Orla Gartland - Pretending: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Pretending" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Pretending ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Pretending" smoothly on your ukulele.

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G                     Bm
I saw the face in the window
 C                 G
Lighting up a cigarette
                    Bm
Smokey brown eyeshadow
                    C                 G
I learnt it from a woman on the internet

                          Bm
How the hell have you been, babe?
 C                    G
Put your coat on the bed
Let me get you a cup
Bm                   C
Sip it up up, right to your head

C                     D
All the people over there
                          Em
They don't seem to have a care
                      G
I'm so fucking self aware, it's exhausting
C                     D
And no matter how I try
                   Em
I repeat it every night, every night,
every night, every night

Chorus:
    G
I'm done pretending, pretending
Am
Done pretending
Em                    D                 C
All of my heroes are way more sad than me
              G
Am I the only one pretending, pretending
Am             Em
One pretending?
                 D            C
Oh, who are you so afraid to be,
                         G
to be? to be? to be? to be

I lied about liking your dress
I lied about sticking around
I lied about knowing the band
that you talked and talked all night about
So take it up with the jury
'Cause I don't really care anymore
And if you listen real close you might
just hear the penny drop on the floor

All the people over there,
they don't seem to have a care
I'm so fucking self-aware, it's exhausting
And no matter how I try,
I repeat it every night,
every night, every night, every night

Chorus:
I'm done pretending, pretending
Done pretending
All of my heroes are way more sad than me
Am I the only one pretending, pretending
One pretending?
Oh, who are you so afraid to be,
to be, to be, to be, to be?

               D                           C
(Am I the only one pretending, pretending, one
pretending?)
           D  C
Leave me alone
(Am I the only one pretending, pretending,
one pretending?)
            D  C
I wanna go home
(Am I the only one pretending, pretending,
one pretending?)
           D   C
Leave me alone
(Am I the only one pretending, pretending,
one pretending?)
I wanna go—
(Am I the only one pretending, pretending,
one pretending, pretending?)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Pretending" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Pretending" by Orla Gartland.