Jackson Browne — The Pretender Chords
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>From: ejn521@aol.com (Ejn521)
>Subject: TAB:The Pretender—Jackson Browne
>Date: 1 Nov 1996 00:50:25 —0500
The Pretender
by Jackson Browne
Chords Used:
G C/G C D G/B Am7 Em B7 A9 A9/G
E —3————0—————0————2————3———————0——————0—————2—————3——————3———————————|
B —0————1—————1————3————3———————1——————0—————4—————2——————2———————————|
G —0————0—————0————2————0———————0——————0—————2—————4——————4———————————|
D —0————2—————2————0————0———————2——————2—————4—————2——————2———————————|
A —x————3—————3—————————2———————0——————2——————2—————0——————0——————————|
E —3————3———————————————————————————————————————————————————————3—————|
D/F# G/D D/C D#o7
E ———x—————————3———————2————————2——————————————————————————|
B ———3—————————3———————3————————1——————————————————————————|
G ———2—————————0———————2————————2——————————————————————————|
D ———x—————————x———————x————————1——————————————————————————|
A ———x—————————5———————3———————————————————————————————————|
E ————2————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Intro Part 1:
E —7—————————7————————7h8———————————————8———————————8——————————8———————|
B —8——8————————8————————————7s8——10————8———8——————————8————————————————|
G —7——————7————————7——————————————————————9——————9——————————9——————————|
D —0—————————0————————0——————————————————10—————————10————————10———————|
A —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
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E ————————8——————————|———————————————————————————————|
B —8—————————8——————|————————————————————————————————|
G ————9——————————9——|———REPEAT———————————————————————|
D ———————10—————————|————————————————————————————————|
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Intro Part 2:
E —3——————————————————————————|—————————————————————|
B —3——0——1——0——————0———————|————————————————————————|
G —0——0——0——0———2——0——0——|—REPEAT———————————————————|
D —————0——2——0———2——0——2——|—————————————————————————|
A —————————————————3——————3——|——————————————————————|
E —3——————————————————————3——|——————————————————————|
Verse 1:
G C/G
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/B Am7 G
I'll get up and do it again Amen
C G/B Am7 G
Say it again Amen
D ———————————0—————————————————————————|
A ——2———3——————————————————————————————|
Verse 2
G
I want to know what became of the changes,
C/G
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 blink of an eye
G D
And when the morning light comes streaming in
C G/B Am7 G
You'll get up and do it again Amen
D
Caught between the longing for love
C Em B7
And the struggle for the legal tender
C/G
Where the sirens sing and the churchbells ring
Em
And the junkman pounds his fender
C G
Where the veterans dream of the fight,
B7 Em
Fast asleep at the traffic light
A9 A9/G D/F#
And the children solemnly wait for the ice cream vendor
Em D C D
Em
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
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B ————————3——5——————————————————————0————————————————|
G ——2s4—————————4——2—0—2—0—————0—————————————————————|
D ———————————————————————————————2———————————————————|
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C G
Ah the lovers as they run through the night
C Em
Leaving nothing but to choose off and fight
D#O7 G/D C
And tear at the world with all their might
G/D Em
While the ships bearing their dreams
G/D D
Sail out of sight
Verse 3
G
I'm gonna find myself a girl,
C/G
Who can show me what laughter means
G D
Then we'll fill in the missing colors in each others
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/B Am7 G
We'll get up and do it again
C G/B Am7 G
Get it up again
G D D/C
Em
I'm gonna be a happy idiot, and struggle for the legal tender
B7 C/G
Where the ads take aim, and lay their claim
Em
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
A9 A9/G D/F#
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
Over Intro Part 2:
G C
Say a prayer for the pretender
G C
Are you there for the pretender
G C
Are you prepared for the pretender etc.