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[Intro]
Em A F G
[Verse 1]
 EmOh brother, look what Awe've become
 FOh brother, could we Gbe so dumb?
  EmThey set us uAmp like dominoesG  
 EmI didn't do it for no Amagazine
 FDidn't do it for no Gvideo
 EmNever did it for no    AmCEOFoooG  
[Bridge]
But I did it for Amreal
[Chorus]
They doubted for F#mfree
I did it for mGeeeF#m  Em  
'Cause it waGs all that raBmng tEmrue
I did it for Amreeeeeal
And I did it for Cyou
[Verse 2]
 EmMight've done it for Ammy sanity
 FMaybe done it for my Gvanity
 EmCould be I did it for my   Abig eFgoooG  
[Bridge]
But I did it fAmor real
[Chorus]
Would've done it for fF#mreeee
Yeah I did it Gfor F#mmeeEme
'Cause it waGs all that rBmang tEmrue
I did it for Amreeeeeal
And I did it foCr you
[Instrumental]
Em Am Fmaj7 G Em7 A Fmaj7 G
[Verse 3]
 EmOh brother, look what Amwe've become
 FOh brother, I've been Goverrun
 EmOnly did it for the    Amway it made me FfeeeeeGel
[Bridge]
Yeah I did it for Amreal
[Chorus]
Would've done it for frF#meeee
Yeah I did it foGr F#mmeeeEm  
'Cause it was Gall that rang F#mtrueEm  
I did it for Amreeeeeal
And I did it for Cyouuu
[Outro]
Em Am F G
Em Am Fmaj7 Em7

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For Real

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Fmaj7

Em7

[Intro]

Em A F G

[Verse 1]

Em A

Oh brother, look what we've become

F G

Oh brother, could we be so dumb?

Em Am G

They set us up like dominoes

Em A

I didn't do it for no magazine

F G

Didn't do it for no video

Em Am F G

Never did it for no CEOooo

[Bridge]

But I did it for real

[Chorus]

F#m

They doubted for free

G F#m Em

I did it for meee

G Bm Em

'Cause it was all that rang true

I did it for reeeeeal

And I did it for you

[Verse 2]

Em Am

Might've done it for my sanity

F G

Maybe done it for my vanity

Em A F G

Could be I did it for my big egooo

[Bridge]

But I did it for real

[Chorus]

F#m

Would've done it for freeee

G F#m Em

Yeah I did it for meee

G Bm Em

'Cause it was all that rang true

I did it for reeeeeal

And I did it for you

[Instrumental]

Em Am Fmaj7 G Em7 A Fmaj7 G

[Verse 3]

Em Am

Oh brother, look what we've become

F G

Oh brother, I've been overrun

Em Am F G

Only did it for the way it made me feeeeeel

[Bridge]

Yeah I did it for real

[Chorus]

F#m

Would've done it for freeee

G F#m Em

Yeah I did it for meee

G F#m Em

'Cause it was all that rang true

I did it for reeeeeal

And I did it for youuu

[Outro]

Em Am F G

Em Am Fmaj7 Em7

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