Chords for ROD STEWART - The Great Pretender (ABSOLUTELY LIVE)
Tempo:
80.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
[D]
[Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb] doing well
[Eb] My need [F] is so [Bb] high, I pretend [Eb] too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell
Oh yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
Fool [Eb] me, laughing [Cm] out loud [Bb] like a clown
I'm [Eb] a [F] scapegoat,
[Bb] can't [Eb] you see
[Bb] I'm wearing [F] my heart [G] like a crown
[Bb] Pretending [F] that you're [Bb] still around
[Eb] Too real is this feeling [Bb] I'm making
[Eb] Too real when I feel [Bb] what my heart [F] can't conceal
[Bb] Oh yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
[Eb] A trip in the world [Bb] of my own
I'm [Eb] blind [F] [Bb] but to my [Eb] real shame
[Bb] You've left me [F] to dream [G] on my own
[Bb] Pretending [F] that I'm [Bb] not alone
In
[F] [Bb] the city, [Eb] I
[Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] can't believe what [Eb]
I feel
[Bb] [F] Can't you see
Oh [Ab] [Bb] yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
[Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb]
[Eb] doing well
My need [F] is so [Bb]
[Eb] high, I pretend too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Gm] can tell
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell
I'm a scapegoat, can't you see
[Bb] Oh [N] yes, I'm a great pretender
[Abm]
[D]
[Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb] doing well
[Eb] My need [F] is so [Bb] high, I pretend [Eb] too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell
Oh yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
Fool [Eb] me, laughing [Cm] out loud [Bb] like a clown
I'm [Eb] a [F] scapegoat,
[Bb] can't [Eb] you see
[Bb] I'm wearing [F] my heart [G] like a crown
[Bb] Pretending [F] that you're [Bb] still around
[Eb] Too real is this feeling [Bb] I'm making
[Eb] Too real when I feel [Bb] what my heart [F] can't conceal
[Bb] Oh yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
[Eb] A trip in the world [Bb] of my own
I'm [Eb] blind [F] [Bb] but to my [Eb] real shame
[Bb] You've left me [F] to dream [G] on my own
[Bb] Pretending [F] that I'm [Bb] not alone
In
[F] [Bb] the city, [Eb] I
[Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] can't believe what [Eb]
I feel
[Bb] [F] Can't you see
Oh [Ab] [Bb] yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
[Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb]
[Eb] doing well
My need [F] is so [Bb]
[Eb] high, I pretend too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Gm] can tell
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell
I'm a scapegoat, can't you see
[Bb] Oh [N] yes, I'm a great pretender
[Abm]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
G
Gm
Bb
F
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
_ [D] _ _
[Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb] doing well _
[Eb] My need [F] is so [Bb] high, I pretend [Eb] too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell
Oh _ _ _ _ _ yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
Fool [Eb] me, laughing [Cm] out loud [Bb] like a clown
I'm [Eb] a [F] scapegoat, _
[Bb] can't [Eb] you see
[Bb] I'm wearing [F] my heart [G] like a crown
_ _ [Bb] Pretending [F] that you're [Bb] still around
_ [Eb] Too real is this feeling [Bb] I'm making
_ [Eb] Too real when I feel [Bb] what my heart [F] can't conceal
[Bb] Oh yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
_ [Eb] A trip in the world [Bb] of my own
I'm _ [Eb] blind [F] _ [Bb] but to my [Eb] real shame
[Bb] You've left me [F] to dream [G] on my own
_ [Bb] Pretending [F] that I'm [Bb] not alone
In _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ the city, [Eb] I _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ can't believe what [Eb] _
I feel
[Bb] _ [F] Can't you see
Oh [Ab] _ _ [Bb] yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
_ _ [Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] doing well
My need [F] is so [Bb] _
[Eb] high, I pretend too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Gm] can tell
_ [Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a scapegoat, _ _ _ _ _ _ can't you see
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Oh [N] yes, _ _ I'm a great pretender
[Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
_ [D] _ _
[Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb] doing well _
[Eb] My need [F] is so [Bb] high, I pretend [Eb] too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell
Oh _ _ _ _ _ yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
Fool [Eb] me, laughing [Cm] out loud [Bb] like a clown
I'm [Eb] a [F] scapegoat, _
[Bb] can't [Eb] you see
[Bb] I'm wearing [F] my heart [G] like a crown
_ _ [Bb] Pretending [F] that you're [Bb] still around
_ [Eb] Too real is this feeling [Bb] I'm making
_ [Eb] Too real when I feel [Bb] what my heart [F] can't conceal
[Bb] Oh yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
_ [Eb] A trip in the world [Bb] of my own
I'm _ [Eb] blind [F] _ [Bb] but to my [Eb] real shame
[Bb] You've left me [F] to dream [G] on my own
_ [Bb] Pretending [F] that I'm [Bb] not alone
In _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ the city, [Eb] I _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ can't believe what [Eb] _
I feel
[Bb] _ [F] Can't you see
Oh [Ab] _ _ [Bb] yes, [F] I'm a great [Bb] pretender
_ _ [Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] doing well
My need [F] is so [Bb] _
[Eb] high, I pretend too much
[Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Gm] can tell
_ [Bb] I'm lonely [F] like no one [Bb] can tell _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a scapegoat, _ _ _ _ _ _ can't you see
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Oh [N] yes, _ _ I'm a great pretender
[Abm] _ _