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Tom plays this song without a capo, but I didn't take the time to look at the EXACT 
chords he's playing, so here's this version.
I actually found two ways to play it (the 2nd version is on the bottom).
They both sound just about exactly like it.
Capo on the 5th fret:
C  G  Am  F
C  G  F
CI'm waking Gup in night terAmrors
Can't stop the Ffuture
Keeps pushing Cme ahead
GI feel the weight of thAme world crushing down on Fme
And Ctime seems Gso liFnear
DecCisions seem so GabsolFute
Yeah, it's a Gharsh realmF  
Yeah, it's a Gharsh realmF  
Don't abandon CmeG  Am  F  
Don't abCandon meG  Am  F  
CThere's a million things to get Gdone todayAm  
I can't calm down, I can't think stFraight
You give a lCittle bit of time to everyGone you meet
AmWhat do you save for yoursFelf?C  
How much mGoney do you nFeedC  
To give yoursGelf a sense of seFcurity?
Yeah, it's a Gharsh realmF  
Yeah, it's a Gharsh realmF  
Don't abandon CmeG  Am  F  
Don't abCandon meG  Am  F  
Yeah, it's a Gharsh realmF  
Yeah, it's a Gharsh realmF  
Yeah, it's a Gharsh realmF  
Don't abandon CmeG  Am  F  
Don't abCandon meG  Am  F  
C  G  Am  F
C  G  F
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The other way I found to play it was this:
F C Dm Bb
F C Bb
Chorus:
C**Bb******************************************

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Harsh Realms

by Tom Gabel

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Tom plays this song without a capo, but I didn't take the time to look at the EXACT

chords he's playing, so here's this version.

I actually found two ways to play it (the 2nd version is on the bottom).

They both sound just about exactly like it.

Capo on the 5th fret:

C G Am F

C G F

C G Am

I'm waking up in night terrors

Can't stop the future

Keeps pushing me ahead

G Am F

I feel the weight of the world crushing down on me

C G F

And time seems so linear

C G F

Decisions seem so absolute

G F

Yeah, it's a harsh realm

G F

Yeah, it's a harsh realm

C G Am F

Don't abandon me

C G Am F

Don't abandon me

C G Am

There's a million things to get done today

I can't calm down, I can't think straight

C G

You give a little bit of time to everyone you meet

Am F C

What do you save for yourself?

G F C

How much money do you need

G F

To give yourself a sense of security?

G F

Yeah, it's a harsh realm

G F

Yeah, it's a harsh realm

C G Am F

Don't abandon me

C G Am F

Don't abandon me

G F

Yeah, it's a harsh realm

G F

Yeah, it's a harsh realm

G F

Yeah, it's a harsh realm

C G Am F

Don't abandon me

C G Am F

Don't abandon me

C G Am F

C G F

********************************************

The other way I found to play it was this:

F C Dm Bb

F C Bb

Chorus:

C Bb

********************************************

About Harsh Realms Chords by Tom Gabel

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What key is "Harsh Realms" in?

The chords for "Harsh Realms" show the original chord names (including C, G, Am, F, Dm, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.