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Real Man

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 [Intro]
Abadd2 Ab Eb  Eb/Db   Cm9
Abadd2 Ab Eb  Eb/Db   Cm9
Abadd2 Ab Eb  Eb/Db   Cm9  Ebmaj7/F  Abmaj9
[Verse 1]
When Cm7I was a childBb/C___
Cm7I thought as a Bb/CchildCm7  
I spoke as a Bb/Cchild_Cm7__
I didn't know Eb/Dbbet   Ab/Db-   ter, Bbm/Abbet  -  Eb/Abter
But Cm7now I'm a man_Bb/C__Cm7  
I look like a Bb/Cman
Cm7I'm old Bb7as a man_Cm7__
And I should know Eb/Dbbet  -  Ab/Dbter, Bbm/Abbet  -  Eb/Abter
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Got my Abmaj7/Bbhead    in the Bb7skyAbmaj7/Bb  Bb7  
And  Ab/Bbmy     Abmaj7/Bbmind    knows what it wants
But Bb7my body Abmaj7/Bbjust      Bb7drags Ab/Bbme    Ebmaj9down
And my Dbmaj7/Ebworld is something you can't Eb7seeDbmaj7/Eb  Eb7  
But Db/Ebit's  Dbmaj7/Ebstill very real to Eb7me
You can Fmaj7/Gfind   it in the hole where G7I keep my soul
 Fmaj7/G    G7    F/GN.C.
There   it  is - way down inside me
[Chorus 1]
There's a Bb6real Cman, a Bm7real Am7man.
Forget about my body and be a Csus2real  Cman___Bm7  Am7  
[Verse 2]
I Cm7see with my heart_Bb/C__Cm7  
Hear with my Bb/Cheart
Cm7I feel Bb/Cwith my heart_Cm7__
Sometimes it works Eb/Dbbet  -  Ab/Dbter, Bbm/Abbet  -  Ebm/Abter
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And some Abmaj7/Bbso-called friends put me Bb7downAbmaj7/Bb  Bb7  
And Ab/Bbthey Abmaj7/Bbpity me for trying
Bad Bb7emotions Abmaj7/Bbpush      Bb7me    Ab/Bba - Ebmaj9round
But the Dbmaj7/Ebvision shines on and Eb7onDbmaj7/Eb  Eb7  
It Db/Ebwill Dbmaj7/Ebshine when we all are Eb7gone
And I'd Fmaj7/Glike to add a little spar-G7kle while I'm here
 Fmaj7/G   G7    F/GN.C.
Light   it up - way down inside me
[Chorus 2]
There's a Bb6real Cman, a Bm7real Am7man
Forget about bad feelings and be a Csus2real  Cman___Bm7  Am7  
[Bridge]
Bb/EbSome men's F/Ebworld is only Bb/Ebhate and mon-F/Ebey
A-F/Dfraid of ev-'C/Dry thing and they laugh F/Dat nothingC/D  
And they C/Bbon - Bbmaj7ly     C/Bblive Bbmaj7to     C/Bbcrit-i-Am7cize__Bb/Ab_
[Pre-Chorus 3]
You can Abmaj7/Bblaugh at me Bb7now (ha  Abmaj7/Bbha       Bb7ha)
But Ab/Bbthe  Abmaj7/Bbtime comes to ev-'Bb7ry-bod-y
When Abmaj7/Bbyou       Bb7must Ab/Bbde  - Ebmaj9cide
When that Dbmaj7/Ebday finally comes a-Eb7longDbmaj7/Eb  Eb7  
You Db/Ebmight Dbmaj7/Ebwish you'd been a little more Eb7strong
Then you'll Fmaj7/Gwake up in the morning cry-G7in' "Oh my God"
 Fmaj7/G   G7    F/GN.C.
There   it is - way down inside me
[Chorus-Outro]
It's a Bb6real Cman
a Bm7real Am7man
Got to grow up sometime
Be a Csus2real  Cman, a Bm7real Am7man
Suffer them slings and arrows
Be a Bb6real Cman
Now be a Bm7real Am7man
Don't sell yourself for nothing
Be a Csus2real  Cman, be a Bm7real Am7man
Don't take no crap from no one
Be a Bb6real manC___, be a Bm7real Am7man
Get your trip together
Be a Csus2real  Cman, be a Bm7real Am7man___Gm/Bb  

