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Capo: 2
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|--3-3-3-3-1-0-1-3-3-3-3-1-0-1-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
WEE TUNE
E|--------------------|
B|-3-1-0-----5-5------|
G|------2-0-----------| x 5
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.
F to preCtend.
We were Ffated to preCtend.
F to 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.
F to preCtend.
We were Ffated to preCtend.
F to preCtend.
and so it goes...
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(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