-4 6 -6* 6 -5* -4
A time to be reap-ing

-4 6 -6* 7 -6* -5
A time to be sow-ing

-5 7 -6* 7 -7 6
The green leaves of sum-mer

-7 -7* -6* -7* -8
Are call-ing me home

-8 8 -9 8 -8 -7 6
It was good to be young then

-7 -8 8 -8 -7 7 -5
In the sea-son of plen-ty

7 -7 -8 -7 7 -6* -7
When the cat-fish were jump-ing

-6* -7 -6* 6 7
As high as the sky

A time to be planting
A time just for plowing
A time to be courting
A girl of your own

Was good so to be young then
To be close to the earth
And to stand by your wife
At the moment of birth

A time to be reaping
A time to be sowing
The green leaves of summer
Are calling me home

It was good to be young then
With the sweet smell of of apples
And the owl in the pine tree
A-winkin’ his eye

A time just for planting
A time just for plowing
A time just for living
A place for to die

Was so good to be young then
To be close to the earth
Now the green leaves of summer
Are calling me home

Now the green leaves of summer
Are calling me home

William Isaac & Belinda Nolan
Key: Am

-3 -3 -3 -3 3 -3 -3 -4
The wind a-cross the grave-yard blew
2 4 4 -4 3 -3
With ti-ny drops of rain
6 6 6 6 -5 4 -3 3
I nev-er had but one true love
2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 4 -3 2
And she in the grave one year hath lain
-2* 2 -3 -3 -3 3 -3
And she in the grave hath lain

William Isaac & Belinda Nolan
Key: Am
Harp: G

-4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 5
-8 -8 -8 -8 7 -8 -8 8
The wind a-cross the grave-yard blew

-3” -5 -5 5 4 -4
-6 -9 -9 8 7 -8
With ti-ny drops of rain

-6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 -4 4
-10-10-10 -10 9 -9 -8 7
I nev-er had but one true love

-3” -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -5 -4 -3”
-6 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 -9 -8 -6
And she in the grave one year hath lain

-3 -3” -4 -4 -4 4 -4
-7 -6 -8 -8 -8 7 -8
And she in the grave hath lain

Trad. folk song
Barney
Key: G
Time: 2/4

3 4 4 4 4 -3”
6 7 7 7 7 -6
Oh, once there was a tree

3 3 4 4 4 4 -3”
6 6 7 7 7 7 -6
‘Twas the pret-tiest lit-tle tree

3 3 4 4 4 4 -3”
6 6 7 7 7 7 -6
Did you ev-er see a tree

3 3 4 4 4 -3”
6 6 7 7 7 -6
And the tree in the ground

3 3 4 4 -4 -4
6 6 7 7 -8 -8
And the green, grass grow-ing

-4 -4 5 6 6 6
-8 -8 8 9 9 9
All a-round, all a-round

-5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4
-9 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7
The green grass grow-ing all a-round

3 4 4 -3” 3 4 4 -3”
6 7 7 -6 6 7 7 -6
Now on this tree there was a limb

-3” 4 4 4 4 -3”
-6 7 7 7 7 -6
The pret-tiest lit-tle limb

3 3 4 4 4 4 -3”
6 6 7 7 7 7 -6
Did you ev-er see a limb

-3” 4 4 4 -3”
-6 7 7 7 -6
The limb on the tree

-3” -3” 4 4 4 -3”
-6 -6 7 7 7 -6
And the tree in the ground

3 3 4 4 -4 -4
6 6 7 7 -8 -8
And the green grass grow-ing

-4 -4 5 6 6 6
-8 -8 8 9 9 9
All a-round, all a-round

-5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4
-9 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7
The green grass grow-ing all a-round

Trad. folk song
Barney
Key: G
Time: 2/4

-1 3 3 3 3 2
Oh, once there was a tree
-1 -1 3 3 3 3 2
Twas the pret-tiest lit-tle tree
-1 -1 3 3 3 3 2
Did you ev-er see a tree
-1 -1 3 3 3 2
And the tree in the ground
-1 -1 3 3 -3 -3
And the green, grass grow-ing
-3 -3 -4 -5 -5 -5
All a-round, all a-round
5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 3
The green grass grow-ing all a-round

