The Great Pretender (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) Chords

Tempo:
82.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Cm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Great Pretender (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) chords
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[F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [Bbm] [F]
[Am] [C]
Oh [B] [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender,
[Bb] pretending that I'm [F] doing well.
[Dm] [Bb] I eat [C] and slap, I [F] pretend I'm [Bb]
[F] lonely, [C] but no [F] one can [Bb] tell.
[C] [F] Oh yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender, [Cm] [Bb] [Gm] adrift in a world of [F] my own.
[Bb] [C] It's a shame [F]
[Bb] [F] you left me to [C] be [F] all alone.
[Gm] [F] [Bb] [E] Real [Bb] is this feeling [Dm] of me, [F] really [Bb]
[C] real when [Bb] I feel [F] what my heart can't [C] see.
I know, [F]
[Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender, [Cm] [F] [Bb] just laughing and gay [F] like a clown.
[Bb] I seem [C] to be, [F]
[Bb] [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart [A] like,
[F] pretending [C] that you're still [F] around.
[Bb]
Real is this [Gm] [F] feeling of me, really [Bb] real when I feel [F] what my heart [C] can't see.
[F]
[Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender, [Cm] [Bb] just laughing and gay [F] like a clown.
I [Bb] [C] seem to be, [F] [Bb] I'm [F]
wearing my [C] heart [A] like a crown, [F] pretending [C] that you're still [F] around.
[Bb] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Roy Orbison, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) The Great Pretender chords, practice playing Bb, C, F, C, F, Bb and F in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 41 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 83. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
Oh _ [B] _ [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F] pretender, _ _
[Bb] pretending that I'm [F] doing well.
_ [Dm] [Bb] I eat [C] and slap, I [F] pretend I'm [Bb] _
_ _ [F] lonely, [C] but no [F] one can [Bb] tell.
[C] _ [F] Oh yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender, _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] adrift in a world of [F] my own. _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] It's a shame [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] you left me to [C] be [F] all alone.
[Gm] _ [F] _ [Bb] [E] Real [Bb] is this feeling [Dm] of me, [F] really _ [Bb] _
[C] real when [Bb] I feel [F] what my heart can't [C] see.
I know, _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender, _ [Cm] _ [F] [Bb] just laughing and gay [F] like a clown. _ _
[Bb] I seem [C] to be, [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart [A] like, _ _
_ _ [F] pretending [C] that you're still [F] around.
_ _ [Bb]
Real is this [Gm] [F] feeling of me, really [Bb] real when I feel [F] what my heart [C] can't see.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender, _ [Cm] _ [Bb] just laughing and gay [F] like a clown. _
I [Bb] _ [C] seem to be, [F] _ _ [Bb] _ I'm [F] _
wearing my [C] heart [A] like a crown, _ [F] pretending _ [C] that you're still [F] around.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra album.

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