The Pretender Chords by Foo Fighters

Tempo:
86.6 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

F#

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [E] [Am] [F#]
[F]
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the [Am] dark and don't [F#]
let go, [F] pretend.
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the [Am] dark and [F#] so it all [F] began.
[E] [A] Send in your skeletons, soon as their bones come [F#m] marching in.
[F] Again.
[A] Beneath you buried deep, the secrets that you keep are ever ready.
[F] Are you [Em] ready?
[Am] I'm [Em] finished [A] making sense, I'm bleeding in progress, [F#m] that whole [F]
defense.
[G] [Am] And I'm asking the people, know where you're listening to [F#m] me.
Yes, they're the one, [F] they're the one, [G] [D] they're the same old [G] story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the [C] others?
What if I [Am] say I'm not [F#] just another guard in your place?
What's that, [F] though?
What if I say I don't have a surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I [Am] say I'm not [F#] just another guard in your place?
What's that, [F] though?
What if I say I don't have a surrender?
[A] [Am] In time, I'll show them, so I'm just another [F#m] soul to sell.
[Em]
[F] Oh well.
[G] [A] The pages out of this, we are not going to [F#m] tell.
Tempo, memory, [F] tempo, [Em] memory, [D] same old [G]
[Am] story.
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [F#] another guard in your place?
What's that, [F] though?
What if I say I don't have a [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one in your place?
You're the [F] pretender.
What if I say I will never [D] surrender?
[E] [D] [G] [A]
I'm the voice inside your head, the refusal to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face, mirrored 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 when you choose your means.
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Who are you?
[Am]
Oh, [Em] don't [Am] you know that [F#]
[F] you're a pretender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another guard in your place?
You're the [F] pretender.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another guard in your place?
You're the [F] pretender.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [D] another guard in your place?
I'm not just [F] another passer-by, I'm a [Am] survivor.
I'm a survivor.
[E] [Am] I'm not just [F#] another voice.
I'm not [F] just another passer-by.
[D] [F#] [F#m] [G]
[A] So who are you?
And who are you?
And who are you?
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
F#
134211112
Em
121
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
F#
134211112
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Learn the basic chords of Foo Fighters - The Pretender chords, with this master sequence: F#, F, Am, F#, Am, C, Am, Em and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 87. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the [Am] dark and don't [F#]
let go, _ [F] pretend. _ _ _
[Am] Keep you in [Em] the [Am] dark and [F#] so it all _ [F] began. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ Send in your skeletons, soon as their bones come [F#m] marching in. _ _
[F] _ Again.
[A] _ Beneath you buried deep, the secrets that you keep are ever ready.
[F] Are you [Em] ready?
[Am] I'm [Em] finished [A] making sense, I'm bleeding in progress, [F#m] that whole _ [F] _
defense.
_ [G] _ [Am] And I'm asking the people, know where you're listening to [F#m] me.
Yes, they're the one, [F] they're the one, [G] [D] they're the same old [G] story.
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the [C] others?
What if I [Am] say I'm not [F#] just another guard in your place?
What's that, [F] though?
What if I say I don't have a surrender?
[Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I [Am] say I'm not [F#] just another guard in your place?
What's that, [F] though?
What if I say I don't have a surrender?
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] In time, I'll show them, so I'm just another [F#m] soul to sell.
[Em]
[F] Oh well.
_ [G] _ [A] The pages out of this, we are not going to [F#m] tell.
Tempo, memory, [F] tempo, [Em] memory, [D] same old [G]
[Am] story.
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I [Am] say I'm not just [F#] another guard in your place?
What's that, [F] though?
What if I say I don't have a [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [F#] another one in your place?
You're the [F] pretender.
What if I say I will never [D] surrender?
[E] _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm the voice inside your head, the refusal to hear.
I'm the face that you have to face, mirrored 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 when you choose your means.
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Who are you?
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Oh, [Em] don't [Am] you know that [F#] _ _ _
[F] you're a pretender?
_ _ [Am] What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another guard in your place?
You're the [F] pretender.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
[C] What if I say I'm [Am] not just [F#] another guard in your place?
You're the [F] pretender.
What if I say I will never [Am] surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just [D] another guard in your place?
I'm not just [F] another passer-by, I'm a [Am] survivor.
I'm a survivor.
[E] [Am] I'm not just [F#] another voice.
I'm not [F] just another passer-by.
[D] _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ [G]
[A] So who are you?
And who are you?
And who are you? _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace album.

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