-1 3 3 2 -1 3 3 2
Now on this tree there was a limb
2 3 3 3 3 2
The pret-tiest lit-tle limb
-1 -1 3 3 3 3 2
Did you ev-er see a limb
2 3 3 3 2
The limb on the tree
2 2 3 3 3 2
And the tree in the ground
-1 -1 3 3 -3 -3
And the green grass grow-ing
-3 -3 -4 -5 -5 -5
All a-round, all a-round
5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 3
The green grass grow-ing all a-round

Trad. folk song
Barney
Key: G
Time: 2/4
Harp: C

-1 3 3 3 3 2
-4 6 6 6 6 5
Oh, once there was a tree

-1 -1 3 3 3 3 2
-4 -4 6 6 6 6 5
‘Twas the pret-tiest lit-tle tree

-1 -1 3 3 3 3 2
-4 -4 6 6 6 6 5
Did you ev-er see a tree

-1 -1 3 3 3 2
-4 -4 6 6 6 5
And the tree in the ground

-1 -1 3 3 -3” -3”
-4 -4 6 6 -6 -6
And the green, grass grow-ing

-3”-3” -3 -4 -4 -4
-6 -6 -7 -8 -8 -8
All a-round, all a-round

4 -3 -3 -3” -3” -3”-3” 3
7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
The green grass grow-ing all a-round

-1 3 3 2 -1 3 3 2
-4 6 6 5 -4 6 6 5
Now on this tree there was a limb

2 3 3 3 3 2
5 6 6 6 6 5
The pret-tiest lit-tle limb

-1 -1 3 3 3 3 2
-4 -4 6 6 6 6 5
Did you ev-er see a limb

2 3 3 3 2
5 6 6 6 5
The limb on the tree

2 2 3 3 3 2
5 5 6 6 6 5
And the tree in the ground

-1 -1 3 3 -3” -3”
-4 -4 6 6 -6 -6
And the green grass grow-ing

-3”-3” -3 -4 -4 -4
-6 -6 -7 -8 -8 -8
All a-round, all a-round

4 -3 -3 -3” -3” -3”-3” 3
7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
The green grass grow-ing all a-round

4 4 4 4 4
7 7 7 7 7
Once there was a tree,

3 3 -3” -3”-3” 4 -3” 3
6 6 -6 -6 -6 7 -6 6
Was the pret-ti-est lit-tle tree

3 3 5 5 -4 -4 4
6 6 8 8 -8 -8 7
And the tree grew in the ground

3 4 4 4 3 -3”-3” 3
6 7 7 7 6 -6 -6 6
And on that tree there grew a limb

3 4 4 4 3 -3” -3” 3
6 7 7 7 6 -6 -6 6
And on that limb there grew a branch

3 4 4 4 3 -3”-3” 3
6 7 7 7 6 -6 -6 6
And on that branch there grew a leaf

3 3 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4
6 6 8 8 -8 -8 -8 7
And the green grass grew all a-round

3 3 4 4 -4 -4 -4 5
6 6 7 7 -8 -8 -8 8
Oh, the green grass grew all a-round

5 5 -5
8 8 -9
All a-round

-5 -5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4
-9 -9 8 8 -8 -8 -8 7
And the green grass grew all a-round

Barney
Key: G

3 3 3 3 3
Once there was a tree,
-1 -1 2 2 2 3 2 -1
Was the pret-ti-est lit-tle tree
-1 -1 -4 -4 -3 -3 3
And the tree grew in the ground
-1 3 3 3 -1 2 2 -1
And on that tree there grew a limb
-1 3 3 3 -1 2 2 -1
And on that limb there grew a branch
-1 3 3 3 -1 2 2 -1
And on that branch there grew a leaf

-1 -1 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 3
And the green grass grew all a-round
-1 -1 3 3 -3 -3 -3 -4
Oh, the green grass grew all a-round
-4 -4 4
All a-round
4 4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 3
And the green grass grew all a-round

3 3 3 3 3
6 6 6 6 6
Once there was a tree,

-1 -1 2 2 2 3 2 -1
-4 -4 5 5 5 6 5 -4
Was the pret-ti-est lit-tle tree

-1 -1 -3 -3 -3”-3” 3
-4 -4 -7 -7 -6 -6 6
And the tree grew in the ground

-1 3 3 3 -1 2 2 -1
-4 6 6 6 -4 5 5 -4
And on that tree there grew a limb

-1 3 3 3 -1 2 2 -1
-4 6 6 6 -4 5 5 -4
And on that limb there grew a branch

-1 3 3 3 -1 2 2 -1
-4 6 6 6 -4 5 5 -4
And on that branch there grew a leaf

-1 -1 -3 -3 -3” -3”-3” 3
-4 -4 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 6
And the green grass grew all a-round

