Intro
[G][C][D][C][D7]
Verse 1
O-h, [G]yes I'm the [C]great pre-[G]tender, [G7](ooh, ooh).
Pre-[C]tending that I'm doing [G]well, [G7](ooh, ooh).
My [C]need is [D]such I pre-[G]tend too [C]much.
I'm [G]lonely but [D7]no one can [G]tell.[D]

Verse 2
O-h, [G]yes I'm the [C]great pre-[G]tender, [G7](ooh, ooh).
A-[C]drift in a [D]world of my [G]own, [G7](ooh, ooh).
I [C]play the [D]game but to [G]my real [C]shame.
You've [G]left me to [D7]dream all a-[G]lone, [G7](ooh, ooh).

Chorus
Too [C]real is this fee-ling of [G]make be-lieve,
Too [C]real when I feel what my [G]heart can't con-[D]ceal.[D7]

Verse 3
(O-h, o-h, o-h), [G]yes I'm the [C]great pre-[G]tender, [G7](ooh, ooh).
Just [C]laugh-ing and [D]gay like a [G]clown, [G7](ooh, ooh).
I [C]seem to [D]be what I'm [G]not you [C]see.
I'm [G]wearing my [D]heart like a [B]crown.
Pre-[G]tending that [D]you're still a-[G]round, [G7](ooh, ooh).

Chorus
Too [C]real is this fee-ling of [G]make be-lieve,
Too [C]real when I feel what my [G]heart can't con-[D]cea - l.[D7]

Verse/Outro
(O-h, o-h, o-h), [G]yes I'm the [C]great pre-[G]tender, [G7](ooh, ooh).
Just [C]laugh-ing and gay like a [G]clown, [G7](ooh, ooh).
I [C]seem to [D]be what I'm [G]not you [C]see.
I'm [G]wearing my [D]heart like a [B]crown.
Pre-[G]tending that [D]you're still [G]a-rou-nd,