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Real Man

by Todd Rundgren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abadd2

Eb/Db

Cm9

Ebmaj7/F

Abmaj9

Cm7

Bb/C

Ab/Db

Bbm/Ab

Eb/Ab

Bb7

Abmaj7/Bb

Ab/Bb

Ebmaj9

Dbmaj7/Eb

Eb7

Db/Eb

Fmaj7/G

F/G

Bb6

[Intro]

Abadd2 Ab Eb Eb/Db Cm9

Abadd2 Ab Eb Eb/Db Cm9 Ebmaj7/F Abmaj9

[Verse 1]

Cm7 Bb/C

When I was a child___

Cm7 Bb/C Cm7

I thought as a child

Bb/C Cm7

I spoke as a child___

Eb/Db Ab/Db Bbm/Ab Eb/Ab

I didn't know bet - ter, bet - ter

Cm7 Bb/C Cm7

But now I'm a man___

Bb/C

I look like a man

Cm7 Bb7 Cm7

I'm old as a man___

Eb/Db Ab/Db Bbm/Ab Eb/Ab

And I should know bet - ter, bet - ter

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Abmaj7/Bb Bb7 Abmaj7/Bb Bb7

Got my head in the sky

Ab/Bb Abmaj7/Bb

And my mind knows what it wants

Bb7 Abmaj7/Bb Bb7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj9

But my body just drags me down

Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7 Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7

And my world is something you can't see

Db/Eb Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7

But it's still very real to me

Fmaj7/G G7

You can find it in the hole where I keep my soul

Fmaj7/G G7 F/G

N.C.

There it is - way down inside me

[Chorus 1]

Bb6 C Bm7 Am7

There's a real man, a real man.

Csus2 C Bm7 Am7

Forget about my body and be a real man___

[Verse 2]

Cm7 Bb/C Cm7

I see with my heart___

Bb/C

Hear with my heart

Cm7 Bb/C Cm7

I feel with my heart___

Eb/Db Ab/Db Bbm/Ab Ebm/Ab

Sometimes it works bet - ter, bet - ter

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Abmaj7/Bb Bb7 Abmaj7/Bb Bb7

And some so-called friends put me down

Ab/Bb Abmaj7/Bb

And they pity me for trying

Bb7 Abmaj7/Bb Bb7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj9

Bad emotions push me a - round

Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7 Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7

But the vision shines on and on

Db/Eb Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7

It will shine when we all are gone

Fmaj7/G G7

And I'd like to add a little spar-kle while I'm here

Fmaj7/G G7 F/G

N.C.

Light it up - way down inside me

[Chorus 2]

Bb6 C Bm7 Am7

There's a real man, a real man

Csus2 C Bm7 Am7

Forget about bad feelings and be a real man___

[Bridge]

Bb/Eb F/Eb Bb/Eb F/Eb

Some men's world is only hate and mon-ey

F/D C/D F/D C/D

A-fraid of ev-'ry thing and they laugh at nothing

C/Bb Bbmaj7 C/Bb Bbmaj7 C/Bb Am7 Bb/Ab

And they on - ly live to crit-i-cize___

[Pre-Chorus 3]

Abmaj7/Bb Bb7 Abmaj7/Bb Bb7

You can laugh at me now (ha ha ha)

Ab/Bb Abmaj7/Bb Bb7

But the time comes to ev-'ry-bod-y

Abmaj7/Bb Bb7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj9

When you must de - cide

Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7 Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7

When that day finally comes a-long

Db/Eb Dbmaj7/Eb Eb7

You might wish you'd been a little more strong

Fmaj7/G G7

Then you'll wake up in the morning cry-in' "Oh my God"

Fmaj7/G G7 F/G

N.C.

There it is - way down inside me

[Chorus-Outro]

Bb6 C

It's a real man

Bm7 Am7

a real man

Got to grow up sometime

Csus2 C Bm7 Am7

Be a real man, a real man

Suffer them slings and arrows

Bb6 C

Be a real man

Bm7 Am7

Now be a real man

Don't sell yourself for nothing

Csus2 C Bm7 Am7

Be a real man, be a real man

Don't take no crap from no one

Bb6 C Bm7 Am7

Be a real man___, be a real man

Get your trip together

Csus2 C Bm7 Am7 Gm/Bb

Be a real man, be a real man___

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