Intro: A|--0---------------------------|--0-----5------5---0--5-----| E|------------5------5----------|--------0------0------0-----| C|---------4-------------4------|--------4------4------4--6--| g|-----5----------4---------5---|-----4--5---5--5------5-----| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------| E|---------------5---------------|------------5---0--5----------| C|------------4--------6---6--5--|---------4-------------4------| g|---5----5----------------------|-----5--------------------5---| Riff (x27): A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-| C|----------------------------------| g|----------------------------------| Verse 1: Am Keep you in the dark Gbm7 F You know they all pretend Am Keep you in the dark Gbm7 F And so it all began Am Send in your skeletons D F Sing as their bones go marching in... again Am The need you buried deep D The secrets that you keep are ever ready F G Are you ready? Am I'm finished making sense Done pleading ignorance D F G That whole , defense Am Spinning infinity, boy The wheel is spinning me D F G It's never-ending, never-ending D Same old story Chorus: Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F What if I say that I'll never surrender? Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F What if I say that I'll never surrender? Verse 2: Am In time or so i'm told D F G I'm just another soul for sale... oh, well Am The page is out of print We are not permanent D F G We're tem-po-rary, tem-po-rary D Same old story Chorus: Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F What if I say that I'll never surrender? Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F D What if I say that I'll never surrender? A5 I'm the voice inside your head A5 You refuse to hear A5 I'm the face that you have to face A5 Mirrored in your stare A5 I'm what's left, I'm what's right A5 I'm the enemy A5 I'm the hand that will take you down A5 Bring you to your knees A5 So who are you? A5 Yeah, who are you? A5 Yeah, who are you? A5 Yeah, who are you? Interlude: Am Keep you in the dark Gbm7 F You know they all pretend Chorus: Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F What if I say that I'll never surrender? Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F What if I say that I'll never surrender? Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F What if I say that I'll never surrender? Am What if I say I'm not like the others? D What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender F D What if I say that I'll never surrender? A5 So who are you? A5 Yeah, who are you? A5 Yeah, who are you? This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Pretender chords by Foo Fighters
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
2
u
3
d
4
u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
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How to play The Pretender on ukulele
It runs d u d u. Expect a brisk pace, around 172 bpm. On this page the song is in D major, while the recording itself is in A minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Drive fast down-up eighths in the verse then hit the chorus hard.
6 ukulele chords used in "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters: Am, A5, D, F, Gbm7 and G
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instead of gbm7 use d it sounds fine