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[Verse 1]
Oh Dmoh, what do you Bbknow?
How do you Ffeel, how do you Cgrow?
What do you Dmsay, what do you Bbdo?
How do you Fknow that your love is trCue?
[Verse 2]
How do you Dmlie awake at Bbnight?
How do you Ffeel at the end of your Cride?
Do you bring Dmlight, do you bring Bblove?
Do you bring Fanything to them at Call?
[Break]
Tell me are you Dmall for Bbreal?
Are we just Facting up in heCre?
[Verse 3]
Are you for Dmlove, are you for Bbhate?
Are you for F/Canything the heart can creCate?
Are you foDmr real, or just made of Bbsteal?
Are you as F/Cstrong as the oak in the Cfield?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I know the Bbtime and it takes so Flong
ODmh, how it run aCway
I don't Bbknow how you're movin' Fon
SoDmmethin' make me wanna Cstay
[Chorus 1]
Are you foDmr realBb  F  C  
Are you fDmor realBb  F  C  
[Verse 4]
DmSo, lights on a Bbflow
I hear the Fraindrops cooking in the Csnow
Tracks on a Dmwire, looking for the Bbfire
UnaFware if I slept through the Cnight
[Pre-Chorus 2]
For the Bbtime and it takes so Flong
ODmh, then it runs aCway
I don't Bbknow what I'm looking Ffor
All I Dmknow is I found my Cway
BbHolding her hand all aFlong
ODmnly made her fall my Cway
Oh, the Bbtime and it takes so Flong
ODmh, I guess I wanna Cstay
[Chorus 2]
But are you foDmr realBb  F  C  
Are you fDmor realBb  F  C  
Are you foDmr realBb  F  C  
Are you fDmor realBb  F  C  
[Bridge]
FEveryboCdy telling Fme I'm alreaCdy oFkay
FEveryboCdy saying tFhat the help Cis on the Fway
FI don't know Cthe reason Fthat we met Cbut wanna Fstay
FEveryboCdy telling Fme I'm alreaCdy oFkay
DmEverybody telling me I'm Bbalready okay
FEverybody saying that the Chelp is on the way
DmI don't know the reason that we Bbmet but wanna stay
FEverybody telling me I'm Calready okay
[Chorus 3]
But are you foDmr realBb  F  C  
Are you fDmor realBb  F  C  
[Instrumental]
   Dm     Bb     F     C
   Dm     Bb     F     C
(FoDmr real)Bb  F  C  
(FoDmr real)Bb  F  C  
[Outro]
|  Dm|  Bb|   F|    |

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Are You For Real

by O.A.R.

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F/C

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb

Oh oh, what do you know?

F C

How do you feel, how do you grow?

Dm Bb

What do you say, what do you do?

F C

How do you know that your love is true?

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb

How do you lie awake at night?

F C

How do you feel at the end of your ride?

Dm Bb

Do you bring light, do you bring love?

F C

Do you bring anything to them at all?

[Break]

Dm Bb

Tell me are you all for real?

F C

Are we just acting up in here?

[Verse 3]

Dm Bb

Are you for love, are you for hate?

F/C C

Are you for anything the heart can create?

Dm Bb

Are you for real, or just made of steal?

F/C C

Are you as strong as the oak in the field?

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Bb F

I know the time and it takes so long

Dm C

Oh, how it run away

Bb F

I don't know how you're movin' on

Dm C

Somethin' make me wanna stay

[Chorus 1]

Dm Bb F C

Are you for real

Dm Bb F C

Are you for real

[Verse 4]

Dm Bb

So, lights on a flow

F C

I hear the raindrops cooking in the snow

Dm Bb

Tracks on a wire, looking for the fire

F C

Unaware if I slept through the night

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Bb F

For the time and it takes so long

Dm C

Oh, then it runs away

Bb F

I don't know what I'm looking for

Dm C

All I know is I found my way

Bb F

Holding her hand all along

Dm C

Only made her fall my way

Bb F

Oh, the time and it takes so long

Dm C

Oh, I guess I wanna stay

[Chorus 2]

Dm Bb F C

But are you for real

Dm Bb F C

Are you for real

Dm Bb F C

Are you for real

Dm Bb F C

Are you for real

[Bridge]

F C F C F

Everybody telling me I'm already okay

F C F C F

Everybody saying that the help is on the way

F C F C F

I don't know the reason that we met but wanna stay

F C F C F

Everybody telling me I'm already okay

Dm Bb

Everybody telling me I'm already okay

F C

Everybody saying that the help is on the way

Dm Bb

I don't know the reason that we met but wanna stay

F C

Everybody telling me I'm already okay

[Chorus 3]

Dm Bb F C

But are you for real

Dm Bb F C

Are you for real

[Instrumental]

Dm Bb F C

(For real)

Dm Bb F C

(For real)

[Outro]

Dm Bb F

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