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Real Gone Kid

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[Intro]
      COohhh..G.                      COohhh..G.
Cmaj7 C6/9   Cmaj7 C6/9       G9  G6    G9  G6
Cmaj7 C6/9   Cmaj7 C6/9       G9  G6    G9  G6
[Verse 1]
And I`d Cmaj7tear oC6/9ut the pageCmaj7s      C6/9that I've G9got G6in theG9se bG6ooks
Just to Cmaj7find yC6/9ou some Cmaj7wordsC6/9,  just to G9get G6some rG9ewarG6d
And I`ll Cmaj7show yC6/9ou all the photogCmaj7raphs     C6/9That I G9ever G6got tG9ookG6  
And I`ll Cmaj7play yC6/9ou old Cmaj745`s   C6/9That now mean G9nothG6ing to G9meG6  
[Chorus]
And you`re a Bmreal gone kid           B7sus           G9/BAnd mCmaj7aybe now baby (mB7sus/Caybe now baG9/Cby)
B7Maybe now baby B7sus(maybe noG9/Bw baby) MCmaj7aybe now baby (mB7sus/Caybe now baG9/Cby) 
GI`ll do what I should have did
             C     GOohhh... 
[Verse 2]
Now I`ve sCmaj7tood oC6/9n your shadCmaj7ow       C6/9And I`ve G9watcG6hed it G9groG6w
And it`s Cmaj7shaken C6/9and it`s dCmaj7riven C6/9me     And G9let G6me knoG9w LeG6t me know let me know let me know
About aCmaj7ll the C6/9old 45s         Cmaj7     C6/9And the G9papeG6rback G9roomG6s 
And it`s sCmaj7catterC6/9ed all the phCmaj7otograC6/9phs     Of G9summG6ers anG9d suG6ns
[Chorus]
And you`re a Bmreal gone kid           B7sus           G9/BAnCmaj7d maybe now baby (mB7sus/Caybe now baG9/Cby)
B7Maybe now baby B7sus(maybe noG9/Bw baby) MCmaj7aybe now baby (mB7sus/Caybe now baG9/Cby) 
GI`ll do what I should have did
[Bridge]
`Cause you`re a Bm7real            Am9Gone    
Kid
             C    GOohhh...                    C     GOohhh...
[Verse 3]
I cCried and I craved (Hoped and I saved)
And I pGut away those souvenirs, souvenirs, souvenirs
CCried and I craved (Hoped and I saved)
And I pGut away those souvenirs, souvenirs, souvenirs
[Chorus]
And you`re a Bmreal gone kid          B7sus            G9/BACmaj7nd maybe now baby (B7sus/Cmaybe now bG9/Caby)
B7Maybe now baby B7sus(maybe noG9/Bw baby) MCmaj7aybe now baby (mB7sus/Caybe now baG9/Cby) 
GI`ll do what I should have did
[Bridge]
`Cause you`re a Bm7real            Am9Gone            F9Kid
[Outro]
             C    GOohhh...                    C    GOohhh...
etc and fade

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Real Gone Kid

by Deacon Blue

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

C6/9

B7sus

G9/B

B7sus/C

G9/C

Bm7

Am9

[Intro]

C G C G

Oohhh... Oohhh...

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

And I`d tear out the pages that I've got in these books

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

Just to find you some words, just to get some reward

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

And I`ll show you all the photographs That I ever got took

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

And I`ll play you old 45`s That now mean nothing to me

[Chorus]

Bm B7sus G9/B Cmaj7 B7sus/C G9/C

And you`re a real gone kid And maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

B7 B7sus G9/B Cmaj7 B7sus/C G9/C

Maybe now baby (maybe now baby) Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

I`ll do what I should have did

C G

Oohhh...

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

Now I`ve stood on your shadow And I`ve watched it grow

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

And it`s shaken and it`s driven me And let me know Let me know let me know let me know

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

About all the old 45s And the paperback rooms

Cmaj7 C6/9 Cmaj7 C6/9 G9 G6 G9 G6

And it`s scattered all the photographs Of summers and suns

[Chorus]

Bm B7sus G9/B Cmaj7 B7sus/C G9/C

And you`re a real gone kid And maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

B7 B7sus G9/B Cmaj7 B7sus/C G9/C

Maybe now baby (maybe now baby) Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

I`ll do what I should have did

[Bridge]

Bm7 Am9

`Cause you`re a real Gone

Kid

C G C G

Oohhh... Oohhh...

[Verse 3]

I cried and I craved (Hoped and I saved)

And I put away those souvenirs, souvenirs, souvenirs

Cried and I craved (Hoped and I saved)

And I put away those souvenirs, souvenirs, souvenirs

[Chorus]

Bm B7sus G9/B Cmaj7 B7sus/C G9/C

And you`re a real gone kid And maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

B7 B7sus G9/B Cmaj7 B7sus/C G9/C

Maybe now baby (maybe now baby) Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

I`ll do what I should have did

[Bridge]

Bm7 Am9 F9

`Cause you`re a real Gone Kid

[Outro]

C G C G

Oohhh... Oohhh...

etc and fade

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