-1 -1 3 3 -3” -3”-3” -3
-4 -4 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -7
Oh, the green grass grew all a-round

-3 -3 4
-7 -7 7
All a-round

4 4 -3 -3 -3” -3”-3” 3
7 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 6
And the green grass grew all a-round

Mid-night one more night with-out sleep-in`
6 5* -6* -6* -6* 7* -6* 6 5*
Watch-ing till the morn-ing comes peep-in`
7* 6 -5 -5 -5 5* -4 5* -7
Green Door what`s the se-cret you`re keep-in`

-7 6 -7 -7 -7 6 -6* 6 -7 -7 -7
There`s an old pi-an-o and they play it hot
6 -6* 6 -7 8*
Be-hind The Green Door
-7 -6* -7 -7 -7 6
Don`t know what they`re do-in`
-6* 6 -7 -7 -7 6 -6* 6 -7 8*
but they laugh a lot be-hind The Green Door
8* -7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7* -7 -7
Wish they`d let me in so I could find out
-7 6 -6* 6 -7 8*
what`s be-hind The Green Door

Knocked once tried to tell them I`d been there
Door slammed hospitality`s thin there
Wonder just what`s goin` on in there

Saw an eyeball peepin` through a smoky cloud
behind The Green Door
When I said «Joe sent me» some-one laughed out
loud behind The Green Door
All I want to do is join the happy crew behind
The Green Door

English folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4

4-45 -4 5 4 -3” 3 -3” 4 4 4
7-88 -8 8 7 -6 6 -6 7 7 7
As I was a-walk-ing one morn-ing in May

4 4 5 6 6 5
7 7 8 9 9 8
To hear the birds whis-tle

4 5 -4 -4 -4
7 8 -8 -8 -8
And see lamb-kins play

5 -4 4 5 6 6 5
8 -8 7 8 9 9 8
I es-pied a young dam-sel

4 -6 6 5 -4
7 -10 9 8 -8
So sweet-ly sang she

4 -4 5 -4 5 4 -3”
7 -8 8 -8 8 7 -6
Down by the green bush-es

3 3 -3” 4 4 4
6 6 -6 7 7 7
Where she chanced to meet me

English folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4

3-3-4 -3 -4 3 2 -1 2 3 3 3
As I was a-walk-ing one morn-ing in May
3 3 -4 -5 -5 -4
To hear the birds whis-tle
3 -4 -3 -3 -3
And see lamb-kins play
-4 -3 3 -4 -5 -5 -4
I es-pied a young dam-sel
3 6 -5 -4 -3
So sweet-ly sang she
3 -3 -4 -3 -4 3 2
Down by the green bush-es
-1 -1 2 3 3 3
Where she chanced to meet me

English folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4
Harp: C

3-3”-3-3”-3 3 2 -1 2 3 3 3
6-6-7 -6 -7 6 5 -4 5 6 6 6
As I was a-walk-ing one morn-ing in May

3 3 -3 -4 -4 -3
6 6 -7 -8 -8 -7
To hear the birds whis-tle

3 -3 -3” -3” -3”
6 -7 -6 -6 -6
And see lamb-kins play

-3 -3” 3 -3 -4 -4 -3
-7 -6 6 -7 -8 -8 -7
I es-pied a young dam-sel

3 5 -4 -3 -3”
6 8 -8 -7 -6
So sweet-ly sang she

3 -3”-3 -3” -3 3 2
6 -6 -7 -6 -7 6 5
Down by the green bush-es

-1 -1 2 3 3 3
-4 -4 5 6 6 6
Where she chanced to meet me

The Greatest Show (Chorus)

-5 -5 -5 -5 5 5

This is the greatest show!

4 4 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 5

When it’s covered in all the coloured lights

4 4 5 -4 4 -4 5 6 5

When the run-ways are running the night

4 4 -4 5 5 -4

Impossible comes true

-4 -4 -4 -4 4 4

It’s taking over you

5

Oh!

-5 -5 -5 -5 5 5

This is the greatest show!

