The Pretender

[G] [C] 2x

I'm gonna [G]rent myself a house in the shade of the [C]freeway
Gonna [G]pack my lunch in the morning, and go to [D]work each [C]day
And when the [G]evening rolls a[C]round,
I'll go on [G]home and lay my body [C]down
And when the [G]morning light comes streaming [D]in
I'll get up and do it a[C]gai[G]n  [Am]Ame[G]n
Say it a[C]gai[G]n  A[Am]men [G]

[G]I want to know what became of the changes,
We waited for [C]love to bring
[G]Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater [D]awakenin[C]g
I've been a[G]ware of the time going [C]by
They say in the [G]end it's the wink of an [C]eye
And when the [G]morning light comes streaming [D]in
I'll get up and do it a[C]gai[G]n  [Am]Ame[G]n
Say it a[C]gai[G]n  A[Am]men [G]

[G]Caught between the [D]longing for love
And the [C]struggle for the [Em]legal [B7]tender
Where the [C]sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the [Em]junkman pounds his [C]fender
Where the [G]veterans dream of the [C]fight,
Fast a[B7]sleep at the traffic [Em]light
And the [A7]children solemnly wait for the [G]ice cream [D]vendor

[Em]Out into the [D]cool of the evening, [C]strolls the pre[Em]tender[D]
He knows that [C]all his hopes an [D]dreams
Begin and [G]end there

[G]  [C]   [G]  [C]

[C]Ah the lovers as they run through the [G]night
Leaving [C]nothing but to choose off and [Em]fight
And [D]tear at the [G]world with all their [C]might
While the [G]ships bearing their [Em]dreams
[G]Sail out of [D]sight

[D]I'm gonna [G]find myself a girl,
Who can show me what [C]laughter means
Then we'll [G]fill in the missing colors in each others
Paint by [D]number [C]dreams
And then we'll [G]put our dark glasses [C]on
And we'll make [G]love until our strength is [C]gone
And when the [G]morning light comes streaming [D]in
we'll get up and do it a[C]gai[G]n  [Am]Ame[G]n
get it up a[C]gai[G]n  A[Am]men [G]

[G]I'm gonna be a [D]happy idiot, and [C]struggle for the [Em]legal [B7]tender
Where the [C]ads take aim, and lay their claim
To the [Em]heart and the soul of the [G]spender
And [C]believe in whatever may [G]lie
In those [B7]things that money can [Em]buy
Though [A7]true love could have been a con[D]tender

[Em]Are you [D]there, say a [C]prayer[D] for the pre[Em]tender
Who [C]started out so young and [D]strong only to su[G]rrender

[G]Say a prayer for the pre[C]tender[Csus4]
[G]Are you there for the pre[C]tender[Csus4]
[G]Are you prepared for the pre[C]tender[Csus4]
[G]Are you there for the pre[C]tender[Csus4]

([Csus4] = [C] chord + high E 3rd fret)