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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[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]
[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
Eb
F
Cm
Dm
Bb
Eb
F
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _