Intro:		G  C  G  C



     G			C  D	    G		G7



Oh yes, I'm the Great   	Pretender,



C			  G	  G7



Pretending I'm doing well.



     C		D	G		C   C #



My need is such, I pretend too much,



	G	 C  D		G



I'm lonely but no one can tell



	G	    C   D   G	G7



Oh yes, I'm the great pretender,



  C				G	G7



Adrift in a world  of my own



C		D    G		  C   C #



I play the game, but to my real shame



	G		C	D    G



You've left me to dream all alone.



	C				G



Too real is this feeling of make believe,



	C				G		D



Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal





    G		      C  C  G	G7



Oh yes, I'm the great pretender



    C				    G	 G7



Just lauging and gay like a clown



    C	   D		G	     C      C #



I seem to be, what I'm not, you see,



	G	     D		   Bmin   C   C #



I'm wearing my heart like a crown,



	G		C  D      G



Pretending that you're still around



	C				G		D    D #



Too real when I fell what my heart can't conceal









     G	#	      C # 	C # 	G #	G#7



Oh yes, I'm the great 	pretender



    C#				    G#	 G#7



Just lauging and gay like a clown



    C#   D#		G#	     C #     C #



I seem to be, what I'm not, you see,



	G#	     D	#	   B#min   C#   D



I'm wearing my heart like a crown,



	G#		C#



Pretending that you're...



	G#		C#		   G#



Pretending that your're....	    still around...



Outro: G# - C# - D#