F   C7  F   Bbm   F   C   C


[Verse]
       F           Bb       F
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
   Bb                     F
Pretending that I'm doing well
   Bb      C         F          Bb
My need is such I pretend too much
    F          C          F    C
I'm lonely but no one can tell


[Verse]
       F           Bb       F
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
  Bb                    F   F7
Adrift in a world of my own
     Bb         C           F       Bb
I've played the game but to my real shame
    F               C        F     F7
You've left me to grieve all alone


[Bridge]
    Bb                      F       F7
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
    Bb                       F              C
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal, oh-oh


[Verse]
F           Bb       F
Yes I'm the great pretender
     Bb                       F   F7
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
  Bb      C           F        Bb
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
    F          C            A
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
   F            C             F
Pretending that you're still around


[Bridge]
    Bb                      F       F7
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
    Bb                       F              C
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal


[Verse]
F           Bb       F
Yes I'm the great pretender
     Bb                       F
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
  Bb      C           F        Bb
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
    F          C            A
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
   F            C             F     Bb   F
Pretending that you're still around