The Great Pretender
Bobby Vinton
RockMedium for beginners9 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
DdimDiagram coming soon
D7
G
G7
C
Am
C#dimDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: D Ddim D7 G D7 G Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender G7 C G Pretending that I'm doing well G7 C D7 G C My need is such, I pretender too much G D7 G D7 I'm lonely, but no one can tell G Am G Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender G7 C G A drift in a world of my own G7 C D7 G C I play the game, but to my real shame C#dim G D7 G You've left me to dream all alone G7 C D7 G C I play the game, but to my real shame C#dim G D7 G You've left me to dream all alone G7 C G Too real is the feeling of make believe C Am G D7 Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal G Am G Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender G7 C G Just laughing and gay like a clown G7 C D7 G G7 I seem to be what I'm not, you see C C#dim G D7 B7 I'm wearing my heart like a crown C D7 G Pretending that you're still around G7 C G Too real is the feeling of make me believe C Am G D7 Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal G Am G Oh! Yes, I'm the great pretender G7 C G Just laughing and gay like a clown G7 C D7 G G7 I seem to be what I'm not, you see, C C#dim G D7 B7 I'm wearing my heart like a crown C D7 G Pretending that you're still around
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Chord set
D · Ddim · D7 · G · G7 · C · Am · C#dim · B7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.