| E | A6 | E | E7 |
| Oh oh, | yes I’m the | great pre | tender | |
| A | E | E7 |
| Pre | tending that I’m doing | well | |
| A | B7 | E | A |
| My | need is | such I pre | tend too | much |
| E | B7 | E | B7 |
| I’m | lonely but | no one can | tell | |
| E | A6 | E | E7 |
| Oh oh, | yes I’m the | great pre | tender | |
| A | E | E7 |
| A | drift in a world of my | own | |
| A | B7 | E | A |
| I’ve | played the | game but to | my real s | hame |
| E | B7 | E | E7 |
| You’ve | left me to | grieve all a | lone | |
| A | E | E7 |
| Too | real is this feeling of | make believe | |
| A | E | B7 |
| Too | real when I feel what my | heart can’t con | ceal, oh, oh |
| E | A | E | E7 |
| Yes, I’m the | great pre | tender | |
| A | E | E7 |
| Just | laughin’ and gay like a | clown | |
| A | B7 | E | A |
| I | seem to | be what I’m | not, you | see |
| E | B7 | G#7 |
| I’m | wearing my | heart like a | crown |
| E | B7 | E | E7 |
| Pre | tending that | you’re still a | round | |
| A | E | E7 |
| Too | real is this feeling of | make believe | |
| A | E | B7 |
| Too | real when I feel what my | heart can’t con | ceal |
| E | A | E | E7 |
| Yes, I’m the | great pre | tender | |
| A | E | E7 |
| Just | laughin’ and gay like a | clown | |
| A | B7 | E | A |
| I | seem to | be what I’m | not, you | see |
| E | B7 | G#7 |
| I’m | wearing my | heart like a | crown |
| E | B7 | E | A | E |
| Pre | tending that | you’re still a | round, | still ar | ound |