C        F                  C   F
   Never thought that I was weak
G                F
Always thought I could get hurt pretty bad
         F                C    F  C  F
Standing up on my own two feet 
C            F             C    F
  I always believed that I was free
       G                   F
That I had some sense of integrity
           G              F                    C  F  C  F
That would rise above whatever tried to change  me


               Am   F         C  
But honey, now        I won't wait
Am                 F                  C    
  For something to bring me round and smile
Am                F            C    
  Cause that only sticks for a while
              G
Then I'm back again
F                     C      F  C  F
  Oh, I'm a master pretender


C - F - C - G


C          F           C     F
  I always knew that I was young
           g                     F                   F               C  F  C  F
But with a head held high, and a sharp tongue I could fool 'most anyone
C           F        C 
  I never expected to be struck
       G              F             F           C  F  C  F       
By the fatal hands of fortune or by   sheer bad luck


               Am   F         C  
But honey, now       we won't change
Am        F             C    
  And memories just rearrange
    Am F      C    
And fall into place
              G
Then I'm back again
F                     C      F  C  F
  Oh, I'm a master pretender

C - F - C - G

       F                   C
Oh the streets of New York City 
F           C                  G
  Sure look pretty from way up here
    F            C           
And I was headed home
F                 C                     G
  just found more alone the further I'd go


C          F                 C    F
  I always thought that you'd be here
    G                F      F               C      F  C  F
But shit gets fucked up and people just disappear


              Am  F          C
So honey, now,      don't be mad
Am         F          C 
  Time has told me it   can't be that bad and if it is, 
Am           F     C
  well, I'll be goddamned
           G
I'll stick around
F                     C         F  G  F        
  I'll be your master defender 
                 D
Yeah, I'll stick around
F                     C         F  C  F  
I'll be your master defender

C - F - C - F (REPEAT 6x)