Slash - The Great Pretender

[ 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