Chords for The Pretender
Tempo:
87.7 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
F#
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Am] [E] [Am] [F#]
[F]
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the dark, [Am] you know [F#]
they all [F] pretend.
[Am] Keep you in the [E] dark, [Am] and so [F#] it all [F] began.
[E] [A] Send in your skeletons, sing as their bones come marching [F#] in.
[F] Again.
deep, the secrets that you keep [F#m] forever.
[F]
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the dark, [Am] you know [F#]
they all [F] pretend.
[Am] Keep you in the [E] dark, [Am] and so [F#] it all [F] began.
[E] [A] Send in your skeletons, sing as their bones come marching [F#] in.
[F] Again.
deep, the secrets that you keep [F#m] forever.
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Am
F
F#
Em
A
Am
F
F#
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the dark, [Am] you know [F#]
they all _ [F] pretend. _ _ _
[Am] Keep you in the [E] dark, [Am] and so [F#] it all _ [F] began. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Send in your skeletons, sing as their bones come marching [F#] in. _
[F] Again.
_ [Am] _ They'll need you buried deep, the secrets that you keep [F#m] forever.
_ [C]
[F] Nettie, are you _ [Em] Nettie?
[A] I'm finished making stamps, I'm bleeding and [F#m] no rest at all. _
[F] _ The fears, _ _ [A] spinning and spinning, cheaper [Am] than the wheel it's spinning in.
[F#] Never [F] ending, never [G] ending, [D] same old story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if I [C] say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one in your place?
What if I [F] said no?
What if I say I will never surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one in your place?
Gonna pretend, girl.
[F] What if I say I will never surrender?
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] In time I'm so untold, I'm just another soul [F#m] to sell.
_ [Em] [F] Oh well.
_ [G] _ [A] The pages are oppressed, we are not permanent.
[F#m] _ _
We're temporary, [F] _ temporary, [Em] _ [D] same old story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [F#] another one in your place?
Gonna [F] pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one in your place?
Gonna [F] pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [D] surrender?
_ [E] _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm the voice inside your head, you refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face, mirror in your stare.
I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy. _
I'm the hand that'll take you down, when you choose your means.
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Who are you? _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] Don't [Am] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [F] pretend. _ _ _
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if [C] I say I'm not [F#] just another one in your place?
Gonna pretend, [F] girl.
What if I say I will never surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
What [C] if I say I'm not [Am] just another [F#] one in your place?
Gonna pretend, [F] girl.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[B] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [D] another one in your place?
[F] Gonna pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[B] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [F#] another one?
Gonna [F] pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [D] surrender?
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ [A] Who are you? YOU!
YOU! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the dark, [Am] you know [F#]
they all _ [F] pretend. _ _ _
[Am] Keep you in the [E] dark, [Am] and so [F#] it all _ [F] began. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Send in your skeletons, sing as their bones come marching [F#] in. _
[F] Again.
_ [Am] _ They'll need you buried deep, the secrets that you keep [F#m] forever.
_ [C]
[F] Nettie, are you _ [Em] Nettie?
[A] I'm finished making stamps, I'm bleeding and [F#m] no rest at all. _
[F] _ The fears, _ _ [A] spinning and spinning, cheaper [Am] than the wheel it's spinning in.
[F#] Never [F] ending, never [G] ending, [D] same old story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if I [C] say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one in your place?
What if I [F] said no?
What if I say I will never surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one in your place?
Gonna pretend, girl.
[F] What if I say I will never surrender?
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] In time I'm so untold, I'm just another soul [F#m] to sell.
_ [Em] [F] Oh well.
_ [G] _ [A] The pages are oppressed, we are not permanent.
[F#m] _ _
We're temporary, [F] _ temporary, [Em] _ [D] same old story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [F#] another one in your place?
Gonna [F] pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another one in your place?
Gonna [F] pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [D] surrender?
_ [E] _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm the voice inside your head, you refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face, mirror in your stare.
I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy. _
I'm the hand that'll take you down, when you choose your means.
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Who are you? _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] Don't [Am] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [F] pretend. _ _ _
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if [C] I say I'm not [F#] just another one in your place?
Gonna pretend, [F] girl.
What if I say I will never surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
What [C] if I say I'm not [Am] just another [F#] one in your place?
Gonna pretend, [F] girl.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[B] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [D] another one in your place?
[F] Gonna pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[B] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [F#] another one?
Gonna [F] pretend, girl.
What if I say I will never [D] surrender?
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ [A] Who are you? YOU!
YOU! _ _ _ _