Popstar

The Pretenders

Ce chant est à 4 accords magiques! Il est montré ici dans la transposition originale: en le jouant avec des capo ou en le transposant, vous pouvez le ramener à Am, F, C, G.

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[Intro Riff] e|-3-------------2-----------3--| B|-3-------------3-----------3--| G|-0-------------2-----------0--| D|-0-------------0--0--------0--| A|-2-----1--3--1-------3--1--2--| E|-3--3----------------------3--| [Intro]      [Verse 1] G        Cadd9                       D       Cadd9 So your girlfriend wants to be a popstar G             Cadd9            D     Cadd9 And beat the charts out of me  G                 Cadd9             D        Cadd9 She wants to move a million units man  G                Cadd9          D        Cadd9 Probably just to prove she can G            Cadd9           D        Cadd9 And after a couple of hits G            Cadd9            D        Cadd9 She’ll be buying a new pair of mitts G             Cadd9            D         Cadd9 I can see just where she’s headin’ G                 Cadd9          D           Cadd9 She’s as predictable as armageddon uh [Chorus]       G  Cadd9 D                  Cadd9 They don’t make ’em like they used to         G   Cadd9           D                 Cadd9 No they don’t they don’t make ’em like they used to      G   Cadd9  D                 Cadd9 They don’t make ’em like they used to You should have just stuck with me [Verse 2] G      Cadd9                D      Cadd9 Your girlfriend wants to be a popstar G       Cadd9         D     Cadd9 And live in Primrose Hill G        Cadd9          D     Cadd9 Where she’ll join the meritocracy G       Cadd9                  D     Cadd9 And get to meet all of rock’s aristocracy G       Cadd9            D     Cadd9 Be someone everyone knows G       Cadd9                     D     Cadd9 Who all the designers send all their new clothes G       Cadd9                        D     Cadd9 But when she starts to look like Kylie Minogue G       Cadd9                     D       Cadd9 She might even get her picture in Vogue yeah [Chorus]       G  Cadd9 D                  Cadd9 They don’t make ’em like they used to         G   Cadd9           D                 Cadd9 No they don’t they don’t make ’em like they used to      G   Cadd9  D                 Cadd9 They don’t make ’em like they used to You should have just stuck with me [Solo] G  Cadd9  D  Cadd9 (4X) [Verse 3] G      Cadd9              D     Cadd9 Your baby wants to be a popstar  G      Cadd9        D     Cadd9 Probably just to spite me G       Cadd9                  D   Cadd9 But she thinks it’s so easy to get to the top G       Cadd9                  D    Cadd9 But a girl like that she won’t know where to stop G       Cadd9            D       Cadd9 But when her most recent therapist G     Cadd9                 D       Cadd9 Suggests that maybe she become a buddhist G           Cadd9                  D       Cadd9 She might even consider giving up red meat G                    Cadd9                        D       Cadd9 Man you’re gonna look back to when your life was so sweet [Chorus]       G  Cadd9 D                  Cadd9 They don’t make ’em like they used to         G   Cadd9           D                 Cadd9 No they don’t they don’t make ’em like they used to      G   Cadd9  D                 Cadd9 They don’t make ’em like they used to You should have just stuck with me

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empty heart empty heart Am9, C, Em, Am, G, B9, Bb, F, A7
empty heart empty heart Am, G, F, D, C, Em, Dm
empty heart empty heart A, G, E, D, C
empty heart empty heart A, E, F#m, Bm, Dbm, D
empty heart empty heart C, Am, Em, F, G, Bb, Eb, Dm, Gm
empty heart empty heart E, D, Bm, A, Dbm
empty heart empty heart E, A, B, G, F
empty heart empty heart C, E, Fmaj7, Fm
La chanson dépeint le désir d'une jeune femme de devenir une star de la pop, aspirant à la gloire et au succès qu'elle associe à ce statut. On ressent dans les paroles une sorte de nostalgie pour une époque où les artistes semblaient plus authentiques. Le narrateur se demande si elle comprend vraiment les défis qui l'attendent et critique sa quête de reconnaissance superficielle, suggérant qu'elle pourrait regretter ce choix à l'avenir. Le contexte social et culturel se dessine autour d'une ambition souvent véhiculée par les médias, où la célébrité prime sur des valeurs plus profondes. Cela soulève la question de ce qu'il faut sacrifier pour atteindre une telle notoriété.