The Platters – The Great Pretender (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Title: The Great Pretender
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Tempo: 6/8 time, q=120, Capo 2nd fret, optionally. Bass notes are on beat 1 and 4. Eighths are marked "+".
The chord names indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting. Emphasize melody notes.
[Intro] G + + + + C + + + + D7 + A D + + + E|-------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2--------0--------|----------0--------| B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1--------1----3---|-------------------| G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------------------|------2--------2---|------2--------2---| D|-------------0-----------|-------------2-----------|----------0--------|----------0--------| A|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------| E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-2-----------------| Oh [Verse] (2x) G + + + D + G + + + C + + + Am + + + G + + E|----------------|-----------|-----------|-0------0------|-0--------0--0--|--------------0--|---------------| B|-3--------0-----|--------1--|-0---------|-----3------3--|----------------|-1---------3-----|-3-------------| G|----0--------0--|-2---------|-----2-p0--|---------------|----0-----------|-----2-----------|-----0------0--| D|-------0--------|-----0-----|--------0--|--------0------|-------2--------|--------2--------|--------0------| A|----------------|-0---------|-----------|-2-------------|-3--------------|-0---------------|---------------| E|-3--------------|-----------|-3---------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-3-------------| yes I'm the great pre- tender, (ooh, ooh). Pre- tending that I'm doing well, yes I'm the great pre- tender, (ooh, ooh). A- drift in a world of my own, + + C + + D + + + G + + C + + G + + E|-0------0------|-0----------0--|-2---------0-h2--|-3----------3--|p0----------0---|------------------| B|-----3------3--|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-3---p0-----------| G|---------------|-----0---------|-----2-----------|-----0---------|-----0----------|---------------0--| D|--------0------|--------2------|-----------------|--------0------|--------2-------|----------0-------| A|-2-------------|-3-------------|-0---------------|---------------|-3--------------|------------------| E|---------------|---------------|--------2--------|-3-------------|----------------|-3----------------| (ooh, ooh). My need is such, I pre- tend too much, I'm lonely but (ooh, ooh). I play the game but to my real shame. You've left me to /--------1st pass-------------\ /---------2nd pass---------------\ D + + G + + G + + + E|------------------|------------|----------0-------|---------------|-0--------0-------| B|------------------|------------|------------------|---------------|------3--------3--| G|-2---------0--h2--|-0----------|------0--------0--|-0----------0--|------------------| D|-------0----------|-------0----|----------0-------|-------0-------|----------0-------| A|------------------|------------|-2----------------|---------------|-2----------------| E|-2----------------|-3----------|------------------|-3-------------|------------------| no one can tell. Oh dream all a- lone, (ooh, ooh). Too [Chorus] C + + + Am + + + G + + + + C + + + E|-0------------0---0--|------------------0--|------------------|----------0-------|-0------------0---0--| B|---------------------|-1------------3------|-3-------------0--|h3----3--------3--|---------------------| G|------0--------------|------2--------------|------0-----------|------------------|------0--------------| D|----------2----------|----------2----------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------2----------| A|-3-------------------|-0-------------------|------------------|-2----------------|-3-------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|-3----------------|------------------|---------------------| real is this fee- ling of make be- lieve, (ooh, ooh).Too real when I Am + + + G + + + D + + + + + + E|------------------0---|----------------------|-----------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------| B|-1------------3-------|-3------------0-------|-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3---| G|------2---------------|------0-----------0---|-2-----------------|-------------------------| D|----------2-----------|----------0-----------|-------0-----------|-------------0-----------| A|-0--------------------|----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------| E|----------------------|-3--------------------|-------------------|-2-----------------------| feel what my heart can't con- ceal. O- ou- oh, o- ou- oh, o- ou- oh. [Verse] G + + + D + G + + + C + + + Am + + + G + + E|----------------|-----------|-----------|-0------0------|-0--------0--0--|--------------0--|---------------| B|-3--------0-----|--------1--|-0---------|-----3------3--|----------------|-1---------3-----|-3-------------| G|----0--------0--|-2---------|-----2-p0--|---------------|----0-----------|-----2-----------|-----0------0--| D|-------0--------|-----0-----|--------0--|--------0------|-------2--------|--------2--------|--------0------| A|----------------|-0---------|-----------|-2-------------|-3--------------|-0---------------|---------------| E|-3--------------|-----------|-3---------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-3-------------| Yes