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Verse: C F C C/F C I'm feelin rough I'm feelin raw I'm in the prime of my life F C C/F C Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives. C F C C/F C I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars. C F C C/F C You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars. Pre-Chorus: F This is our decision to live fast and die young. C C/F C We've got the vision, now let's have some fun F Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do? C C/F C 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 G C to pretend. F G C We were fated to pretend. F G C to pretend. Verse 2: C F C C/F C I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms. C F C C/F C I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world. C F C C/F C I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home. C F C C/F C Yeah I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone. Pre-Chorus: (Fig 2.) F But there is really nothing, nothing we can do. C C/F C Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew. F The models will have children, we'll get a divorce C C/F C 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 G C to pretend. F G C We were fated to pretend. F G C to pretend. F G C Yeah Yeah Yeah F G C Yeah Yeah Yeah F G C Yeah Yeah Yeah F G C Yeah Yeah Yeah