The Pretender — Foo Fighters
Chords and lyrics for The Pretender by Foo Fighters (key of F).
Intro
[Am]Keep you in the dark
You know they [F#m7-5]all [Fmaj7]pretend
[Am]Keep you in the dark
And so it [F#m7-5]all [Fmaj7]began
Verse 1
[Am] Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones go marching [D/F#]in... [F]again
[Am] The need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are [D/F#]at the ready
[F]Are you ready?[G]
[Am] I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance
That [D/F#]old, [F]defense[G]
[Am] Spinning infinity, but
The wheel is spinning me
It's [D/F#]neverending, [F]neverending[G]
[D]Same old story
Chorus
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Verse 2
[Am] In time or so I'm told
I'm just another soul for [D/F#]sale... oh, [F]well[G]
[Am] The page is out of print
We are not permanent
We're [D/F#]temporary, [F]temporary[G]
[D]Same old story
Chorus
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?[D]
Bridge
[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
[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
[A5]So who are you?
[A5]Yeah, who are you?
[A5]Yeah, who are you?
[A5]Yeah, who are you?
Interlude
[Am]Keep you in the dark
You know they [F#m7-5]all [Fmaj7]pretend
Chorus
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?
[Am]What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another [D/F#]one of your plays?
You're the pretender
[F]What if I say that I'll never surrender?[D]
Outro
[A5]So who are you?
[A5]Yeah, who are you?
[A5]Yeah, who are you?
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