a house in the shade of [C] a freeway. _ _ _ _
[G] Gonna pack my lunch in the morning _ and [D] go to _ work each [C] day. _
[G] When the evening _ rolls around, _ I'll go on home and lay [C] my body down. _
[G] When the morning light comes [D] streaming in, I'll get up and do it again.
_ _ Amen, say it again, _ _ Amen. _ _
I wanna know what became of the changes we waited [C] for love [G] to bring. _
_ [G] Were they only the fitful dreams of some greater [D] _ awakening?
_ [C] _ _
_ [G] I've been aware of the time going [C] by.
They [G] say in the end, it's the wink of an [C] eye. _
When [G] the morning light comes [D] streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
_ _ [G] _
I'm _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
caught [D] between the longing for [Dm] love and the struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] Well, the sirens sing and the church bells ring [Em] and the junk man pounds his fender. _
[B] _ [C] Well, the veterans dream [G] of the flight, fast [B] asleep at [Em] traffic light. _
_ [A] The children _ [G] solemnly wait for [Am] the ice [D] cream vendor. _ _ _ _
[C] Out into the cool of the evening [D] _ _
strolls the [Em] pretender. _ _ _ _ _
He [C] knows that all his hopes and [D] dreams _ [G] begin and end there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm a laugher at the lovers as they run through [G] the night. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Leaving nothing, living nothing but to choose [Em] off and fight.
_ _ [D#] _
And tear [D] up the world _ in their [C] minds, _ while [G] the ships, bearing their [Em] dreams, sail out of [D] sight. _ _ _ _ _
I'm [G] gonna find myself a girl who can show [C] me what laughter [G] means. _
_ And we'll fill in the missing colors _ in each [D] other's paint-by [C]-number dreams.
_ [G] And we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
And [G] we'll make love until [C] our strength is gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
Get it up [C] again.
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _
I'm gonna [D] be a happy idiot [Dm] and struggle for the legal [Bm] tender.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C] Well, the air is taking [G] and lay their claim [Em] to the heart and the soul of the spender. _
And [C] believe in whatever [G] may _ _ in those [B] things that money can [Em] buy. _
[A] Oh, true _ [Am] love could have [D] innocent tender. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Are you there?
[D] Say a prayer for [Em] the pretender. _ _ _ _ _
Who [C] started out so young and [F#m] strong [D] only to [G] surrender. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Say a prayer [C] for the pretender. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Are you _ there for [C] the pretender? _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Say a prayer for the [C] pretender. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Oh, _ _ _ for the [C] pretender. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Say _ a prayer for the pretender.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna rip myself a house in the shade of [C] a freeway. _ _ _ _
[G] Gonna pack my lunch in the morning _ and [D] go to _ work each [C] day. _
[G] When the evening _ rolls around, _ I'll go on home and lay [C] my body down. _
[G] When the morning light comes [D] streaming in, I'll get up and do it again.
_ _ Amen, say it again, _ _ Amen. _ _
I wanna know what became of the changes we waited [C] for love [G] to bring. _
_ [G] Were they only the fitful dreams of some greater [D] _ awakening?
_ [C] _ _
_ [G] I've been aware of the time going [C] by.
They [G] say in the end, it's the wink of an [C] eye. _
When [G] the morning light comes [D] streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
_ _ [G] _
I'm _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
caught [D] between the longing for [Dm] love and the struggle for the legal [Em] tender.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] Well, the sirens sing and the church bells ring [Em] and the junk man pounds his fender. _
[B] _ [C] Well, the veterans dream [G] of the flight, fast [B] asleep at [Em] traffic light. _
_ [A] The children _ [G] solemnly wait for [Am] the ice [D] cream vendor. _ _ _ _
[C] Out into the cool of the evening [D] _ _
strolls the [Em] pretender. _ _ _ _ _
He [C] knows that all his hopes and [D] dreams _ [G] begin and end there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm a laugher at the lovers as they run through [G] the night. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Leaving nothing, living nothing but to choose [Em] off and fight.
_ _ [D#] _
And tear [D] up the world _ in their [C] minds, _ while [G] the ships, bearing their [Em] dreams, sail out of [D] sight. _ _ _ _ _
I'm [G] gonna find myself a girl who can show [C] me what laughter [G] means. _
_ And we'll fill in the missing colors _ in each [D] other's paint-by [C]-number dreams.
_ [G] And we'll put our dark [C] glasses on.
And [G] we'll make love until [C] our strength is gone.
[G] And when the morning light [D] comes streaming in, we'll get up and [C] do it again.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
Get it up [C] again.
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _
I'm gonna [D] be a happy idiot [Dm] and struggle for the legal [Bm] tender.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C] Well, the air is taking [G] and lay their claim [Em] to the heart and the soul of the spender. _
And [C] believe in whatever [G] may _ _ in those [B] things that money can [Em] buy. _
[A] Oh, true _ [Am] love could have [D] innocent tender. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Are you there?
[D] Say a prayer for [Em] the pretender. _ _ _ _ _
Who [C] started out so young and [F#m] strong [D] only to [G] surrender. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Say a prayer [C] for the pretender. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Are you _ there for [C] the pretender? _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Say a prayer for the [C] pretender. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Oh, _ _ _ for the [C] pretender. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Say _ a prayer for the pretender.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _