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Time To Pretend

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MGMT - Time To Pretend
Here is how I play this on my acoustic.
I like it this way as you can hit the the root notes easily.
Capo 2nd Fret
(everything relative to capo)
[Intro]
e|---3---3---3---3-|---1---0---1---3-|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-----------------|-----------------| (x4)
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
WEE TUNE
e|------------------------|
B|-3-1-0--------5----5----|
G|--------2--0------------| (x5)
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(fig 1)
                                 C   F(x33210)
   I'm feelin rough  I'm feelin   raw I'm in the prime of my
e|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)---|
B|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)----|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)---|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2--0-|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
   Clife
e|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)---|
B|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)----|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)---|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
CLet's make some music make some Fmoney find some models for Cwives.
CI'll move to Paris, shoot some Fheroin and fuck with the Cstars.
CYou man the island and the Fcocaine and the elegant Ccars.
[Pre-Chorus]
FThis is our decision to live fast and die young.
We've got the vision, now let's have some Cfun
FYeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning Ccommute?
[Chorus 1]
GForget about our mothers and our Emfriends.
We were Ffated Gto preCtend.
              Fto preCtend.
We were Ffated to preCtend.
              Fto preCtend.
[Verse 2]
CI'll miss the playgrounds and the Fanimals and digging up Cworms.
CI'll miss the comfort of my Fmother and the weight of the Cworld.
CI'll miss my sister, miss my Ffather, miss my dog and my Chome.
CYeah I'll miss the boredom and the Ffreedom and the time spent Calone.
[Pre-Chorus]
(Fig 2.)
FBut there is really nothing, nothing we can do.
Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up Canew.
FThe models will have children, we'll get a divorce,
we'll find some more models, Everything must run its Ccourse.
[Chorus]
GWe'll choke on our vomit and that will be the Emend.
We were Ffated Gto preCtend.
              Fto preCtend.
We were Ffated to preCtend.
              Fto preCtend.
and so it goes...
**********************************************************
(Fig 2.) I usually fiddle with the chords a bit this time round with this sort of thing.
e|-F0.....-0.....-0.....-0-|   C0..--0--0..-------|
B|-1.....-0.....-1.....-3-|   1..--1--1..0-1----|
G|-2.....-2.....-2.....-2-|   0..0-0--0..---2-0-|
D|-3.....-3.....-3.....-3-|   2..--3--2..-------|
A|-3.....-3.....-3.....---|   3..--3--3..-------|
E|--.....--.....--.....---|   ------------------|
 There..Nothing-.Love...Life
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| (n)  Ghost note
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Time To Pretend

by MGMT

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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MGMT - Time To Pretend

Here is how I play this on my acoustic.

I like it this way as you can hit the the root notes easily.

Capo 2nd Fret

(everything relative to capo)

[Intro]

e|---3---3---3---3-|---1---0---1---3-|

B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|

G|-----------------|-----------------| (x4)

D|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|

WEE TUNE

e|------------------------|

B|-3-1-0--------5----5----|

G|--------2--0------------| (x5)

D|------------------------|

A|------------------------|

E|------------------------|

[Verse 1]

(fig 1)

C F

(x33210)

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

e|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)---|

B|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)----|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)---|

G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2--0-|

D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|

A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|

E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

life

e|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----|-0--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)---|

B|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)----|-1--(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)---|

G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-|

D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|

A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|

E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

C F C

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

C F C

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

C F C

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

[Pre-Chorus]

This is our decision to live fast and die young.

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

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

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

[Chorus 1]

G Em

Forget about our mothers and our friends.

F G C

We were fated to pretend.

F C

to pretend.

F C

We were fated to pretend.

F C

to pretend.

[Verse 2]

C F C

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

C F C

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

C F C

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

C F C

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

[Pre-Chorus]

(Fig 2.)

But there is really nothing, nothing we can do.

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

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

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

[Chorus]

G Em

We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end.

F G C

We were fated to pretend.

F C

to pretend.

F C

We were fated to pretend.

F C

to pretend.

and so it goes...

**********************************************************

(Fig 2.) I usually fiddle with the chords a bit this time round with this sort of thing.

F C

e|-0.....-0.....-0.....-0-| 0..--0--0..-------|

B|-1.....-0.....-1.....-3-| 1..--1--1..0-1----|

G|-2.....-2.....-2.....-2-| 0..0-0--0..---2-0-|

D|-3.....-3.....-3.....-3-| 2..--3--2..-------|

A|-3.....-3.....-3.....---| 3..--3--3..-------|

E|--.....--.....--.....---| ------------------|

There..Nothing-.Love...Life

************************************

| (n) Ghost note

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