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'Real' By Bowling for Soup
Some of this could be wrong, it sounds right when I play it but I'm just not 100% 
certain. If you can correct
me just leave a comment.
Intro:  A   A/G#x4
AI think it's time that we Dmove ahead
To the Eplace we never wanted to Ago
AThere's no sense in Dlooking back
                     E   A(Stop) A/G#  
Let the final credits roll
AI could never live Dup to
The Eman that's in your Ahead
AYou want the guy from the Dnotebook
But Eyou got me insAtead
                   D             Dm(Stop)
But you'll be sorry when I'm gone
I never said I was DpeeeeeerAfect
Who the hell wants Eperfect anywAay?
Sometimes I really Df*ck uAp
But baby I Elearn from my mistAakes
And I don’t know Dwhat I'm supposed to Abe
All that I Dever am is Ame
And I'll Bnever gonna change, here's the Ddeal
I'm just trying to be Dreal, Areal, Ereal
I'm just trying to be rDeal, reAal, reEal
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
EYou can have your Agluten free pizza, DI've got taco bellBm  
([?])
EYou can try your Abest to change me
DI just gotta be myseDmlf
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

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Real

by Bowling for Soup

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A/G#

'Real' By Bowling for Soup

Some of this could be wrong, it sounds right when I play it but I'm just not 100%

certain. If you can correct

me just leave a comment.

A A/G#

Intro: 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 A/G#

(Stop)

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

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

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