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Time to Pretend
MGMT
| Chord Guide | |||
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132 D: xx0232 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
123
A: x02220 |
134111
F#m: 244222 |
| Strum Guide | |
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Main Strum: D D DU UD D DU 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Pre-Chorus
G chord Strum:
D d D d D d D d 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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1st Line of Chorus Strum: D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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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.
