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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Freddie Mercury
Lead Vocals
Mike Moran
Keyboards
Peter Straker
Background Vocals
Roger Taylor
Background Vocals
Alan Jones
Bass Guitar
Harold Fisher
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Buck Ram
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Freddie Mercury
Producer
Mike Moran
Producer
Richard Dodd
Engineer
David Richards
Producer
Lyrics
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretending I'm doing well
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game but to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh, oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Yeah, oh...
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're
Pretending that you're still around
Writer(s): Buck Ram
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