Time To Pretend chords by
Mgmt (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
D5 D5 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D5 D5 
 
D5 D5 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D5 D5 
 
D5 D5 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D5 D5 
 
D5 D5 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D5 D5

Verse 1
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw
D D 
 
I'm in the prime of my life
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Let's make some music, make some money
D D 
 
Find some models for wives
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin
D D 
 
and fuck with the stars
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
You man the island and the cocaine
D D 
 
and the elegant cars

Pre-chorus 1
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
A/G A/G 
 
This     is our decision to live  fast and die young
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
We've got the vision,
A/G A/G 
 
D D 
 
now   let's have some fun
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Yeah,    it's overwhelming,
A/G A/G 
 
but what  else can we do?
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
A/G A/G 
 
Get jobs in offices and wake  up for the
D D 
 
morning commute?
D D 
 

Chorus 1
A A 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Forget about our mothers and our friends
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
We're fated    to pretend
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
To pretend
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
We're fated    to pretend
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
To pretend

Verse 2
D D 
 
I'll miss the playgrounds
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
And the animals  and digging up worms
A A 
 
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
I'll miss the comfort of my mother
D D 
 
And the weight of the world
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
I'll miss my sister, miss my father,
D D 
 
Miss my dog and my home
Yeah, I'll miss the boredom
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
And the freedom  and the time spent alone

Pre-chorus 2
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
A/G A/G 
 
But there    is really nothing, nothing we can do
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Love     must be forgotten,
A/G A/G 
 
D D 
 
life  can always start up anew
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
The models   will have children,
A/G A/G 
 
we'll get   a divorce
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
We'll find     some more models,
A/G A/G 
 
D D 
 
everything must run its course
D D 
 

Chorus 2
A A 
 
We'll choke on our vomit
D/F# D/F# 
 
and that will be the end
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
We were fated    to pretend
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
To pretend
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
We're fated    to pretend
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
To pretend
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
I said yeah, yeah, yeah,
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
D D 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
Yeah, yeah, yeah,

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD5 Dsus4 D Gadd9 A/G...

Chords

D5
Dsus4
D
Gadd9
A/G
A
D/F#

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3
A/G: 3-x-2-2-2-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Time To Pretend by MGMT, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of MGMT's performance.

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