Intro: C
[Verse]
C
There's always a reason
GAm
To stay inside your head
CG
But you'll never make it out
C
So you found a reason (give me a reason)
GAm
To make-believe instead
CG
Now you're somebody else
[Pre-Chorus]
FCGAm
But you don't have to hide your scars
FCG
Not from me tonight, at all
[Chorus]
FC
(Show me the real you)
GAm
Misunderstood, can feel so good
FC
You don't have to hide yourself
G
Pretender, pretender
FC
(Show me the real you)
GAm
Surrender, yeah, I wish you would
FC
You don't have to hide yourself
G
Pretender, pretend
[Verse]
C
That you are an ocean (you are an ocean)
GAm
Strong but delicate (strong but delicate)
CG
It doesn't matter where you run
C
For the next two minutes
GAm
Pretend that you are infinite (you are infinite)
CG
And the hiding out is done
[Pre-Chorus]
FCGAm
But you don't have to hide your scars
FCG
Not from me tonight, at all
[Chorus]
FC
(Show me the real you)
GAm
Misunderstood, can feel so good
FC
You don't have to hide yourself
G
Pretender, pretender
FC
(Show me the real you)
GAm
Surrender, yeah, I wish you would
FC
You don't have to hide yourself
G
Pretender, pretend
[Bridge]
FC
We all play roles as people, believe me
GAm
We're lying to ourselves
FCG
You don't belong, you don't belong at all (yeah, yeah)
FC
You gotta be brave to be here, believe me
GAm
I hope you find yourself
FCG
You don't belong, you don't belong
[Chorus]
FC
(Show me the real you)
GAm
Misunderstood, can feel so good
FC
You don't have to hide yourself
G
Pretender, pretender
FC
(Show me the real you)
GAm
Surrender, yeah, I wish you would
FC
You don't have to hide yourself
G
Pretender, pretend