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.
[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!
Key:
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! _ _ _ _