Time To Pretend Uke tab by Mgmt

4 Chords used in the song: C, F, G, Em

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Artist: 
Year:  2007
Difficulty: 
2.75
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords and Tablature
Original key: +1.0 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
INTRO
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-1-0-1-3-3-3-3-1-0-1-|
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|

# WEE TUNE
A|-5-3-2-----7-7------|
E|--------------------|
C|--------------------| x 5
G|------2-0-----------|


VERSE 1
C chordC F chordF
I'm feelin rough I'm feelin raw I'm in the prime of my
C chordC
life
C chordC F chordF C chordC
Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives.
C chordC F chordF C chordC
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars.
C chordC F chordF C chordC
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.


PRE-CHORUS
F chordF
This is our decision to live fast and die young.
C chordC
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
F chordF
Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
C chordC
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?


CHORUS 1
G chordG Em chordEm
Forget about our mothers and our friends.
F chordF G chordG C chordC
We were fated to pretend.
F chordF C chordC
to pretend.
F chordF C chordC
We were fated to pretend.
F chordF C chordC
to pretend.


VERSE 2
C chordC F chordF C chordC
I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms.
C chordC F chordF C chordC
I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world.
C chordC F chordF C chordC
I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home.
C chordC F chordF C chordC
Yeah I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.


PRE-CHORUS
F chordF
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do.
C chordC
Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew.
F chordF
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce,
C chordC
we'll find some more models, Everything must run its course.


CHORUS
G chordG Em chordEm
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end.
F chordF G chordG C chordC
We were fated to pretend.
F chordF C chordC
to pretend.
F chordF C chordC
We were fated to pretend.
F chordF C chordC
to pretend.

# and so it goes...

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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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