Foo Fighters - The Pretender: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Pretender" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn The Pretender Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Foo Fighters
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Pretender" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am Keep you in the dark F#m7-5 Fmaj You know they all pretend Am Keep you in the dark F#m7-5 Fmaj And so it all began Am Send in your skeletons D/F# F Sing as their bones go marching in again Am The need you buried deep D/F# The secrets that you keep are ever ready F G Are you ready? Am I'm finished making sense Done pleading ignorance D/F# F G That whole, defense Am Spinning infinity, boy The wheel is spinning me D/F# 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/F# 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/F# 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? In time or so i'm told I'm just another soul for sale oh, well The page is out of print We are not permanent We're temporary, temporary Same old story Chorus - x2 Am I'm the voice inside your heat You refuse to hear I'm the face that you have to face Mirrored in your stare I'm what's left, I'm what's right I'm the enemy I'm the hand that will take you down Bring you to your knees So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Am Keep you in the dark F#m7-5 Fmaj You know they all pretend Chorus - x4 Am So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  D  F  Fm  F#  F#m  Fmaj  F#m7  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Pretender" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters.