The Pretender chords by Foo Fighters

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: B minorBm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
B minorBm       A augmentedA         B minorBm   A augmentedA
Keep you in the dark you know they all pretend
B minorBm       A augmentedA       B minorBm  A augmentedA
Keep you in the dark and so it all began


Verse 1:
B minorBm
Send in your skeletons
A augmentedA                B minorBm  A augmentedA
Sing as their bones go marching in, again
B minorBm
The needs you buried deep
A augmentedA               B minorBm
The secrets that you keep, are ever ready
A augmentedA
Are you ready
B minorBm
I'm finished making sense
A augmentedA               B minorBm    A augmentedA
Done pleading ignorance, that whole defense
B minorBm
Spinning infinity, Boy
A augmentedA
The wheel is spinning me
   B minorBm
It's never ending
A augmentedA
Never ending
E MajorE
Same old story


Chorus:
B minorBm
What if I say I'm not like the others
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
E MajorE
You're the pretender
B minorBm          A augmentedA       E MajorE
What if I say I will never surrender
B minorBm
What if I say I'm not like the others
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
E MajorE
You're the pretender
B minorBm          A augmentedA       E MajorE
What if I say I will never surrender

Verse 2:
B minorBm     A augmentedA
In time or so I'm told
B minorBm    A augmentedA        E minorEm    BB   A augmentedA
I'm just another sold for sale, oh well
BB
The page is out of print
A augmentedA              E MajorE     A augmentedA
We are not permanent, we're temporary, temporary
E MajorE
Same old story


Chorus:

B minorBm
What if I say I'm not like the others
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
E minorEm
You're the pretender
B minorBm          A augmentedA       E MajorE
What if I say I will never surrender
B minorBm
What if I say I'm not like the others
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
E minorEm
You're the pretender
B minorBm          A augmentedA       E MajorE
What if I say I will never surrender


Bridge:
D, E, D, E, E MajorE
D MajorD
I'm the voice inside your head
A augmentedA
You refuse to hear
D MajorD
I'm the face that you have to face
A augmentedA
Mirror in your stare
D MajorD
I'm what's left
D MajorD
I'm what's right
A augmentedA
I'm the enemy
D MajorD
I'm the hand that'll take you down
A augmentedA
Bring you to your knees
  D MajorD    A augmentedA
So who are you
    D MajorD    A augmentedA
Yeah, who are you
    D MajorD    A augmentedA
Yeah, who are you
    D MajorD    A augmentedA
Yeah, who are you


Break-Down:
B minorBm        A augmentedA
Keep you in the dark
       B minorBm   A augmentedA
You know they all pretend


Chorus:
B minorBm
What if I say I'm not like the others
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
E MajorE
You're the pretender
B minorBm          A augmentedA       E MajorE
What if I say I will never surrender
B minorBm
What if I say I'm not like the others
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
E MajorE
You're the pretender
B minorBm          A augmentedA       E MajorE
What if I say I will never surrender


Outro:
B minorBm        A augmentedA
What if I say I'm not like the others?
 B minorBm       A augmentedA
(Keep you in the dark)
B minorBm        A augmentedA        B minorBm
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
 A augmentedA       B minorBm
(You know they all)
B minorBm      A augmentedA
You're the pretender
 B minorBm A augmentedA
(Pretend)
B minorBm               A augmentedA
What if I say I will never surrender?
B minorBm        A augmentedA
What if I say I'm not like the others?
 B minorBm       A augmentedA
(Keep you in the dark)
B minorBm        A augmentedA        B minorBm
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
 A augmentedA       B minorBm
(You know they all)
B minorBm      A augmentedA
You're the pretender
 B minorBm A augmentedA
(Pretend)
B minorBm               A augmentedA
What if I say I will never surrender?

  E MajorE    B minorBm
So who are you?
   E MajorE    B minorBm
Yeah, who are you?
   E MajorE    B minorBm  A augmentedA E MajorE
Yeah, who are you?

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