The Pretender

Intro: 0:00
Amadd9 | Amadd9 | Asus2/B Am/C | Am
F#m7/5- | F#m7/5- | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7

Verse 1: 0:11
 Amadd9
Keep you in the dark.
 Asus2/B Am/C Am F#m7/5-
You    know they all
    Fmaj7 | Fmaj7
Pretend.
0:22
 Amadd9
Keep you in the dark,
Asus2/B Am/C Am F#m7/5-
And    so    it all
   Fmaj7 | Fmaj7
Began.

Instrumental: 0:33
A5 | A5

Verse 2: 0:36
Am
  Send in your skeletons.
 Am
Sing as their bones come marching
D/F# | D/F# | F  | Fsus2
In          again.
0:47
Am
  The need you buried deep,
Am
  The secrets that you keep are
D/F#  | D/F# | F      | Fsus2 G5
At the ready.  Are you ready?
0:58
Am
  I'm finished making sense,
Am
  Done pleading ignorance,
     D/F# | D/F# | F   | Fsus2 G5
That old        defense.
1:09
Am
  Spinning infinity, but
Am
  The wheel is spinning me.
      D/F# D/F#  |  F  | Fsus2  G5
It's never-ending, never-ending.
 D5  Dsus2 D Dsus4
Same old story.

Chorus: 1:23
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
1:34
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?

Instrumental: 1:45
A5 | A5

Verse 3: 1:48
Am
  In time, or so i'm told,
Am
  I'm just another soul for
 D/F# | D/F#  |   F  | Fsus2 G5
Sale.        Oh, well.
1:59
Am
  The page is out of print
Am
  We are not permanent, we're
 D/F# D/F# | F  | Fsus2 G5
Temporary,  temporary.
 D5  Dsus2 D Dsus4
Same old story.

Chorus: 2:13
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
2:24
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
D5 Dsus2 | D Dsus4
Oo-ooooo - o-oooooh.

Instrumental: 2:38
A5 | A5 | A5 | A5

Bridge: 2:44
A5
I'm the voice inside your head
 A5
You refuse to hear.
A5
I'm the face that you have to face,
 A5
Mirrored in your stare.
2:55
A5
I'm what's left. I'm what's right.
A5
I'm the enemy.
A5
I'm the hand that will take you down,
  A5
Bring you to your knees.
3:05
     A5
So who are you?
        A5
Yeah, who are you?
        A5
Yeah, who are you?
        A5
Yeah, who are you?

Verse 4: 3:17
 Amadd9
Keep you in the dark.
 Asus2/B Am/C Am F#m7/5-
You    know they all
    Fmaj7 | Fmaj7
Pretend.

Chorus: 3:28
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
3:39
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?

Chorus: 3:50
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
4:01
  Am    Amadd9 Am
What if I     say I'm
 Amadd9      Am     Amadd9
Not like the others?
        Am/B  Am/C
What if I say I'm not just
Am        F#m7/5-
  Another one of your plays?

 F#m7/5-
You're the pretender.
  Fmaj7
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
D5 Dsus2 | D Dsus4
Oo-ooooo - o-oooooh.

Coda: 4:15
     A5
So who are you?
        A5
Yeah, who are you?
        A5
Yeah, who are who?
4:23
A5:A5! A5:A5:A5:A5!