G/B : X-2-0-0-3-3
C/E : X-X-2-0-1-0
Csus4 : X-3-3-0-1-X
B/D# : X-6-4-4-4-X
[Intro]
Am Dm G C
F B E Am Dm
[Verse 1]
G C F Bm
Easy come for some that's easy go
E Am G/B C F C/E Dm
But it's never easy on your own
G C F Bm
Times will change for those who, who'd never know
E Am G/B C F G
Till it's too late to get back home
[Chorus]
F C Csus4 C
Great pretender, there will come a day
G F Am G/B C F G
When the last song fades and you've grown old
F C Csus4 C
Great pretender, you cannot replace
G F G F E F E
All the love you lost long ago
Dm E Dm C Bm
Won't you take your final bow, you're on your own
[Interlude]
Am Dm G C
F B E Am Dm
[Verse 2]
G C F Bm
Lights for now they are still shining bright
E Am G/B C F C/E Dm
But you can't escape this truth in time
G C F Bm
Mask you wear is only your disguise
E Am G/B C F G
To hide the tears that fall inside
[Chorus]
F C Csus4 C
Great pretender, there will come a day
G F Am G/B C F G
When the last song fades and you've grown old
F C Csus4 C
Great pretender, you cannot replace
G F G F E F E
All the love you lost long ago
Dm E Dm C G/B Am F
Won't you take your final bow, you're on your own
[Bridge]
G C F C/E Dm
Do you remember when you promised her
G C F
That you would be there till the end
G C F C/E Dm
A distant dream led to the, to the deepest hurt
G A
And though you've tried, you can't forget
[Guitar solo]
Dm G C F
Bm E Am G/B C F C/E
Dm F G G/B C E F Am Bm B/D# E
Am G/B C F G
[Chorus]
G F C Csus4 C
Great pretender, there will come a day
G F Am G/B C F G
When the last song fades and you've grown old
F C Csus4 C
Great pretender, you cannot replace
G F G F E F E
All the love you lost long ago
Dm E Dm C Bm
Won't you take your final bow, you're on your own
[Outro]
Am Dm G C
F B E A