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I’m gon na (G)rent my self came a house
in the shade of the (C)free way.
Gon na (G)pack my lunch in the morn ing
and go to (D)work er’s er each day.
en (C)ing?
And when the (G)eve ning rolls time a round,
I’ll go on (G)home the end, and lay my bod y (C)down.
And when the (G)morn ing light comes stream ing (D)in, I’ll get up and do it a (C)gain.
(Am7)A (G)men.
Say it a gain.
(G)A (Am7)men.
I want to (G)know what be came of the es we wait ed for (C)love to
Were they (G)on ly the ful the dreams ors
of some each (D)great er’s paint a wak ber (C)dreams.
I’ve been a (G)ware of the time go ing
They say make (G)in the end, it’s the wink of an (C)eye.
And when the (G)morn ing light comes stream ing (D)in, you’ll get up and do it a (C)gain.
(Am7)A (G)men.
Say it a gain.
(G)A
(Am7)men.
I want to (G)men.
Caught be tween the (D)long ing for love and the (C)strug gle for the le gal ten der,
where the (C)si rens sing and the church bells ring and the (Em)junk man pounds his fend er,
where the (C)vet er ans
dream of the (G)fight,
fast a sleep at the traf fic light,
and the (A9)chil dren sol emn ly (A9)wait for the ice cream (D)ven dor,
(D)out in to the (C)cool of the eve ning
strolls the pre tend er.
He knows that (C)all his hopes and dreams
be gin and (G)end there.
Ah, the laugh Ah, of the lov ers as they through the night,
leav ing noth ing leav ing noth ing but to off and (Em)fight,
and tear at the (G)world with all their might
while the ships
bear ing their dreams sail out of sight.
I’m gon na
Get it up a gain.
I’m gon na be a (D)hap py id i ot and (D)strug gle for the le gal ten der,
where the (C)ads take aim and lay their claim to the (Em)heart and the soul of the spend er, and be lieve in what ev er may (G)lie
in those things
that mon ey can buy.
Thought true (A9)love
(A9)could have been a con tend er.
Are you (C)there?
Say a (D)prayer for the pre tend er
who start ed (C)out so young and strong on ly to sur ren der.
Say a prayer
for the pre tend er.
Are you there
for the pre tend er?
Say a prayer
for the pre tend er.
Are you there
for the pre tend er?
This page shows “Pretender” by Jackson Browne in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.