Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chords:
A minorAm x02210
F#m7b5F#m7b5 xx4555
Fmaj7Fmaj7 xx3210
Intro:
A minorAm F#m7b5F#m7b5
e|-------5-7-5----------------------------5-|
BB|-----5-------5------------------------5---|
G+G|---5-----------5------9---9---9-----5-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------4--------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------0----------0-------------|
E MajorE|-------------------7----8-----------------|
Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|--------------5---5-----|
BB|------------5---5---5---|
G+G|----------5-----------5-|
D MajorD|-4b5-4-3----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
Intro:
A minorAm
Keep you in the dark
F#m7b5F#m7b5 Fmaj7Fmaj7
You know they all pretend
A minorAm
Keep you in the dark
F#m7b5F#m7b5 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And so it all began
Verse:
A minorAm
Send in your skeletons
A minorAm
Sing as their bones
F#m7b5F#m7b5 
FF A minorAm
Go marching in again
A minorAm
The need you buried deep
F#m7b5F#m7b5
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
FF A minorAm
Are you ready?
A minorAm
I’m finished making sense
A minorAm
Done pleading ignorance
F#m7b5F#m7b5 FF A minorAm
That whole defense
A minorAm
Spinning infinity, boy
A minorAm
The wheel is spinning me
F#m7b5F#m7b5 FF 
E minorEm
It’s never-ending, never-ending
DmDm E minorEm F#m7b5F#m7b5 G+G
Same old story
Chorus:
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not like the others?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not just another
F#m7b5F#m7b5
One of your plays?
F#m7b5F#m7b5
You’re the pretender
Fmaj7Fmaj7
What if I say I will never surrender?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not like the others?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not just another
F#m7b5F#m7b5
One of your plays?
F#m7b5F#m7b5
You’re the pretender
Fmaj7Fmaj7
What if I say I will never surrender?
Bridge:
A minorAm Am
Verse:
A minorAm
In time or so I’m told
A minorAm F#m7b5F#m7b5 FF A minorAm
I’m just another soul for sale oh, well
A minorAm
The page is out of print
A minorAm
We are not permanent
F#m7b5F#m7b5 FF
We’re temporary, temporary
DmDm E minorEm F#m7b5F#m7b5 G+G
Same old story
Chorus:
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not like the others?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not just another
F#m7b5F#m7b5
One of your plays?
F#m7b5F#m7b5
You’re the pretender
Fmaj7Fmaj7
What if I say I will never surrender?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not like the others?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not just another
F#m7b5F#m7b5
One of your plays?
F#m7b5F#m7b5
You’re the pretender
Fmaj7Fmaj7
What if I say I will never surrender?
Instrumental:
D MajorD E minorEm F#m7b5F#m7b5 G+G A minorAm Am
Bridge:
A minorAm
I’m the voice inside your head
A minorAm
You refuse to hear
A minorAm
I’m the face that you have to face
A minorAm
Mirrored in your stare
A minorAm
I’m what’s left, I’m what’s right
A minorAm
I’m the enemy
A minorAm
I’m the hand that will take you down
A minorAm
Bring you to your knees
A minorAm
So who are you? yeah, who are you?
A minorAm
Yeah, who are you? yeah, who are you?
Breakdown:
A minorAm
Keep you in the dark
F#m7b5F#m7b5 Fmaj7Fmaj7
You know they all pretend
Chorus:
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not like the others?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not just another
F#m7b5F#m7b5
One of your plays?
F#m7b5F#m7b5
You’re the pretender
Fmaj7Fmaj7
What if I say I will never surrender?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not like the others?
A minorAm
What if I say I’m not just another
F#m7b5F#m7b5
One of your plays?
F#m7b5F#m7b5
You’re the pretender
Fmaj7Fmaj7
What if I say I will never surrender?
Verse:
A minorAm
(Keep you in the dark)
F#m7b5F#m7b5 Fmaj7Fmaj7
(You know they all pretend)
A minorAm
(Keep you in the dark)
F#m7b5F#m7b5 Fmaj7Fmaj7
(You know they all pretend)
Bridge:
D MajorD E minorEm F#m7b5F#m7b5 G+G
Outro:
A minorAm
So who are you? yeah, who are you?
A minorAm
Yeah, who are youuuuu?
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