4 -5b 5 -5b -6b -5 -5b -4
The great-est man I nev-er knew

-5b 5 -5b 4 -4
Lived just down the hall

4 -5b 5 -5b -6b -6 -6b -5
And ev-ry-day we said hel-lo

-5b -5b -5 -5b 7 -7
But nev-er touched at all

-8 8 -7 7 -6b 7
He was in his pap-er

-4 4 -2b 5 -6b
I was in my room

-4 5 -5b -5 -6b
How was I to know

-5 -5b -5 -4 5 -5b
he thought I hung the moon

VERSE 2 Plays same as 1

The great-est man I nev-er knew
Came home late ev-ry night
He nev-er had too much to say
Too much was on his mind
I nev-er real-ly knew him
And now it seems so sad
Ev-ry-thing he gave to us took all he had
Then the days turned into years
And the mem-o-ries to black and white
He grew cold like an old win-ter wind
Blow-ing a-cross my life

VERSE 3 plays same as 1

The great-est words I nev-er heard
I guess I’ll nev-er hear
The man I thought could nev-er die
S’been dead al-most a year
He was good at bus-i-ness
But there was bus-i-ness left to do
He nev-er said he loved me
Guess he thought I knew

ENJOY!!!

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4
I be-lieve the child-ren are our fu-ture

5 5 -4 4 -6b -5 5 -4 4
Teach them well and let them lead the way

-6b -6b -6b -6b -6b -6b -6b -6b -5 -5b -6b
Show them all the beau-ty they pos-sess in-side

-6b -5 -5b -5 -6b 4 4 -4 5 5 -4 -4
Give them a sense of pride to make it ea-si-er

-6 -6b -5 -5b -5b 4 4 5 -4
Let the child-ren’s laugh-ter re-mind us

-4 5 -5b 5 4
how we used to be

VERSE 2 same as 1
Ev-ry-bod-y’s search-ing for a hero
People need some-one to look up to
I nev-er found an-y-one who ful-filled my needs
A lone-ly place to be and so
I learned to de-pend on me

(PRE CHORUS)

-7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -7
I de-ci-ded long a-go

-6 -6 -7 -7 7 -8 -8 7 -7 -6
Nev-er to walk in an-y-one’s sha-dow

-6 -7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -7
If I fail, If I suc-ceed

-7 -6 -7 -7 7 -8 7 -7
At least I lived as I be-lieve

-6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -7
No mat-ter what they take from me

-7 -6 -7 -7 -7 7 -8 7 -7
They can’t take a-way my dig-ni-ty

(CHORUS)

-7 -6 -6b -5 4 5 -4 -4
Be-cause the great-est love of all

5 -6 -6b -5 -5b -5
is hap-pen-ing to me

-7 -6 -6b -5 4 5 -4 -4
I found the great-est love of all

5 -5b 5 4
in-side of me

8 -8 7 -7 -5b -5b 8 -8 7 -7 -7 7
The great-est love of all is eas-y to ach-ieve

8 -8 7 -7 -5b -5b
Learn-ing to love your-self,

-5b -5 -6b -6b -5 -7 -6b -5b
it is the great-est love of all

(REPEAT VERSE 1)

(PRE+CHORUS)

ENJOY!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

From the 1970’s animated movie ‘The Hobbit’ sang by Glen Yarborough.

3 4 4 -3 4 5 4 -4 -5 5 -4
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead

4 -3 -3 4 -4-4 3 4 4 -4 5
Today and tomorrow are yet to be said

3 4 4 -3 4 5 4 -4 -5 5 -4
The chances the changes are all yours to make

4 -3 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 5 -4 4
The mold of your life is in your hands to break.

3 4 4 -3 4 5 4 -4 -5 5 -4
The greatest adventure is there if you’re bold

4 -3 -3 4 -4 -4 3 4 4 -4 5
Let go of the moment that life makes you hold

3 4 4 -3 4 5 4 -4 -5 5 -4
To measure the meaning can make you delay

4 -3 -3 4 -4 -4 5 -5 5 5 -4 4
It’s time you stop thinking and wasting the day.

4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 4 -6-6 7 6
The man who’s a dreamer, and never takes leave

4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 -4 6 -5 5
who thinks of a world that is just make believe

4 -6-6 -6 6 6 4 -6-6 7 6
will never know passion, will never know pain

4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 -4 6 -4 5
who sits by the window, will one day see rain

3 4 4 -3 4 5 4 -4 -5 5 -4
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead

4 -3 -3 4 -4 -4 3 4 4 -4 5
Today and tomorrow are yet to be said

3 4 4 -3 4 5 4 -4 -5 5 -4
The chances the changes are all yours to make

4 -3 -3 4 -4 -4 5 -5 5 5 -4 4
The mold of your life is in your hands to break.

