Intro:
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Verse:
DGD
I'm feelin rough I'm feelin raw I'm in the prime of my life
DGD
Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives.
DGD
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and xxxx with the stars.
DGD
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.
Pre-Chorus:
G
This is our decision to live fast and die young.
D
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
G
Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
D
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
Chorus:
AGbm
Forget about our mothers and our friends.
GAD
We were fated to pretend.
GD
to pretend.
GD
We were fated to pretend.
GD
to pretend.
Verse:
DGD
I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms.
DGD
I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world.
DGD
I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home.
DGD
Yeah I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.
Pre-Chorus:
G
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do.
D
Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew.
G
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce,
D
we'll find some more models, Everything must run its course.
Chorus:
AGbm
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end.
GAD
We were fated to pretend.
GD
to pretend.
GD
We were fated to pretend.
GD
to pretend.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
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This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
MGMT is a psychedelic pop band which formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. The band consists of Andrew VanWyngarden (lead vocals, multiple instruments) and Ben Goldwasser (multiple instruments, vocals). The duo was signed to Columbia Records in 2006 and have since released four albums: “Oracular Spectacular” (2007), “Congratulations” (2010), “MGMT” (2013) and “Little Dark Age” (2018). They are best known for their 2008 singles “Time to Pretend”, “Electric Feel” and “Kids”, all of which were worldwide hits.
