The Great Pretender chords by Slash

Intro:
Am  Dm  G   C
F   B  E   Am  Dm


Verse 1:

       G                  C      F   Bm
Easy come for some that's  easy go


               E            Am  G/B  C  F C/E  Dm
But it's never easy on your own


           G                    C             F     Bm
Times will change for those who,  who'd never know

              E                Am  G/B  C  F   G
Till it's too late to get back home



Chorus:

          F                 C           Csus4 C
Great pretender, there will come a day


         G         F                      Am  G/B  C  F   G
When the last song fades and you've grown old


         F                C         Csus4  C
Great pretender, you cannot replace


        G        F    G   F  E   F   E
All the love you lost long   ago


Dm        E         Dm    C           Bm
Won't you take your final bow, you're on your own



Interlude:
Am  Dm  G   C
F   B  E   Am  Dm


Verse 2:

           G                  C         F      Bm
Lights for now they are still   shining bright


              E                    Am  G/B  C  F C/E  Dm
But you can't escape this truth in time


         G            C         F     Bm
Mask you wear is only   your disguise


            E               Am  G/B  C  F   G
To hide the tears that fall inside



Chorus:

          F                 C           Csus4 C
Great pretender, there will come a day


         G         F                      Am  G/B  C  F   G
When the last song fades and you've grown old


         F                C         Csus4  C
Great pretender, you cannot replace


        G        F    G   F  E   F   E
All the love you lost long ago


Dm        E         Dm    C          G/B Am   F
Won't you take your final bow, you're on your own



Bridge:

         G               C          F     C/E Dm
Do you remember when you   promised her


               G                 C            F
That you would be there till the end


          G                 C                F     C/E Dm
A distant dream led to the,   to the deepest hurt


                  G                   A
And though you've tried, you can't forget



Guitar solo:
Dm  G   C  F
Bm  E  Am  G/B  C  F C/E
Dm F G G/B C E F Am Bm B/D# E
Am G/B C F   G


Chorus:

G        F                 C           Csus4 C
Great pretender, there will come a day


         G         F                      Am  G/B  C  F   G
When the last song fades and you've grown old


         F                C         Csus4  C
Great pretender, you cannot replace


        G        F    G   F  E   F   E
All the love you lost long ago


Dm        E         Dm    C           Bm
Won't you take your final bow, you're on your own



Outro:
Am  Dm  G   C
F   B   E  A