ENDs with
3 4 4 -3 4 5 4 -4 4 -3 4
The greatest adventure, is what lies ahead

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4

6 6 6 5 4 5 -5 5 -4 -3”
9 9 9 8 7 8 -9 8 -8 -6
What a beau-ti-ful thought I am think-ing

-6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5
-10 9 -9 8 -8 7 -8 8
Con-cern-ing the great speck-led bird

6 6 5 4 5 -5 5 -4 -3”
9 9 8 7 8 -9 8 -8 -6
Re-mem-ber his name is re-cord-ed

-6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 -4 4
-10-10 9 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7
In the great book of God’s Ho-ly Word

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4

-7 -7 -7 -6* -5 -6* 7 -6* 6 -4
What a beau-ti-ful thought I am think-ing
-8 -7 7 -6* 6 -5 6 -6*
Con-cern-ing the great speck-led bird
-7 -7 -6* -5 -6* 7 -6* 6 -4
Re-mem-ber his name is re-cord-ed
-8 -8 -7 7 -6* 6 -6* 6 -5
In the great book of God’s Ho-ly Word

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4

-4 -4 -4 -3 3 -3 4 -3 -3” 2
-8 -8 -8 -7 6 -7 7 -7 -6 5
What a beau-ti-ful thought I am think-ing

5 -4 4 -3 -3” 3 -3” -3
8 -8 7 -7 -6 6 -6 -7
Con-cern-ing the great speck-led bird

-3 -3 -3” 3 -3 4 -3 -3” 2
-7 -7 -6 6 -7 7 -7 -6 5
Re-mem-ber his name is re-cord-ed

5 5 -4 4 -3 -3” -3 -3” 3
8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6
In the great book of God’s Ho-ly Word

Scottish ballad from the Orkney Islands
Key: D
Time: 3/4

-6* -6* -7 7 6 6 7 -6*
An earth-ly nour-ris sits and sings
-7 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 7 -6*
And aye she sings Ba-lil-ly wean
-8 -8 7 -6*-7 7 6 -5 -5
Lit¬-tle ken I my bairn¬-ie’s fa-ther
-6* 7* 6 -5 -4 5 6 -5
Far less the land that he sleeps in

Scottish ballad from the Orkney Islands
Key: D
Time: 3/4

-3 -3 -4 4 -3” -3” 4 -3
An earth-ly nour-ris sits and sings
-4 5 5 5 4 -4 4 -3
And aye she sings Ba-lil-ly wean
5 5 4 -3 -4 4 -3” 3 3
Lit¬-tle ken I my bairn¬-ie’s fa-ther
-3 -4’ -3” 3 2 -2” -3” 3
Far less the land that he sleeps in

W: Traditional
M: James Waters
Norweigan folk song
Judy Collins
Key: C

5 5-56-5 -3* -3*4-5 5
In Nor-way there sits a maid,
6 6 6 6 -5 -5 -6 6
By’e-loo my ba-by she be-gins,
-6 7 -7 7 6 -5 -6 6
Lit-tle know I, my child’s fa-ther,
5 5 -5 4 -3* -3* -3* 4 4
Or if land or sea he’s liv-in’ in.

Oh, yes …. I’m The Great ….. Pretender. ..
-5 -4… -3 3 -3… 5 -4 -3 3
Pretending that I’m … doing well…
3 6 6 6 5… -5 6 -5
My need is such … I pretend too much….
3 6 6 -6*… 6 -6* 7 7 6
I’m lonely .. but no one .. can tell. …
6 -5 -4… 3 -3 3… -3 -3 3

Oh yes,……I’m The Great … Pretender..
-5 -4… -3 3 -3… 5 -4 -3 3
Adrift ….. in a world ……of my own. ..
3 6.. 6 6 5… -5 6 6 -5
I play .. the game … but to my ….real shame….
3 6.. 6 -6*… 6 -6* 7… 7 6
you’ve left me ….. to dream … all allone. …..
6 -5 -4… 3 -3… 3 -3 -3 3.
Too real …. is this feeling of … make … believe. ..
3 6.. 6 6 5 -5… 6 -5.. -4 -5
Too real …. when I feel …what my heart … can’t conceal.
3 6.. 6 6 5 -5… 6 -5 -4… 3 -3

