The Pretender
by Jackson Browne
Chords Used:
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Intro Part 1:
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Intro Part 2:
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Verse 1:
I'm gonna rent myself a house in the shade of the freeway,
Gonna pack my lunch in the morning, and go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around,
I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again Amen
Say it again Amen
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Verse 2
I want to know what became of the changes,
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the blink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You'll get up and do it again Amen
Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the churchbells ring
And the junkman pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight,
Fast asleep at the traffic light
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And the children solemnly wait for the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening, strolls the pretender
He knows that all his hopes an dreams
Begin and end there
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Ah the lovers as they run through the night
Leaving nothing but to choose off and fight
D#O7
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight
Verse 3
I'm gonna find myself a girl,
Who can show me what laughter means
Then we'll fill in the missing colors in each others
Paint by number dreams
And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again
I'm gonna be a happy idiot, and struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim, and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
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Though true love could have been a contender
Are you there, say a prayer for the pretender
Who started out so young and strong only to surrender
Over Intro Part 2:
Say a prayer for the pretender
Are you there for the pretender
Are you prepared for the pretender etc.