THE GREAT PRETENDER
TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN
Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.
HOW TO PLAY
- 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
- 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
- 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.
LYRICS
Oh, (Eb)yes, I’m the (Fm)great
(Bb7)pre (Eb)tend er,
(Eb7)pre (Ab)tend in’
I’m do in’ (Eb)well.
(Eb7)My (Ab)need
is (Bb7)such, I pre (Eb)tend too (Ab)much; (Fm7)I’m (Eb)lone ly, but (Fm)no one can (Eb)tell.
(Bb7)Oh, (Eb)yes, I’m the (Fm)great
(Bb7)pre (Eb)tend er,
(Eb7)a (Ab)drift in a world of my (Eb)own.
(Eb7)I (Ab)play
the (Bb7)game, but to (Eb)my real (Ab)shame, (Fm7)you’ve (Eb)left me to (Fm)dream all a (Eb)lone.
(Eb7)Too (Ab)real is this feel ing of (Eb)make
be lieve, (Eb7)too (Ab)real when I feel what my (Eb)heart can’t con (Bb7)ceal.
Oh, (Eb)yes, I’m the (Fm)great
(Bb7)pre (Eb)tend er,
(Eb7)just (Ab)laugh in’ and gay like a (Eb)clown.
(Eb7)I (Ab)seem
to (Bb7)be what I’m (Eb)not,
(Eb)you (Ab)see;
(Fm7)I’m (Eb)wear in’ my (Fm)heart like a (G)crown,
(Bb7)pre (Eb)tend in’ (Eb)that (Fm)you’re still a (Eb)roun’.
(Bb7)Oh, (Eb)yes, I’m the (Fm)great
(Bb7)pre (Eb)tend er,
(Eb7)pre (Ab)tend in’
I’m do in’ (Eb)well.
(Eb7)My (Ab)need
is (Bb7)such, I pre (Eb)tend too (Ab)much; (Fm7)I’m (Eb)lone ly, but (Fm)no one can (Eb)tell.
(Bb7)Oh, (Eb)yes, I’m the (Fm)great
(Bb7)pre (Eb)tend er,
(Eb7)a (Ab)drift in a world of my (Eb)own.
(Eb7)I (Ab)play
the (Bb7)game, but to (Eb)my real (Ab)shame, (Fm7)you’ve (Eb)left me to (Fm)dream all a (Eb)lone.
(Eb7)Too (Ab)real is this feel ing of (Eb)make
be lieve, (Eb7)too (Ab)real when I feel what my (Eb)heart can’t con (Bb7)ceal.
Oh, (Eb)yes, I’m the (Fm)great
(Bb7)pre (Eb)tend er,
(Eb7)just (Ab)laugh in’ and gay like a (Eb)clown.
(Eb7)I (Ab)seem
to (Bb7)be what I’m (Eb)not,
(Eb)you (Ab)see;
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Ab
- Tempo
- 72 BPM
- Plays
- 66
- Chords
- Ab Bb7 C7 Cm7 Eb Eb7 F7 F9
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- The Platters