Foo Fighters - Pretender

foo fighters – the pretender
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difficulty : intermediate
tuning : standard
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intro

ei – – – – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – – – i
bi – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – i
gi – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – i
di – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
ai – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
ei – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i play 4 times

ei – 0 – 0 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 3 – 4 – 4i
bi – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5i
gi – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
di – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
ai – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
ei – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i play twice or continue through verses

verse 1 ( play verses in power chords )

Am Am
send in your skeletons
Am Am D D
sing as their bones come marching in
C C
again
Am Am
the need you buried deep
Am Am D D
the secrets that you keep are at the ready
C C
are you ready
Am Am
i’m finished making sense
Am Am D D
done pleading ignorance that whole
C C
defence
Am Am
spinning infinity boy
Am Am
the wheel is spinning me
D D C C
it’s never ending , never ending

chorus

Am
what if i say i’m not like the others
Am D
what if i say i’m not just another one . . . of your plays
D
you’re the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender
Am
what if i say i’m not like the others
Am D
what if i say i’m not just another one . . . of your plays
D
your the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender

verse 2

Am Am
in time or so i’m told
Am Am D D
i’m just another soul for sale ,
C C
oh well
Am Am
the page is out of print
Am Am
we are not permanant
D D C C
we’re temporary , temporary
D
same old story

chorus

Am
what if i say i’m not like the others
Am D
what if i say i’m not just another one . . . of your plays
D
your the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender
Am
what if i say i’m not like the others
Am D
what if i say i’m not just another one . . . of your plays
D
your the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender

bridge

Am
i’m the voice inside your head
C
you refuse to hear
Am
i’m the face that you have to face
C
mirrored in your stare
Am
i’m what’s left , i’m what’s right
C
i’m the enemy
Am
i’m the hand that will take you down
C
bring you to your knees
D
so who are you?
C
yeah , who are you?
D
yeah , who are you?
C
yeah , who are you?

ei – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
ai – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
di – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – i
gi – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 5i
bi – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – i
ei – – – – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – – i
keep you in the dark you know they all . . . pretend

chorus

Am
what if i say i’m not like the others?
Am D
what if i say i’m not just another one of your plays?
D
you’re the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender?
Am
what if i say i’m not like the others?
Am D
what if i say i’m not just another one of your plays?
D
you’re the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender?
Am
what if i say i’m not like the others?
C D
what if i say i’m not just another one of your plays?
D
you’re the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender?
Am
what if i say i’m not like the others?
Am D
what if i say i’m not just another one of your plays?
D
you’re the pretender
C
what if i say that i’ll never surrender?
D C
so who are you?
D C
yeah , who are you?
D C
yeah , who are you?

outro
[ Am ]