The Platters – The Great Pretender
Guitar chords and lyrics of The Great Pretender by The Platters
Published 1955
Original key F
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Capo fifth fret
. C Dm C C7
Oh, yes I’m the great pretender, (ooh, ooh).
. F C C7
Pretending that I’m doing well, (ooh, ooh).
. F G C F
My need is such I pretend too much.
. C G7 C G
I’m lonely but no one can tell.
. C Dm C C7
Oh, yes I’m the great pretender, (ooh, ooh).
. F C C7
A drift in a world of my own, (ooh, ooh).
. F G C F
I play the game but to my real shame.
. C G7 C C7
You’ve left me to dream all alone, (ooh, ooh).
. F C
Too real is this fee-ling of make believe, (ooh, ooh).
. F C G
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal.
. C Dm C C7
(O-h, o-h, o-h), yes I’m the great pretender, (ooh, ooh).
. F C C7
Just laugh-ing and gay like a clown, (ooh, ooh).
. F G C F
I seem to be what I’m not you see.
. C G E
I’m wearing my heart like a crown.
. C G C C7
Pretending that you’re still around, (ooh, ooh).
. F C
Too real is this fee-ling of make believe, (ooh, ooh).
. F C G
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal
. C F C C7
(O-h, o-h, o-h), yes I’m the great pretender, (ooh, ooh).
. F C C7
Just laugh-ing and gay like a clown, (ooh, ooh).
. F G C F
I seem to be what I’m not you see.
. C G E
I’m wearing my heart like a crown.
/ (break)
n.c. G n.c. (slow )
Pretending that you’re still a-rou-nd,
/ / / (breaks)
F C C
(still around).