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Time to Pretend

MGMT

 

Chord Guide
132 D:    xx0232	3    4 G:    3x0003	123 A:    x02220	134111 F#m:  244222

 

Strum Guide
Main Strum: D   D DU UD D DU 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Click Here to Watch Strum Video	Pre-Chorus G chord Strum: D d D d D d D d 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Click Here to Watch Strum Video
1st Line of Chorus Strum: D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Click Here to Watch Strum Video

 

 

Intro: / D - - - / x8

 

D                             G                              D (2)

I'm feelin rough  I'm feelin raw I'm in the prime of my life.

D                               G                               D (2)

Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives.

D                               G                             D (2)

I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars.

D                           G                          D (2)

You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.

 

Pre-Chorus:

G (4)

This is our decision to live fast and die young.

                                             D (4)

We've got the vision, now let's have some fun

G (4)

Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?

                                                    D (4)

Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?

 

Chorus:

A (2)                              F#m            G

Forget about our mothers and our friends.  We’re fated to pretend.

D     G         D          G

        to pretend. We’re fated to pretend.

D     G         D     G

         to pretend.

 

D                                 G                           D (2)

I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms.

D                           G                                 D (2)

I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world.

D                            G                               D (2)

I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home.

D                                  G                                D (2)

Yeah I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.

 

Pre-Chorus 2:

      G (4)                           

But there is really nothing, nothing we can do.

                                                      D (4)

Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew.

     G (4)                             

The models will have children, we'll get a divorce,

                                                            D (4)

we'll find some more models, Everything must run its course.

 

Chorus 2:

        A (2)                             F#m            G

We'll choke on vomit and that will be the end.  We were fated to pretend.

D     G         D          G

        to pretend. We’re fated to pretend.

D     G         D    G

         to pretend.

 

/ D - - - / G - - - / x4

 

End on D

 

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.