The great pretender (1955)
1. Oh yes, I'm the
Great Pretender, pretending I'm
doing well.
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My need is such, I pretend too much, I'm
lonely but no one can tell.
2. Oh yes, I'm the
great pretender, adrift in a
world of my own.
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I play the game, but to my real shame,
you've left me to dream all alone.
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Too real is this feeling of make believe,
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too real when I feel what my heart can't
conceal.
3. Oh yes, I'm the
great pretender, just laughing and
gay like a clown.
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I seem to be, what I'm not, you see,
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I'm wearing my heart like a crown,
pretending that you're still around.
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Too real is this feeling of make believe,
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too real when I feel what my heart can't
conceal.
4. Oh yes, I'm the
great pretender, just laughing and gay like a clown.
C
D G C G D B7
I seem to be, what I'm not, you see, I'm
wearing my heart like a crown,
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pretending that you're still around,
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pretending that you're still around.