I'm the great pre- tender, (ooh, ooh). Just laugh- ing and gay like a clown, + + C + + D + + + G + + C + + G + + E|-0------0------|-0----------0--|-2---------0-h2--|-3----------3--|p0----------0---|------------------| B|-----3------3--|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-3---p0-----------| G|---------------|-----0---------|-----2-----------|-----0---------|-----0----------|---------------0--| D|--------0------|--------2------|-----------------|--------0------|--------2-------|----------0-------| A|-2-------------|-3-------------|-0---------------|---------------|-3--------------|------------------| E|---------------|---------------|--------2--------|-3-------------|----------------|-3----------------| (ooh, ooh). I seem to be what I'm not you see. I'm wearing my Am + + Bm + G + + D + + G + + + E|---------------|-----------|--------0----|---------------|---------------|-------------|-0------0------| B|---------------|-3---------|-------------|-3--p0---------|---------------|-------------|-----3------3--| G|-2-------0-h2--|-4---------|-----4-------|------------0--|h2-------0-h2--|-0--------0--|---------------| D|------2--------|------4----|--------4----|--------0------|------2--------|------0------|--------0------| A|-0-------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|-0-------------|-------------|-2-------------| E|---------------|-2---------|-2-----------|-3-------------|---------------|-3-----------|---------------| heart like a crown. Pre- tending that you're still a- round, (ooh, ooh). [Chorus] C + + + Am + + + G + + + + C + + + E|-0------------0---0--|------------------0--|------------------|----------0-------|-0------------0---0--| B|---------------------|-1------------3------|-3-------------0--|h3----3--------3--|---------------------| G|------0--------------|------2--------------|------0-----------|------------------|------0--------------| D|----------2----------|----------2----------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------2----------| A|-3-------------------|-0-------------------|------------------|-2----------------|-3-------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|-3----------------|------------------|---------------------| real is this fee- ling of make be- lieve, (ooh, ooh).Too real when I Am + + + G + + + Am + + + + + + + E|------------------0---|--------------3---3---|-5--------5--h7--p5---|-7--p5--h7---5--h7--p5---| B|-1------------3-------|-3--------------------|-5--------------------|-5-----------------------| G|------2---------------|------0---------------|------5---------------|-------------------------| D|----------2-----------|----------0-----------|----------5-----------|-------------5-----------| A|-0--------------------|----------------------|-0--------------------|-0-----------------------| E|----------------------|-3--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| feel what my heart can't con- ceal. O- ou- oh, o- ou- oh, o- ou- oh. [Verse+Outro] G + + + D + G + + + C + + + Am + + + G + + E|----------------|-----------|-----------|-0------0------|-0--------0--0--|--------------0--|---------------| B|-3--------0-----|--------1--|-0---------|-----3------3--|----------------|-1---------3-----|-3-------------| G|----0--------0--|-2---------|-----2-p0--|---------------|----0-----------|-----2-----------|-----0------0--| D|-------0--------|-----0-----|--------0--|--------0------|-------2--------|--------2--------|--------0------| A|----------------|-0---------|-----------|-2-------------|-3--------------|-0---------------|---------------| E|-3--------------|-----------|-3---------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-3-------------| Yes I'm the great pre- tender, (ooh, ooh). Just laugh- ing and gay like a clown, G + + C + + D + + + G + + C + + G + + Am + + E|-0-----0------|-0---------0--|-2---------3-/5--|-3---------3--|p0---------0--|--------------|--------------| B|----3------3--|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-3--p0--------|--------------| G|--------------|-----0--------|-----2-----------|-----0--------|-----0--------|-----------0--|-2------0-h2--| D|-------0------|--------2-----|-----------------|--------0-----|--------2-----|--------0-----|-----2--------| A|-2------------|-3------------|-0---------------|--------------|-3------------|--------------|-0------------| E|--------------|--------------|--------2--------|-3------------|--------------|-3------------|--------------| (ooh, ooh). I seem to be what I'm not you see. I'm wearing my heart like a Bm slower q=100 + G + + D q=80 + + G + C + + G E|-----------|--------0----|---------------|---------------|-------------|-0------0------|-----------| B|-3---------|-------------|-3--p0---------|---------------|-------------|-1------1------|-0---------| G|-4---------|-----4-------|------------0--|h2-------0-h2--|-2--p0-------|-----0------0--|-0---------| D|------4----|--------4----|--------0------|------2--------|--------0----|--------2------|------0----| A|-----------|-------------|---------------|-0-------------|-------------|-3-------------|-----------| E|-2---------|-2-----------|-3-------------|---------------|-3-----------|---------------|-3---------| crown. Pre- tending that you're still a- round, (still a- round).
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