The Great Pretender Chords by Dolly Parton

Tempo:
116.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Cm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Great Pretender chords
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[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] [G] [A]
[Bb] [F] [Dm] Oh [Bb] yes, [Eb] I'm the [F] great
[Bb] pretender
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] Pretending that I'm [Bb] doing well
[Cm] My [Bb]
[Eb] need is [F] such, I [Bb] pretend [D] too [Eb] much
[Bb] I'm lonely, but [F] no one [Bb] can tell
[F] [Dm] [Bb] Oh yes, [Eb] I'm the great
[Bb] pretender
[Cm] [Gm]
[Eb] Adrift in a [G] world of [Bb] my own
[Ab] [Eb]
But [F]
[Bb] to [D] my [Eb] shame, [E]
[Bb] you've left me [Dm] to dream [G]
[Bb] all [Cm] alone
[Bb]
[Eb] Too real is this [Cm] [Eb] feeling [Bb] of make-believe
[Eb] Too real when I feel what [Bb] my heart [F]
can't conceive
[Dm] [Bb]
[Eb] Pretender, [F] [Bb]
[Cm] [D] just [Eb] laughing and gay [Bb] like a clown
[D] [Eb] I seem to [F]
be what [Bb] I'm [D] not, [Eb] you see
[Bb] I'm wearing [F] my heart [C] like a [Gm] crown
[Bb] Pretending [F] that [Dm] you're [Bb] still around
[Cm]
[Bb] Too [Eb] real is this feeling of [Bb] make -believe
Too [Eb] real when I feel what my [Bb] heart can't
[F] conceive
[Dm] [Bb] Oh yes, [Eb] I'm the [Bb] great pretender
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] Just laughing and [Bb] gay like a clown
I [Eb] seem to [F] be [Bb] what I'm [D] not, [Cm] you [Eb] see
[Bb] I'm wearing this [F] old [C] heart like a [Gm] crown
[Eb] [E] [Bb] Pretending [F] that [C] you're still [Gm] around
But I'm not [C]
[Bb] the [F]
great [Bb] pretender
[Eb]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Dolly Parton - The Great Pretender chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Dm, Bb, Eb, Bb, Cm, Bb, Eb, F, Bb, F and Dm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 58 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 117 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] Oh [Bb] yes, _ [Eb] I'm the [F] great _
[Bb] _ _ pretender
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Pretending _ that I'm [Bb] doing well
_ [Cm] My [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ need is [F] such, I [Bb] pretend _ [D] too [Eb] much _
[Bb] I'm lonely, _ but [F] no one [Bb] can tell
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] [Bb] Oh yes, _ [Eb] I'm the great _ _
[Bb] _ pretender
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] Adrift _ in a [G] world of [Bb] my _ own
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb]
But _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] to [D] my _ [Eb] shame, _ [E]
[Bb] you've left me [Dm] to dream [G]
[Bb] all _ _ [Cm] alone
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] Too real is this [Cm] _ [Eb] feeling [Bb] of _ make-believe _
[Eb] Too real when I feel what [Bb] my heart _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
can't conceive
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Pretender, _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] just [Eb] laughing and gay [Bb] like a clown _ _
_ [D] [Eb] I seem to [F]
be what [Bb] I'm [D] not, [Eb] you see
_ [Bb] I'm wearing _ [F] my heart [C] like a [Gm] _ crown _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Pretending _ [F] that [Dm] you're [Bb] still around
_ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] Too [Eb] real is this feeling of [Bb] make _ -believe
_ Too [Eb] real _ when I feel what my [Bb] heart can't _
[F] _ conceive
_ [Dm] [Bb] Oh yes, _ [Eb] I'm the [Bb] great _ _ _ pretender
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Just laughing _ and [Bb] gay like a clown
_ _ _ _ I [Eb] seem _ to [F] be _ [Bb] what I'm [D] not, [Cm] you [Eb] see
_ [Bb] I'm wearing this [F] old [C] heart like a [Gm] crown
_ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ Pretending [F] that _ [C] you're still [Gm] around
But I'm not [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ the [F] _ _
great _ _ _ _ [Bb] pretender
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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