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Real Adult

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3-3-3-5-3---------------|
E|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-----------5-3-3-3-5-3-1-|
 F5   G5   C5   A5x4
[Verse 1]
Sometimes I F5daydream, I see my grG5andma
And she is C5sleeping, inside my moA5m's roon
She probablF5y left us, because we'G5re broken
But I am stC5ronger than you imaginA5ed
[Verse 2]
She has these F5back pains that never G5go away
She has this C5heartache that never stayA5s the same
I got this baF5sement where I can G5be free
And I can see C5just what I wanA5na see
She has these F5back pains that never G5go away
She has this C5heartache that never stayA5s the same
I got this baF5sement where I can G5be free
And I can see C5just what I wanA5na see
[Chorus]
He'll break my F5bones
He'll drink my C5blood
He'll tell my G5friends that I slA5ept with the mud
He'll tell my F5kids
That it's my C5fault
He'll say I G5never grew up and beA5came an adult
N.C.
I'm sorry.
[Bridge]
 F5   G5   C5   A5x4
[Verse 3]
F5Just hold on, G5and pretend
C5That her heart A5needs your body
F5Just pretend
G5She's alone
C5In her room
A5With nobody
F5Just hold on, G5and pretend
C5That her heart A5needs your body
F5Just pretend
G5She's alone
C5In her room
A5With nobody
F5Just hold on, G5and pretend
C5That her heart A5needs your body
F5Just pretend
G5She's alone
C5In her room
A5With nobody
F5Just hold on, G5and pretend
C5That her heart A5needs your body
F5Just pretend
G5She's alone
C5In her room
A5With nobody
[Verse 4]
She has these F5back pains that never G5go away
She has this C5heartache that never stayA5s the same
I got this baF5sement where I can G5be free
And I can see C5just what I wanA5na see
She has these F5back pains that never G5go away
She has this C5heartache that never stayA5s the same
I got this baF5sement where I can G5be free
And I can see C5just what I wanA5na see
[Chorus]
He'll break my F5bones
He'll drink my C5blood
He'll tell my G5friends that I A5slept with the mud
He'll tell my F5kids
That it's my C5fault
He'll say I G5never grew up and beA5came an adult
I'm sorryF5.

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Real Adult

by McCafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------3-3-3-5-3---------------|

E|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-----------5-3-3-3-5-3-1-|

F5 G5 C5 A5

[Verse 1]

F5 G5

Sometimes I daydream, I see my grandma

C5 A5

And she is sleeping, inside my mom's roon

F5 G5

She probably left us, because we're broken

C5 A5

But I am stronger than you imagined

[Verse 2]

F5 G5

She has these back pains that never go away

C5 A5

She has this heartache that never stays the same

F5 G5

I got this basement where I can be free

C5 A5

And I can see just what I wanna see

F5 G5

She has these back pains that never go away

C5 A5

She has this heartache that never stays the same

F5 G5

I got this basement where I can be free

C5 A5

And I can see just what I wanna see

[Chorus]

He'll break my bones

He'll drink my blood

G5 A5

He'll tell my friends that I slept with the mud

He'll tell my kids

That it's my fault

G5 A5

He'll say I never grew up and became an adult

N.C.

I'm sorry.

[Bridge]

F5 G5 C5 A5

[Verse 3]

F5 G5

Just hold on, and pretend

C5 A5

That her heart needs your body

Just pretend

She's alone

In her room

With nobody

F5 G5

Just hold on, and pretend

C5 A5

That her heart needs your body

Just pretend

She's alone

In her room

With nobody

F5 G5

Just hold on, and pretend

C5 A5

That her heart needs your body

Just pretend

She's alone

In her room

With nobody

F5 G5

Just hold on, and pretend

C5 A5

That her heart needs your body

Just pretend

She's alone

In her room

With nobody

[Verse 4]

F5 G5

She has these back pains that never go away

C5 A5

She has this heartache that never stays the same

F5 G5

I got this basement where I can be free

C5 A5

And I can see just what I wanna see

F5 G5

She has these back pains that never go away

C5 A5

She has this heartache that never stays the same

F5 G5

I got this basement where I can be free

C5 A5

And I can see just what I wanna see

[Chorus]

He'll break my bones

He'll drink my blood

G5 A5

He'll tell my friends that I slept with the mud

He'll tell my kids

That it's my fault

G5 A5

He'll say I never grew up and became an adult

I'm sorry.

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