Pretender (Acoustic)

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 3 half steps down [ -3 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 3 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro: Gm  Eb Bb F D7
 

Verse 1: Jack Met:
Gm
   I'm a good pretender
Eb                            Bb  F D7
  Won't you come see my show?
Gm
  I've got lots of problems
Eb                              Bb  F D7
  Well, good thing nobody knows
 
Pre-Chorus: Jack Met:
  Gm
  Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
Eb                            Bb
  I think I like what I'm supposed to
                    F D7
  Like what I'm supposed to
Gm
  I don't even mess with drugs
Eb                               Bb
  I do that 'cause you say it's dope to
                F D7
  You say it's dope to
 

Chorus: AJR:
Gm
  I'm a good pretender
Eb
  I'm not really cool
Bb                    F
  I'm a good pretender
D7
  'Cause I'm just like you
Gm
  I do not belong here
Eb
  You all clearly do
Bb                        F
  But I'm a good pretender
  D7
  So I'm just like
 

Post-Chorus: AJR:
Gm  Eb Bb
 
               F D7  Gm  Eb Bb
I'm a good pretender
               F D7
I'm a good pretender
 
Verse 2: Jack Met:
Gm
  I'm a good pretender
Eb                    Bb F D7
  All emotions in sync
Gm
  Don't you think I'm clever
Eb                               Bb F D7
  We laugh at all the same things
 
Pre-Chorus: Jack Met:
  Gm
  Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
Eb                            Bb
  I think I like what I'm supposed to
                    F D7
  Like what I'm supposed to
Gm
  I don't even mess with drugs
Eb                               Bb
  I do that 'cause you say it's dope to
                 F D7
  You say it is dope to
 

Chorus: AJR:
Gm
  I'm a good pretender
Eb
  I'm not really cool
Bb                    F
  I'm a good pretender
D7
  'Cause I'm just like you
Gm
  I do not belong here
Eb
  You all clearly do
Bb                        F
  But I'm a good pretender
D7
  So I'm just like
 

Post-Chorus: AJR:
Gm  Eb Bb
 
                 F D7  Gm  Eb Bb
  I'm a good pretender
                 F D7
  I'm a good pretender
 

Outro:
Gm                 Eb                   Bb
  I'm just like you, do you like me too?
                       F
  Now I'm just like you
  D7
  I'm a good pretender
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~Wednesday 26th of March~

Biography

AJR is a New York City-based indie pop band composed of brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met (born Metzger). The band is a DIY pop group who write, produce, and mix their own material in the living room of their Chelsea apartment. Their music style has been described as “eclectic”, combining elements of pop, barbershop, electronic, and dubstep music. They have opened for Demi Lovato, Hoodie Allen and the Wanted. In Summer 2014 the band went on tour with Lindsey Stirling.

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