G   C             Dm7       C     C7 
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender, 
 
F               Fm         C     C7 
Pretending that I'm doing well; 
 
     F      G7       C      Am   F 
My need is such, I pretend too much -- 
 
Dm7   C         Dm7  G7      C     
I'm lonely, but no one can tell. 
 
 
G   C            Dm7       C     C7    
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender, 
 
    F         Fm         C     C7 
Adrift in a world of my own; 
 
    F       G7          C   Am    F 
I play the game, but to my real shame, 
 
  Fm    C          G         C      C7 
You've left me to dream all alone. 
 
 
Bridge: 
 
      F           Dm7        C      C7 
Too real is this feeling of make believe, 
 
     F           Dm7          C            G7 
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal. 
 
 
G   C             Dm7      C     C7 
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender, 
 
       F           Fm           C    C7 
Just laughing and gay, like a clown. 
 
    F     G7          C    Am   F 
I seem to be what I'm not, you see, 
 
 
Coda: 
 
      C         Dm7           E 
I'm wearing my heart like a crown, 
 
Dm7  C            F     Dm7     C 
Pretending that you're still around, 
 
Dm7   Fdim   C 
Still  a - round.