Intro: F Bb C7
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Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
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Pretending that I'm doing well
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My need is such I pretend too much
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I'm lonely but no one can tell
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Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
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Adrift in a world of my own
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I've played the game but to my real shame
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You've left me to grieve all alone
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Too real is this feeling of make-believe
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Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
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Yes, I'm the great pretender
Bb C7 F F7
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
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I seem to be what I'm not, you see
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I'm wearing my heart like a crown
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Pretending that you're still around
Bb C7 F F7
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
Bb C7 F C7
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
F Bb F F7
Yes, I'm the great pretender
Bb C7 F F7
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
Bb C7 F Bb
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
F C7 F7
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
F C7 F Bb F
Pretending that you're still around, still around