Lewis Capaldi - The Pretender: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Pretender" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A I will be your shoulder to cry on F#m I will make you laugh if you need E I will play the part if you say so D Yeah, I'll be anybody but me A E To tell you the truth, I'm a mess, I'm a fool D E You don't know that F#m And you never will E D In my mind, it's instilled not to show that Chorus: A I spend almost all of my time A/E Feeling like I'm falling even further behind F#m D And I know I'm so good at seeming A/E Like I'm not on the edge of a knife D F#m I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya? A/E Designed to deceive D A So tell me who you want me to be I can wear a million faces 'Cause I don't like the one underneath Always found it easy to fake it Yeah, I'll be anybody but me To tell you the truth, I'm the fraud in the room And I know that But you never will In my mind, it's instilled not to show that Chorus: I spend almost all of my time Feeling like I'm falling even further behind And I know I'm so good at seeming Like I'm not on the edge of a knife I feel like everything I do is a lie And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya? Designed to deceive So, tell me who you want me to be E And I'll be D F#m Be my best impression of what you expect from me E D But what you don't see is Chorus: I spend almost all of my time Feeling like I'm falling even further behind I know I'm so good at seeming Like I'm not on the edge of a knife I feel like everything I do is a lie And all the words just further pull the wool over eyes I know I'm no good at being who I am away from the light I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya? And I'm an imposter, but Hell is a mender I'm the pretender, what can I tell ya? Designed to deceive So, tell me who you want me to be You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  F#m  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 Lewis Capaldi.