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[Intro]
Em  C  G  D B7
[Verse 1: Jack Met]
   EmI'm a good pretender
  CWon't you come see my show?G  D  B7  
  EmI've got lots of problems
  CWell, good thing nobody knowsG  D  B7  
[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]
  EmOh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
  CI think I like what I'm suppGosed to
  Like what I'm suppDosB7ed to
  EmI don't even mess with drugs
  CI do that 'cause you say it's dGope to
  You say it's dDopB7e to
[Chorus: AJR]
  EmI'm a good pretender
  CI'm not really cool
  GI'm a good pretenderD  
  B7'Cause I'm just like you
  EmI do not belong here
  CYou all clearly do
  GBut I'm a good pretenderD  
  B7So I'm just like
[Post-Chorus: AJR]
Em  C  G
I'm a good pretDenB7derEm  C  G  
I'm a good pretDenB7der
[Verse 2: Jack Met]
  EmI'm a good pretender
  CAll emotions in syncG  D  B7  
  EmDon't you think I'm clever
  CWe laugh at all the same thingsG  D  B7  
[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]
  EmOh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
  CI think I like what I'm suppGosed to
  Like what I'm suppDosB7ed to
  EmI don't even mess with drugs
  CI do that 'cause you say it's dGope to
  You say it is dDopB7e to
[Chorus: AJR]
  EmI'm a good pretender
  CI'm not really cool
  GI'm a good pretenderD  
  B7'Cause I'm just like you
  EmI do not belong here
  CYou all clearly do
  GBut I'm a good pretenderD  
  B7So I'm just like
[Post-Chorus: AJR]
Em  C  G
  I'm a good pretDenB7derEm  C  G  
  I'm a good pretDenB7der
[Outro: ]
  EmI'm just like youC, do you like me too?G  
  Now I'm just like youD  
  B7I'm a good pretender

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Pretender

by AJR

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C G D B7

[Verse 1: Jack Met]

I'm a good pretender

C G D B7

Won't you come see my show?

I've got lots of problems

C G D B7

Well, good thing nobody knows

[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]

Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure

C G

I think I like what I'm supposed to

D B7

Like what I'm supposed to

I don't even mess with drugs

C G

I do that 'cause you say it's dope to

D B7

You say it's dope to

[Chorus: AJR]

I'm a good pretender

I'm not really cool

G D

I'm a good pretender

'Cause I'm just like you

I do not belong here

You all clearly do

G D

But I'm a good pretender

So I'm just like

[Post-Chorus: AJR]

Em C G

D B7 Em C G

I'm a good pretender

D B7

I'm a good pretender

[Verse 2: Jack Met]

I'm a good pretender

C G D B7

All emotions in sync

Don't you think I'm clever

C G D B7

We laugh at all the same things

[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]

Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure

C G

I think I like what I'm supposed to

D B7

Like what I'm supposed to

I don't even mess with drugs

C G

I do that 'cause you say it's dope to

D B7

You say it is dope to

[Chorus: AJR]

I'm a good pretender

I'm not really cool

G D

I'm a good pretender

'Cause I'm just like you

I do not belong here

You all clearly do

G D

But I'm a good pretender

So I'm just like

[Post-Chorus: AJR]

Em C G

D B7 Em C G

I'm a good pretender

D B7

I'm a good pretender

[Outro: ]

Em C G

I'm just like you, do you like me too?

Now I'm just like you

I'm a good pretender

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