Intro B A B A B A B AVerso 1:
A B Well, you heard about the Great Pretender? A B I went to see him and he's not the same A B Down by the club on the parking lot cinders A I was to meet him and play his gameD Yonder stands the sinner E E/F# G He calls my name without a soundInstrumental B A B A B A B AVerso 2:
A B I saw his face in the attic window A B Yelling down through the broken pane A B Sinner man! What you got to run for? A Church bells rang when he said that nameD Yonder stands the sinner E E/F# G B He calls my name without a soundVerso 3:
A B Well, I was about as scared as I could be A B I went and hid behind the nearest tree A B I peeked out from behind the branches A Sinner!D Yonder stands the sinner E E/F# G He calls my name without a sound B A To get downInstrumental A B A B A B A B A Outro D B Guess you heard about the Great Pretender? D B E I went to see him and he's not the same D B Guess you heard about the Great Pretender? D B E A7 I went to see him and he's not the same