The Pretender Chords by Foo Fighters

Tempo:
87.5 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

F#

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Foo Fighters The Pretender Lyrics chords
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[Am] [E] [Am]
[F#] [F]
[Am] Keep you in the [Em] dark, [Am] you know [F#] they don't [F] pretend.
[Am] Keep you in the [E] dark, [Am] and so [F#] it all [F] began.
[E] [A] [Am] Surrender your skeletons, soon as their bones start [F#m] marching in,
[F] again.
[Am] Beneath you, buried deep, secrets that you [F#] keep forever.
[C] Ready, [F] are you [Em] [Am] ready?
I'm finished making sense, I'm bleeding in your [F#m] breast, I hope.
[Em] [F] The fence, [A] spinning in the fever, no, we're listening to music.
Never [F] ending, never [G] ending, [D] pain and all the [G] pain.
[Am] What if I say you're not like the others.
[C] What if I say [Am] I'm not [F#] just another guard
in your place.
You're the protector, [F] what if I say I don't want
to surrender?
[Am] What if I say you're not like the others.
[Em] What [C] if I say [Am] I'm not [F#] just another guard in your place.
You're the protector, [F] what if I say I don't want to surrender.
[A] In time, oh so untold.
I'm just another [F#m] soul.
[Em] [F] Oh, well, [Em] [A] the page is out of press.
We are not the running [F#m] back.
So tempo, [F] really, tempo, [D] really, same old [Am] story.
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if [Am] I say I'm not just [F#] another one in your face?
You're the cat girl.
[F] What if I say I'm not a sissy fat girl?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say [A] I'm not [F#] just another one in your face?
You're the presenter.
[F] What if I say I am not a surrender?
[D] [E] Oh, oh, [D] oh, [G] [A] oh.
The hooler voice inside your head.
You refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face.
Mirror in your stare.
I'm what's left.
I'm what's right.
I'm the enemy.
I'm the hand that'll take you down.
And you to your knees.
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
I
[Am] [Em] don't [Am] know.
[F#]
[F] Let me tell [Am] you.
What if I say I'm not like the [Em] others?
What if [Am] I say I'm not [F#] just another one in your face?
You're the presenter.
[F] What if I say I'm
[Am] not like the others?
What [C] if I [Am] say I'm not [F#] just another one in your face?
You're the presenter.
[F] What if I say I am not a [Am] surrender?
Oh, oh, oh, [Bm] oh.
[C] The hooler voice inside your [D] head.
You refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face.
[F] Mirror in your stare.
[Am] I'm what's left.
[Em] I'm [Am] what's right.
I'm the hand [F#] that'll take you down.
[F] And you to your knees.
[D] So [Am] [G] [A] who are you? I'm you.
[B]
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
F#
134211112
Em
121
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
F#
134211112
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To start learning Foo Fighters - The Pretender chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F#, F, Am, F#, Em, Am, C and Am. For best results, commence at 43 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 88. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] Keep you in the [Em] dark, [Am] you know [F#] they don't _ [F] pretend. _ _
[Am] Keep you in the [E] dark, [Am] and so [F#] it all _ _ [F] began. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] Surrender your skeletons, soon as their bones start [F#m] marching in, _
_ [F] again.
_ [Am] _ Beneath you, buried deep, secrets that you [F#] keep forever. _
[C] Ready, [F] are you [Em] [Am] ready?
I'm finished making sense, I'm bleeding in your [F#m] breast, I hope. _
[Em] [F] The fence, _ _ [A] _ spinning in the fever, no, we're listening to music.
Never [F] ending, never [G] ending, [D] pain and all the [G] pain.
[Am] What if I say you're not like the others.
[C] What if I say [Am] I'm not [F#] just another guard
in your place.
You're the protector, [F] what if I say I don't want
to surrender?
[Am] What if I say you're not like the others.
[Em] What [C] if I say [Am] I'm not [F#] just another guard in your place.
You're the protector, [F] what if I say I don't want to surrender.
[A] _ _ _ _ In time, oh so untold.
I'm just another [F#m] soul. _
_ [Em] [F] Oh, well, _ [Em] _ [A] the page is out of press.
We are not the running [F#m] back.
So tempo, [F] really, tempo, [D] really, same old [Am] story.
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[Em] What if [Am] I say I'm not just [F#] another one in your face?
You're the cat girl.
[F] What if I say I'm not a sissy fat girl?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say [A] I'm not [F#] just another one in your face?
You're the presenter.
[F] What if I say I am not a surrender?
[D] [E] Oh, oh, [D] oh, [G] [A] oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ The hooler voice inside your head.
You refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face.
Mirror in your stare.
I'm what's left.
I'm what's right.
I'm the enemy. _
I'm the hand that'll take you down.
And you to your knees.
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you? _
I _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] don't [Am] know.
[F#] _
_ _ [F] Let me tell _ _ [Am] you.
What if I say I'm not like the [Em] others?
What if [Am] I say I'm not [F#] just another one in your face?
You're the presenter.
[F] What if I say I'm _
[Am] _ not like the others?
What [C] if I [Am] say I'm not [F#] just another one in your face?
You're the presenter.
[F] What if I say I am not a [Am] surrender?
Oh, oh, oh, [Bm] oh.
[C] The hooler voice inside your [D] head.
You refuse to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face.
[F] Mirror in your stare. _
[Am] _ I'm what's left.
[Em] I'm [Am] what's right.
I'm the hand [F#] that'll take you down.
_ [F] And you to your knees. _ _
[D] So [Am] _ [G] _ [A] who are you? I'm you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _

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It's Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Nate Mendel who authored this song.

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