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The Pretender
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Intro
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[INTRO]
Keep
you
in
the
6
dark
you
know
they
7
all
pre-
8
9
tend,
Meet
you
in
the
10
dark
and
so
it
11
all
be-
12
ga-
a-
a-
13
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Pre-verse
an,
in
your
[VERSE]
Send
ske-
15
le-
as
they're
tons,
sing
bones
come
march-
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ing
i-
n,
i-
17
A-
18
ga-
need
you
in,
They
bur-
19
ried
sec-
rets
deep,
The
that
you
20
keep
are
at
the
21
rea-
dy,
Are
you
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Verse
rea-
fin-
ished
dy?
I'm
mak-
23
ing
plea-
ding
sense,
Done
ig-
nor-
ance
24
that
old,
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Def-
26
e-
ning
in-
ence
Spin-
fin-
i-
27
ty
wheel
is
boy,
The
spin-
ning
28
me
it's
Nev-
er
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end-
ing
Nev-
er
30
end-
ing
[PRE-
CHORUS]
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Chorus
Same
sto-
ry
[CHORUS]
What
if
say
i'm
old
i
32
not
the
oth-
ers?
What
if
say
i'm
not
like
i
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just
an-
oth-
er
one,
Of
plays?,
your
34
you're
pre-
ten-
der,
What
if
i
said
will
the
i
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ne-
sur-
end-
er?
What
if
say
i'm
ver
i
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not
the
oth-
ers?
What
if
say
i'm
not
like
i
37
just
an-
oth-
er
one,
Of
plays?,
your
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you're
pre-
ten-
der,
What
if
i
said
will
the
i
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Pre-verse
ne-
end-
er?
ver
sur-
[VERSE]
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In
so
I'm
time
or
told,
I'm
just
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an-
er
soul
oth-
43
for
44
Verse
sa-
Oh
we-
a-
le,
ll
45
The
out
of
page
is
print,
We
46
are
not
per-
men-
47
ant
were,
Tem-
por-
48
ar-
y,
Tem-
por-
49
Chorus
ar-
[PRE-
CHORUS]
Same
old
sto-
[CHORUS]
What
y,
ry,
50
if
say
i'm
not
like
the
ers?
What
if
i
oth-
51
i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
er
oth-
52
one,
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
if
Of
What
53
i
i
will
ne-
ver
sur-
er?
What
said
end-
54
if
say
i'm
not
like
the
ers?
What
if
i
oth-
55
i
say
i'm
not
just
an-
er
oth-
56
one,
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
if
Of
What
57
i
said
i
will
58
Interlude
59
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ne-
ver
sur-
end-
er?
Ohh-
ohh-
61
ohh-
ohh
[BRIDGE]
I'm
the
62
voice
head,
in-
side
your
You
re-
fuse
63
to
hear,
I'm
the
face
64
that
you
have
to
face,
Mir-
65
ror-
(
)
ing
your
(
)
stare,
I'm
(
)
(
)
(
)
(
)
(
)
(
)
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what's
left
(
)
i'm
(
)
whats
(
)
right,
I'm
(
)
the
(
)
en-
(
)
(
)
(
)
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em-
y,
(
)
I'm
(
)
the
(
)
hand
(
)
(
)
(
)
that-
(
)
'll
(
)
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(
)
(
)
take
(
)
you
(
)
(
)
(
)
down,
(
)
Bring
(
)
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(
)
(
)
you
(
)
to
(
)
(
)
(
)
your
(
)
knees,
(
)
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are
so,
Who
71
you?
Yeah,
Who
72
Pre-chorus
are
you?
Yeah,
Who
are
73
you?
Yeah,
Who
are
74
you?
Keep
75
76
Chorus
you
the
dark
you
know
they
pre-
tend,
in
all
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[CHORUS]
if
i
say
i'm
not
the
oth-
ers?
What
like
78
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
an-
just
79
oth-
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
der,
er
ten-
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What
i
said
i
will
ne-
sur-
end-
if
ver
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er?
if
i
say
i'm
not
the
oth-
ers?
What
like
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What
if
i
say
i'm
not
an-
just
83
oth-
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
der,
er
ten-
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What
i
said
i
will
ne-
sur-
end-
if
ver
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er?
if
i
say
i'm
not
the
oth-
ers?
What
like
86
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
an-
just
87
oth-
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
ten-
der,
er
88
What
i
said
i
will
ne-
sur-
end-
if
ver
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er?
if
i
say
i'm
not
the
oth-
ers?
What
like
90
What
if
i
say
i'm
not
an-
just
91
oth-
one,
Of
your
plays?,
you're
the
pre-
der,
er
ten-
92
What
if
i
93
Outro
said
i
will
94
ne-
ver
sur-
end-
95
e-
err?
[OUTRO]
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