#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# The Great Pretender chords The Platters 1956 (Buck Ram) * Capo I E A B7 E A E E7 Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender A B7 E E7 Pretending that I'm doing well A B7 E A My need is such I pretend too much E B7 E I'm lonely but no one can tell E A E E7 Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender A B7 E E7 Adrift in a world of my own A B7 E A I've played the game but to my real shame E B7 E E7 You've left me to grieve all alone A B7 E E7 Too real is this feeling of make-believe A B7 E B7 Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal E A E E7 Yes, I'm the great pretender A B7 E E7 Just laughin' and gay like a clown A B7 E A I seem to be what I'm not, you see E B7 E7 I'm wearing my heart like a crown E B7 E E7 Pretending that you're still around A B7 E E7 Too real is this feeling of make-believe A B7 E B7 Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal E A E E7 Yes, I'm the great pretender A B7 E E7 Just laughin' and gay like a clown A B7 E A I seem to be what I'm not, you see E B7 E7 I'm wearing my heart like a crown E B7 E A E Pretending that you're still around, still around * Alternate: Capo III E = D A = G E7 = D7 B7 = A7 Set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/