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The Real by John Frusciante
Tuning: Standard
Tab by: Brodie Widdifield
Date: October 8th/06
I F#mdont know the Bmreal from what Ai thought Ei saw
I cant remember where i went, where i was
 F#m   Bm   A   EF#m2x
F#mI'm gonna Bmmove toward a pAoint in tEimeF#m  
F#mWhere where you Bmare is a stAate of miEnd
BmAnd anytAime I can Eread your F#mthoughts, SBmome of them Ayours and Esome I F#mthought of
F#mTheres no good rEeason for a hDmaj7eartbreak, F#mnothing's repeatiEng every MonDmaj7day
F#mIts no good sayiBmng you'll alAways be mDmaj7ine
F#mThese joBmkes life's plAaying they make me so Dmaj7tired so tired.
F#m Bm A Dmaj7
F#m Bm A Dmaj7
F#mIt's already to Emuch to alwaAys see you Eoff
F#mThe sense that hEours go back Ais enoughE  
 F#m   Bm   A   EF#m2x
F#mI like to Bmfade when I Awrite this lEinF#me
F#mThere's every reBmason to pAaint a declEine
BmAnd everAy mile i wEalk is fivF#me I'll get Bmwhere I'm goAing in the Enext lF#mife
F#mAnd all the whilEe there's a Dmaj7false face
F#mThis every killEing is left Dmaj7untraced
F#mThis kind of falBmling saved my AsonDmaj7  
F#mThis constant loBmnging for whaAt's goneDmaj7  
 F#m   Bm   A    E5x
Whats gone

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Real

by John Frusciante

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F#m

Dmaj7

The Real by John Frusciante

Tuning: Standard

Tab by: Brodie Widdifield

Date: October 8th/06

F#m Bm A E

I dont know the real from what i thought i saw

I cant remember where i went, where i was

F#m Bm A E

F#m2x

F#m Bm A E F#m

I'm gonna move toward a point in time

F#m Bm A E

Where where you are is a state of mind

Bm A E F#m Bm A E F#m

And anytime I can read your thoughts, Some of them yours and some I thought of

F#m E Dmaj7 F#m E Dmaj7

Theres no good reason for a heartbreak, nothing's repeating every Monday

F#m Bm A Dmaj7

Its no good saying you'll always be mine

F#m Bm A Dmaj7

These jokes life's playing they make me so tired so tired.

F#m Bm A Dmaj7

F#m E A E

It's already to much to always see you off

F#m E A E

The sense that hours go back is enough

F#m Bm A E

F#m2x

F#m Bm A E F#m

I like to fade when I write this line

F#m Bm A E

There's every reason to paint a decline

Bm A E F#m Bm A E F#m

And every mile i walk is five I'll get where I'm going in the next life

F#m E Dmaj7

And all the while there's a false face

F#m E Dmaj7

This every killing is left untraced

F#m Bm A Dmaj7

This kind of falling saved my son

F#m Bm A Dmaj7

This constant longing for what's gone

F#m Bm A E

Whats gone

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