[Verse 1] - - - - - O-h, [A] yes I'm the [D] great pre- [A] -tender, [A7] [ooh, ooh]. Pre- [D] -tending that I'm doing [A] well, [A7] [ooh, ooh]. My [D] need is [E] such I pre- [A] -tend too [D] much. I'm [A] lonely but [E7] no one can [A] tell. [E]
[Verse 2] - - - - - O-h, [A] yes I'm the [D] great pre- [A] -tender, [A7] [ooh, ooh]. A- [D] -drift in a world of my [A] own, [A7] [ooh, ooh]. I [D] play the [E] game but to [A] my real [D] shame. You've [A] left me to [E7] dream all a- [A] -lone, [A7] [ooh, ooh].
[CHORUS] - - - - - Too [D] real is this fee-ling of [A] make be- [A7] -lieve, [ooh, ooh]. Too [D] real when I feel what my [A] heart can't con- [E] -ceal.
[VERSE THREE] - - - - - [O-h, o-h, o-h], [A] yes I'm the [D] great pre- [A] -tender, [A7] [ooh, ooh]. Just [D] laugh-ing and gay like a [A] clown, [A7] [ooh, ooh]. I [D] seem to [E] be what I'm [A] not you [D] see. I'm [A] wearing my [E] heart like a [B7++] crown. Pre- [A] -tending that [E] you're still a- [A] -round, [A7] [ooh, ooh].
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[D] still a - [A] -round.