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VERSE 1:
A E A A7
O-h, yes I'm the great pre-tender, (ooh, ooh).
D A A7
Pre-tending that I'm doing well, (ooh, ooh).
D E A D
My need is such I pre-tend too much.
A E A E
I'm lonely but no one can tell.
VERSE 2:
A E A A7
O-h, yes I'm the great pre-tender, (ooh, ooh).
D A A7
A-drift in a world of my own, (ooh, ooh).
D E A D
I play the game but to my real shame.
A E A A7
You've left me to dream all a-lone.
CHORUS:
D A A7
Too real is this fee-ling of make be-lieve.
D A E
Too real when I feel what my heart can't con-ceal.
VERSE 3:
A E A A7
(O-h, o-h, o-h), yes I'm the great pre-tender, (ooh, ooh).
D A A7
Just laugh-ing and gay like a clown, (ooh, ooh).
D E A D
I seem to be what I'm not you see.
A E C#7
I'm wearing my heart like a crown.
A E A A7
Pre-tending that you're still a-round, (ooh, ooh).