Tone: [G]
Capo:
Fingerpicking/Strumming pattern: 4/4
O-h,[G] yes I'm the[D] great pr[G]e-tender,[G7] (ooh, ooh).
Pre-[C]Pre-tending that I'm doing [G]well, ([G7](ooh, ooh).
My [C]need is [D]such I pre-[G]pre-tend too [C]much.
I'm [G]lonely but [D7]no one can [G]tell.[D]tell.
Verse2
O-h, [G]yes I'm the [D]great pre[G]pre-tender, [G7](ooh, ooh).
A-[C]A-drift in a 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]a-lone, ([G7](ooh, ooh).
Chorus
Too [C]real is this fee-ling of [G]make be-lieve,
(ooh, ooh).
Too [C]real when I feel what my [G]heart can't con-[D]con-ceal.
Verse3
(O-h, o-h, o-h), [G]yes I'm the [C]great pre-[G]pre-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]Pre-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,
(ooh, ooh).
Too [C]real when I feel what my [G]heart can't con-[D]con-cea - l.
Verse/Outro
(O-h, o-h, o-h), [G]yes I'm the [C]great pre-[G]pre-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.
/ (break)
I'm [G]wearing my [D]heart like a [B]crown.
/ (break)
Pre-tending that [D]you're still a-rou-nd,
/ / / (breaks)
([C]sti-ll a - r[G]ou - nd)[G].