Intro: Am F G
He's a pre-tender, [Am]he knows just what to say [G]
He's a pre-tender, [Am]yeah you meet him every day [G]
He's a pre-tender, [Am]that fish that got a-way [G]
He's a pre-tender, [Am]why'd I fall in love [G]
[Am] It was so strange the way he held[F] my hand [G]
[Am] I wanted more than just a one [F]night stand [G]
[Am] He had a way of making me b[F]elieve [G]
[Am] That he was mine and that he'd never[F] leave [G]
[Am]I know that I should take my friend'[F]s ad-vice [G]
[Am]'Cause if it happens once, you kn[F]ow it happens twic[G]e [Am]
[F]If there's a chance then I know I've got to [G]try [Am]
[F]I'll make him dance with me, I'll make him tell me why [G] [Am]
[G]I'm not afraid to fall a h[F]undred times
And I'll[G] believe in all your[F] silly lies
I'd li[G]ke to think that I coul[F]d change your mind
Don't say [G]that I am blind, I kn[Am]ow all about your kind [F]
He's a pretender, yeah you meet him every day
He's a pretender, that fish that got away
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love
I like the way he moved across the floor
And when he danced with me I knew he wanted more
But in the dark things happened much too fast
I should've stopped him then, I knew it wouldn't last
He's a pretender, yeah you meet him every day
He's a pretender, that fish that got away
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love
He's a pre-tender, [Am]he knows just what to say [G]
He's a pre-tender, [Am]yeah you meet him every day [G]
He's a pre-tender, [Am]that fish that got a-way [G]
He's a pre-tender, [Am]why'd I fall in love [G]
[Am] It was so strange the way he held[F] my hand [G]
[Am] I wanted more than just a one [F]night stand [G]
[Am] He had a way of making me b[F]elieve [G]
[Am] That he was mine and that he'd never[F] leave [G]
[Am]I know that I should take my friend'[F]s ad-vice [G]
[Am]'Cause if it happens once, you kn[F]ow it happens twic[G]e [Am]
[F]If there's a chance then I know I've got to [G]try [Am]
[F]I'll make him dance with me, I'll make him tell me why [G] [Am]
[G]I'm not afraid to fall a h[F]undred times
And I'll[G] believe in all your[F] silly lies
I'd li[G]ke to think that I coul[F]d change your mind
Don't say [G]that I am blind, I kn[Am]ow all about your kind [F]
He's a pretender, yeah you meet him every day
He's a pretender, that fish that got away
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love
I like the way he moved across the floor
And when he danced with me I knew he wanted more
But in the dark things happened much too fast
I should've stopped him then, I knew it wouldn't last
He's a pretender, yeah you meet him every day
He's a pretender, that fish that got away
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love
