Key: G
Introduction:
G C Dm7 C C7
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender,
F Fm C C7
Pretending that I'm doing well
F G7 C Am F
My need is such, I pretend too much --
Dm7 C Dm7 G7 C
I'm lonely, but no one can tell.
G C Dm7 C C7
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender,
F Fm C C7
Adrift in a world of my own
F G7 C Am F
I play the game, but to my real shame,
Fm C G C C7
You've left me to dream all alone.
F Dm7 C C7
Too real is this feeling of make believe,
F Dm7 C G7
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal.
G C Dm7 C C7
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender,
F Fm C C7
Just laughing and gay, like a clown.
F G7 C Am F
I seem to be what I'm not, you see,
C Dm7 E
I'm wearing my heart like a crown,
Dm7 C F Dm7 C
Pretending that you're still around,
Dm7 Fº C
Still a - round.