The Pretender

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # the pretender chords jackson browne G C 2 x G C i’m gonna rent myself a house in the shade of the freeway G D C gonna pack my lunch in the morning , and go to work each day G C and when the evening rolls around , G C i’ll go on home and lay my body down G D and when the morning light comes streaming in C G Am G i’ll get up and do it again amen C G Am G say it again amen G i want to know what became of the changes , C we waited for love to bring G were they only the fitful dreams D C of some greater awakening G C i’ve been aware of the time going by G C they say in the end it’s the wink of an eye G D and when the morning light comes streaming in C G Am G i’ll get up and do it again amen C G Am G say it again amen G D caught between the longing for love C Em B7 and the struggle for the legal tender C where the sirens sing and the church bells ring Em C and the junkman pounds his fender G C where the veterans dream of the fight , B7 Em fast asleep at the traffic light A7 G D and the children solemnly wait for the ice cream vendor Em D C Em D out into the cool of the evening , strolls the pretender C D he knows that all his hopes an dreams G begin and end there G C G C C G ah the lovers as they run through the night C Em leaving nothing but to choose off and fight D G C and tear at the world with all their might G Em while the ships bearing their dreams G D sail out of sight D G i’m gonna find myself a girl , C who can show me what laughter means G then we’ll fill in the missing colors in each others D C paint by number dreams G C and then we’ll put our dark glasses on G C and we’ll make love until our strength is gone G D and when the morning light comes streaming in C G Am G we’ll get up and do it again amen C G Am G get it up again amen G D C Em B7 i’m gonna be a happy idiot , and struggle for the legal tender C where the ads take aim , and lay their claim Em G to the heart and the soul of the spender C G and believe in whatever may lie B7 Em in those things that money can buy A7 D though true love could have been a contender Em D C D Em are you there , say a prayer for the pretender C D G who started out so young and strong only to surrender G C Csus4 say a prayer for the pretender G C Csus4 are you there for the pretender G C Csus4 are you prepared for the pretender G C Csus4 are you there for the pretender ( Csus4 = C chord + high E 3rd fret ) set8