Real Chords
Real by Bowling For Soup is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A/G#, D, E, Dm, B and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A A/G# x4
A D
I think it's time that we move ahead
E A
To the place we never wanted to go
A D
There's no sense in looking back
E A (Stop) A/G#
Let the final credits roll
A D
I could never live up to
E A
The man that's in your head
A D
You want the guy from the notebook
E A
But you got me instead
D Dm (Stop)
But you'll be sorry when I'm gone
D A
I never said I was peeeeeerfect
E A
Who the hell wants perfect anyway?
D A
Sometimes I really f*ck up
E A
But baby I learn from my mistakes
D A
And I don’t know what I'm supposed to be
D A
All that I ever am is me
B D
And I'll never gonna change, here's the deal
D A E
I'm just trying to be real, real, real
D A E
I'm just trying to be real, real, real
I never was the hip kid
I always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkman
When culture club was the shit (I tumble for you)
I drive a ‘91 Volvo
The a/c still works fine
I'm happy with my Miller Lite
While everyone's drinking wine
'Cause it's less spilling, it tastes great
I never said I was perfect
Who the hell wants perfect anyway?
Sometimes I really f*ck up
But baby I learn from my mistakes
And I don’t know what I'm supposed to be
All that I ever am is me
And I'll never gonna change, here's the deal
I'm just trying to be real, real, real
I'm just trying to be real, real, real
E A D Bm
You can have your gluten free pizza, I've got taco bell
(?)
E A
You can try your best to change me
D Dm
I just gotta be myself
I never said I was perfect
Who the hell wants perfect anyway?
Sometimes I really f*ck up
Baby I learn from my mistakes
And I don’t know what I'm supposed to be
All that I ever am is me
And I'll never gonna change, here's the deal
(Never gonna change)
I never said I was perfect
Who the hell wants perfect anyway?
Sometimes I really f*ck up
But baby I learn from my mistakes
And I don’t know what I'm supposed to be
All that I ever am is me
And I'll never gonna change, here's the deal
I'm just trying to be real, real, real
I'm just trying to be real, real, real