Time To Pretend

Verse 1

D                           G                             D D9 D
I'm Feelin rough I'm Feelin raw I'm in the prime of my life.
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Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives.
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I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars.
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You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.

Pre-chorus 1

G                       A
This is our decision to live fast and die young.
G                      A                   D D9 D D9..... 
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
G                           A
Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
G                      A                            D D9 D D9..... 
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?

Chorus 1
A                G                A
Forget about our mothers and our friends.
        G           D
We were fated to pretend.
        G           D
              to pretend.
        G           D
We were fated to pretend.
        G           D
              to pretend.

Verse 2

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

Pre-chorus 2

G                            A
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do.
G                       A                         D D9 D D9.....
Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew.
G                              A
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce,
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we'll find some more models, Everything must run its course.

Chorus 2

A                            G                    A  
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end.
        G           D
We were fated to pretend.
        G           D
              to pretend.
        G           D
We were fated to pretend.
        G           D
              to pretend.