Time To Pretend by MGMT (The Management)

Chords by Adam

Standard Tuning

Verse 1

D (xx0232@1)                         G (320003@1)                           DDsus4 DDsus2
I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw, I'm in the prime of my life.
D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)                           DDsus4 DDsus2
Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives.
D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)                         DDsus4 DDsus2 
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars.
D (xx0232@1)                         G (320003@1)                      DDsus4 DYou (xx0232@1)man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.

Pre-chorus 1

G (320003@1)                   
This is our decision to live fast and die young.
Gadd9 (320003@1)               G (320003@1)                  DDsus4 DDsus2
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
G (320003@1)                         
Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
Gadd9 (320003@1)                 G (320003@1)                        DDsus4 DDsus2
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?

Chorus 1
A (x02220@1)                                 F#mForget (244222@1)about our mothers and our friends.
        G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)     DWe (xx0232@1)were fated to pretend.
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)             to pretend.
        G (320003@1)            DWe (xx0232@1)were fated to pretend.
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)             to pretend.

Verse 2

D (xx0232@1)                                 G (320003@1)                      DDsus4 DDsus2
I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms.
D (xx0232@1)                         G (320003@1)                              DDsus4 DDsus2
I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world.
D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)                           DDsus4 DDsus2
I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home.
D (xx0232@1)                               G (320003@1)                         DDsus4 DYeah (xx0232@1)I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.

Pre-chorus 2

G (320003@1)                          
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do.
Gadd9 (320003@1)                 G (320003@1)                        DDsus4 DDsus2
Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew.
G (320003@1)                           
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce,
Gadd9 (320003@1)                       G (320003@1)                       DDsus4 DDsus2
we'll find some more models, Everything must run its course.

Chorus 2

A (x02220@1)                                            F#m (244222@1)
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end.
        G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)      DWe (xx0232@1)were fated to pretend.
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)             to pretend.
        G (320003@1)            DWe (xx0232@1)were fated to pretend.
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)             to pretend.
        G (320003@1)            DSay, (xx0232@1)yeah, yeah yeah
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)    Yeah, yeah yeah
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)    Yeah, yeah, yeah
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)    Yeah, yeah, yeah