Oh yes …..I’m The Great …. Pretender. ..
6 -5 -4… -3 3 -3… 5 -4 -3 3
Just laughing and gay ….. like a clown. …
3 6 6 6 5… -5 6 6 -5
I seem …. to be … what I’m not …. you see. …
3 6… 6 -6*… 6 -6* 7… 7 6
I’m wearing …. my heart … like a crown. .
6 -5 -4… -4 -3… 3 -3 -4
Pretending .. ..that you’re … still around.
6 -5 -4… -4 -3… 3 -3 -3 3

Too real … is this feeling …. of make … believe. ..
3 6.. 6 6 5 -5… 6 -5… -4 -5
Too real … when I feel …..what my heart … can’t conceal.
3 6… 6 6 5… -5 6 -5… -4 3 -3

Yes,… I’m The Great … Pretender. ..
-4… -3 3… -3 5 -4 -3 3
Just laughing .. and gay … like a clown.
3 6 6… 6 5… -5 6 -5
I seem … to be … what I’m not … you see, ..
3 6… 6 -6*… 6 -6* 7… 7 6
I’m wearing ….. my heart …….. like a crown,….
6 -5 -4… -4 -3… 3 -3 -4
pretending ….. that you’re …. still around. ………
6 6 -5… -4 -4 -3… 3 -3 -3 3

By: Buck Ram
The Platters
Key: Eb

-3* 3 -2 -1* -2 3* 3 -2-1*
Oh yes, I’m the great pre-ten-der
-1* 4 4 3* -3* 4 -3*
Pre-tend-ing I’m do-ing well
-1* 4 4 -5 5 -5 -5* -5* 5
My need is such; I pre-tend too much
5 -3* 3 -1* -2 -1* -2 -1*
I’m lone-ly but no one can tell.

-3* 3 -2 -1* -2 3* 3 -2-1*
Oh yes, I’m the great pre-ten-der
-1* 4 4 4 3* -3* 4 -3*
A drift in a world of my own
-1* 4 4 -5 5 -5 -5* -5* 5
I play the game; but to my real shame
5 -3* 3 -1* -2 -1* -2 -1*
You’ve let me to dream all a-lone.

-1* 4 4 4 3* -3* 4 -3* 3 -3*
Too real is this feel-ing of make be-lieve
-1* 4 4 4 3*
Too real when I feel
-3* 4 -3* 3 -1* -2
what my heart can’t con-ceal.

-3*4-3* 3 -2 -1* -2 3* 3 -2-1*
Oh yes I’m the great pre-ten-der
-1* 4 4 4 3* -3* 4 -3*
Just laugh-ing 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 wear-ing my heart like a crown
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Pre-tend-ing that you’re still a-round.

REPEAT

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oh, yes im the great pretender
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pretending that im doing well
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my need is such i pretend too much
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im lonely but no one can tell
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oh, yes im the great pretender
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adrift in a world of my own
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i play the game but to my real shame
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youve left me to be all alone
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too real is this feeling of make believe
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too real when i feel
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what my heart cant conceal
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oh yes, im the great pretender
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just laughing and gay like a clown
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i seem to be but im not you see
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im wearing my heart like a crown
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pretending that youre still around

<-3 <-5, <-3 7 -6 <-5 5 -6 -6 <-5 -5 <-5 -5 5 <-3 3 3 <3 -3 <-3 <-5 <-3 7 -6 <-5 5 -6 -6 <-5 -5 <-3 -6 <-5

Yay my first tab!!!

Get a mate to whistle it with u 🙂

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8- 8- 7 7- 6 8- 7

4 3 4 5 4- 4 3 1

Have fun and don’t forget to bring your harmonica with you everywhere
you go! U never know when the opportunity to play may arise….

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If you can’t strike up a tune
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upon a contrabassoon:
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if you don’t know how to toot
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upon the trumpet or flute
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and if piano’s your favorite
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I bring good news
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to you to day

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you really don’t have to own
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A clarinet or trombone:
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You needn’t go out and get
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yourself a shin-y cornet;
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You needn’t play a horn at all!
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You only need to heed this call!

p.s. This is the 7000th tab posted on this site!