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The Pretender

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Aminor

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    Amx02210
  D/F#2x0230
     Fx33010
[Verse]
AmKeep you in the dark
You know they alD/F#l pretendF  
AmKeep you in the dark
And so it D/F#all begFan
AmSend in your skeletons
AmSing as their bones go marching iD/F#n... agaFin
AmThe need you buried deep
AmThe secrets that you keep are eveD/F#r ready
FAre you ready?
AmI'm finished making sense
AmD/F#one pleading ignorance
That whoD/F#le defeFnse
AmSpinning infinity, boy
AmThe wheel is spinning me
It's neD/F#ver-ending, never-ending
FSame old story
[Chorus]
AmWhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another onD/F#e of your plays?
YoD/F#u're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
AmWhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another onD/F#e of your plays?
YoD/F#u're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
[Verse]
AmIn time or so i'm told
AmI'm just another soul for salD/F#e... oh, wellF  
AmThe page is out of print
AmWe are not permanent
D/F#We're temporary, temporary
FSame old story
[Chorus]
AmWhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another one D/F#of your plays?
YD/F#ou're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
AmWhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another one D/F#of your plays?
YD/F#ou're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
AmI'm the voice inside your head
CYou refuse to hear
AmI'm the face that you have to face
CMirrored in your stare
AmI'm what's left, I'm what's right
CI'm the enemy
AmI'm the hand that will take you down
CBring you to your knees
D/F#So who are you?
FYeah, who are you?
D/F#Yeah, who are you?
FYeah, who are you?
AmKeep you in the dark
You know they aD/F#ll pretenFd
[Chorus]
WAmhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another onD/F#e of your plays?
YD/F#ou're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
AmWhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another onD/F#e of your plays?
YD/F#ou're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
AmWhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another onD/F#e of your plays?
YD/F#ou're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
AmWhat if I say I'm not like the others?
AmWhat if I say I'm not just another one D/F#of your plays?
YD/F#ou're the pretender
FWhat if I say that I'll never surrender?
D/F#So who are you?F  
D/F#Yeah, who are you?F  
D/F#Yeah, who are you?F  Am  

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The Pretender

by Dave Grohl

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

x02210

D/F#

2x0230

x33010

[Verse]

Keep you in the dark

D/F# F

You know they all pretend

Keep you in the dark

D/F# F

And so it all began

Send in your skeletons

Am D/F# F

Sing as their bones go marching in... again

The need you buried deep

Am D/F#

The secrets that you keep are ever ready

Are you ready?

I'm finished making sense

D/F#one pleading ignorance

D/F# F

That whole defense

Spinning infinity, boy

The wheel is spinning me

D/F#

It's never-ending, never-ending

Same old story

[Chorus]

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

[Verse]

In time or so i'm told

Am D/F# F

I'm just another soul for sale... oh, well

The page is out of print

We are not permanent

D/F#

We're temporary, temporary

Same old story

[Chorus]

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

I'm the voice inside your head

You refuse to hear

I'm the face that you have to face

Mirrored in your stare

I'm what's left, I'm what's right

I'm the enemy

I'm the hand that will take you down

Bring you to your knees

D/F#

So who are you?

Yeah, who are you?

D/F#

Yeah, who are you?

Keep you in the dark

D/F# F

You know they all pretend

[Chorus]

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

What if I say I'm not like the others?

Am D/F#

What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?

D/F#

You're the pretender

What if I say that I'll never surrender?

D/F# F

So who are you?

D/F# F

Yeah, who are you?

D/F# F Am

Yeah, who are you?

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