Time To Pretend Uke tab by Mgmt

4 Chords used in the song: D, G, Dsus2, A

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Artist: 
Year:  2007
Difficulty: 
3
(Beginner)
Key: DChords
Verse 1

D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
I'm Feelin rough I'm Feelin raw I'm in the prime of my life.
D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives.
D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars.
D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.

Pre-chorus 1

G chordG A chordA
This is our decision to live fast and die young.
G chordG A chordA D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2.....
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
G chordG A chordA
Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
G chordG A chordA D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2.....
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?

Chorus 1
A chordA G chordG A chordA
Forget about our mothers and our friends.
G chordG D chordD
We were fated to pretend.
G chordG D chordD
to pretend.
G chordG D chordD
We were fated to pretend.
G chordG D chordD
to pretend.

Verse 2


D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms.
D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world.
D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home.
D chordD G chordG D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD
Yeah I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.

Pre-chorus 2

G chordG A chordA
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do.
G chordG A chordA D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2.....
Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew.
G chordG A chordA
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce,
G chordG A chordA D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2 D chordD Dsus2 chordDsus2.....
we'll find some more models, Everything must run its course.

Chorus 2

A chordA G chordG A chordA
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end.
G chordG D chordD
We were fated to pretend.
G chordG D chordD
to pretend.
G chordG D chordD
We were fated to pretend.
G chordG D chordD
to pretend.

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About this song: Time To Pretend

The debut single is released as a 7" and CD featuring the b-sides Weekend Wars and Metatonia, respectively. It was the iTunes Single of the Week for the second week of January, 2008. It was made available as a free download on iTunes during that time. MGMT performed the song on The Late Show with David Letterman on January 8, 2008. The song subsequently hit #38 on the Mediabase Alternative chart.

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