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The Pretender

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[Verse 1]
DHe picked me from my parents home
He Gtook me to the lAatest showing of a EmovieBm  
I don't Dremember well
'Cause Gall I see is him
Rugged in the Awind
He Dlit me up
Rewrote my name
He Gsmoked his weed and I hAesitated
Oh BmHeavenly Father, if I Dsin
Will you Gever look at me the Asame again?
[Chorus]
He was Gchampagne, I was Aunderaged
DDrinking on a benderG  
GIt was better bAeing the pretenderD  
G    A
[Verse 2]
LDightning storm on my sweet sixteen
I Glocked my door, tAold him my teenage dreams
And Bmwe embraced like the sAand and the Dsea
I hGanded over contraband pAarts of me
BmAfter that, well I'm Dsure you know
He nGever called again
His hAeadlights never showed
The Bmrest, I guess is Dhistory
AGll I see is him
RAugged in the wind
[Chorus]
He was cGhampagne, I was Aunderaged
DDrinking on a AbenderG  
It was better than Abeing the pretenderD  G  
[Bridge]
AHallelGujah, he lAoves me
HallGelujah, he wAants me
He wants me Bmnot, nDot, ohG  A  
[Verse 3]
He was champagneD  
I was Aenraged
CDussing like a AsailorG  
So much harder fAeeling like a failBmureA  
I was fGoolish
But Ahe was the pretenderD  
G A D

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The Pretender

by Jake Wesley Rogers

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[Verse 1]

He picked me from my parents home

G A E Bm

He took me to the latest showing of a movie

I don't remember well

'Cause all I see is him

Rugged in the wind

He lit me up

Rewrote my name

G A

He smoked his weed and I hesitated

Bm D

Oh Heavenly Father, if I sin

G A

Will you ever look at me the same again?

[Chorus]

G A

He was champagne, I was underaged

D G

Drinking on a bender

G A D

It was better being the pretender

G A

[Verse 2]

Lightning storm on my sweet sixteen

G A

I locked my door, told him my teenage dreams

Bm A D

And we embraced like the sand and the sea

G A

I handed over contraband parts of me

Bm D

After that, well I'm sure you know

He never called again

His headlights never showed

Bm D

The rest, I guess is history

All I see is him

Rugged in the wind

[Chorus]

G A

He was champagne, I was underaged

D A G

Drinking on a bender

A D G

It was better than being the pretender

[Bridge]

A G A

Hallelujah, he loves me

G A

Hallelujah, he wants me

Bm D G A

He wants me not, not, oh

[Verse 3]

He was champagne

I was enraged

D A G

Cussing like a sailor

A Bm A

So much harder feeling like a failure

I was foolish

A D

But he was the pretender

G A D

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