The Great Pretender Chords
by Bobby Rydell
The Great Pretender by Bobby Rydell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords D, Ddim, D7, G, G7, C, Am, C#dim and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D Ddim D7
G D7 G
Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender
G7 C G
Pretending that I'm doing well
G7 C D7 G C
My need is such, I pretender too much
G D7 G D7
I'm lonely, but no one can tell
G Am G
Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender
G7 C G
A drift in a world of my own
G7 C D7 G C
I play the game, but to my real shame
C#dim G D7 G
You've left me to dream all alone
G7 C D7 G C
I play the game, but to my real shame
C#dim G D7 G
You've left me to dream all alone
G7 C G
Too real is the feeling of make believe
C Am G D7
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
G Am G
Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender
G7 C G
Just laughing and gay like a clown
G7 C D7 G G7
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
C C#dim G D7 B7
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
C D7 G
Pretending that you're still around
G7 C G
Too real is the feeling of make me believe
C Am G D7
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
G Am G
Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender
G7 C G
Just laughing and gay like a clown
G7 C D7 G G7
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
C C#dim G D7 B7
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
C D7 G
Pretending that you're still around