The Great Pretender

—Buck Ram (The Platters' manager) 1955

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such, I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell.

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game; but to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone.

Bridge:
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal.

Oh yes I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around.

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Verse:

I V I I7
IV IV I I
IV V I IV
I V I I

Bridge:

IV IV I I
IV IV I V