the great pretender

by the platters · posted by rockstarsexkitten

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

6 -66 5 -4 4 -4 5-5 5 4 oh, yes im the great pretender
4 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 pretending that im doing well
4 -6 -6 -7 -6 -7 7 -67 -6 my need is such i pretend too much
-6 6 5 4 -4 4 -4 4 im lonely but no one can tell
6-66 5 -4 4 -4-5 5-5 5 4 oh, yes im the great pretender
4 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 adrift in a world of my own
4 -6 -6 -7 -6 -7 7 -67 -6 i play the game but to my real shame
-6 6 5 4 -4 4 -4 4 youve left me to be all alone
4 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 5 6 too real is this feeling of make believe
4 -6 -6 -6 -5 too real when i feel
6 -6 6 7 7 -8 what my heart cant conceal
6 -66 5 -4 4 -4 5-5 5 4 oh yes, im the great pretender
4 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 just laughing and gay like a clown
4 -6 -6 -7 -6 -7 7 -67 -6 i seem to be but im not you see
-6 6 5 4 -4 4 -4 5 im wearing my heart like a crown
-6 6 5 4 -4 4 -4 -4 4 pretending that youre still around

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound