The Pretender

"the pretender" - foo fighters ( * Am bass : A B C A * * Am bass : F# G F# ) Am Am9 * Am * * Am/F# Am/F Am Am9 * Am * * Am/F# Am/F keep you in the dark , you know they all , pretend . Am Am9 * Am * * Am/F# Am/F keep you in the dark , and so it all , began . . . A5 F#5 F5 send in your skeletons . . . sing as their bones go marchin’ in . . . A - gain . A5 F#5 the need you buried deep . . . the secrets that you keep are at the rea - dy . . . A5 are you ready? A5 F#5 F5 i’m finished makin’ sense . . . done pleading ig - nor - ance . that whole . . . . . . . . . . . . defense . A5 spinning infinity , boy . F#5 F5 D5 E5 F#5 G5 the wheel is spinnin’ me . . . it’s never - ending , never - endin’ . . . same old story . x2 A5 what if i say i’m not like the others? F#5 what if i say i’m not just another , one of your plays? you’re the pretender . . . F5 what if i say i will never surrender? Am Am6 Am7 Am6 ( x2 ) Am A5 F#5 F5 in time or so i’m told . . . i’m just another soul for sale . . . oh , well A5 F#5 F5 the page is out of print . . we are not permanent . . . we’re temporary , temporary D5 E5 F#5 G5 same old story . D5 E5 F#5 G5 ooooohhhhh Am - Am6 - Am7 - Am6 - Am - Am6 - Am7 - Am ( x2 ) Am Am6 Am7 Am6 Am Am Am6 Am7 Am6 Am i’m the voice inside your head . . . you refuse to hear . Am Am6 Am7 Am6 Am Am Am6 Am7 Am6 Am i’m the face that you have to face , mirrored in your stare . Am Am6 Am7 Am6 Am Am Am - Aadd9 - A5 i’m what’s left , i’m what’s right , i’m the enemy . Asus Am Aadd9 Asus Am Aadd9 i’m the hand that will take you down . . . bring you to your knees A5 Am7 A5 Am7 so who . . . are you? A5 Am7 A5 Am7 yeah who . . . are you? A5 Am7 A5 Am7 yeah who . . . are you? A5 Am7 A5 Am7 yeah who . . . are you? Am Am9 * Am * * Am/F# Am/F keep you in the dark , you know they all . . . pretend . [ Chorus x2 ] [ x2 ] what if i say i’m not like the others? ( keep you in the dark ) what if i say i’m not just another one of your plays? ( you know they all . . . pretend ) you’re the pretender what if i say i will never surrender? so who are you? yeah , who are you? yeah , who are you?