Want To Be Real Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays456

Want To Be Real by Chris August is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, D2 and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: A  D  

A			 E 
I’ve never said this before 
		                 D2 
I’ve never opened that door so wide 
A		E	 
No one else is around 
		          	      D2 
There is no good reason for me to hide 
F#      		D2	 
And I, I want to be real 

 
A				          E 
So I’m throwin out words I don’t fully understand  
                 F#   		           
I could be talkin to myself but I  
don’t think I am 
E 
Cause you’re always there through the fight 
D					D  
Savin my heart from the doubt inside      

A     D 

A			     E 
I’m not the man that I was 
			 D	 
I used to see you in highs and lows 
A			E 
But now I keep on believing 
			D 
And even if I can’t see, you show 
F#			D2 
And I, I want to be real oh, yea 

Chorus 

Bridge: 

F#		D 
And I, I want to be real (2x) 

F# 
There’s too much at steak and im  
		   D	 
tired of fakin I just wanna be real I  
D 
just wanna be real. (2x) 
F#				 
There’s too much at steak I don’t  
		   D	 
care if I Break I just wanna be real  
	     D2 
I wanna be real 

Chorus
 

A 
I’ve never said this before  
				        D 
I’ve never opened the door so wide 
But I think it’s time 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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100 BPM Andante