OLD AND IN THE WAY
STARTS SLOW PACE
[VERSE 1]
G D G G7
Oh, Yes I’m the great pretender
C G G7
Pretending that I’m doing well
C D G C
My need is such, I pretend too much
G D G
I’m lonely, but no one can tell
[VERSE 2]
G D G G7
Oh, Yes I’m the great pretender
C G G7
Adrift in a world of my own
C D G C
I played the game but to my real shame
G D G G7
You left me to dream all alone
[BRIDGE]
C G G7
Too real is this feeling of make believe
C G D
Too real when I feel, what my heart can’t conceal
[VERSE 3]
G D G G7
Oh, Yes I’m the great pretender
C G G7
Just laughing and gay like a clown
C D G C
I seem to be what I’m not you see
G D B C
I’m wearing my heart like a crown
G D G
Pretending that you’re still around
*FAST PACE BEGINS*
[BRIDGE]
C G G7
Too real is this feeling of make believe
C G D
Too real when I feel, what my heart can’t conceal
[VERSE 4]
G D G G7
Oh, Yes I’m the great pretender
C G G7
Just laughing and gay like a clown
C D G C
I seem to be what I’m not you see
G D B C
I’m wearing my heart like a crown
G D B C
Pretending that you’re still around
G D G
