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We Are Real

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[Verse 1]
 CUp the hill past G7694, at the sCtone wall make a lFeft,
and CI will see you G7soon my friend if these oFld directions G7still dCirect (oh yeah)
If these Fold directions G7still Cdirect.
CIs the problem that we G7can't see or Cis it that the problem is Fbeautiful to me?
CThe birds of Virginia are G7flying within you
and lFike background G7singers they Call come in threes.
And Flike background G7singers they Call come in threes.C7  
[Pre-chorus]
DmWon't soul music change
Cnow that our souls have turned C7strange.
FOnce a day, D7/F#twice a day...
DmAnd when on and off collide
Cwe'll set our C7souls aside and Fwalk away.
[Chorus]
AWe've been raised on Asus4replicAas of Dmfake and winding roads
and Gday after day up on this beautiful stage
we've been Emplaying tambourine for minimum wage
but we are Amreal,
We are Emreal,
I know we are Amreal.
[Verse 2]
CRepair is the G7dream Cof the broken Fthing.
Like a Cmessage broadcast on an G7overpass
Fall my favorite G7singers couldn't Csing.
FAll my favorite sG7ingers couldn't Csing.
CMy ski vest has G7buttons like convenience store mCirrors
and they help me Fsee,
that Ceverything in this G7room right now
Fis a G7part of Cme.
Fis a G7part of Cme.C7  
[Pre-chorus]
DmWon't soul music change
Cnow that our souls have turned sC7trange.
FOnce a day, D7/F#twice a day...
DmAnd when on and off collide
Cwe'll set our C7souls aside and Fwalk away.
[Chorus]
ARealizing is Asus4how it fAeels inDmside when it happens to you.
So I Gtook a shot of sugar like snow dumped into the blood
and Emchildren wander off into the ultra-economic
but we are real,Am  
We are Emreal
I know we are Amreal,
I know we are Emreal,
I know we are Amreal, real, real, real, real, real, rEmeal...
I know we are Amreal.

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We Are Real

by Silver Jews

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D7/F#

Asus4

[Verse 1]

C G7 C F

Up the hill past 694, at the stone wall make a left,

C G7 F G7 C

and I will see you soon my friend if these old directions still direct (oh yeah)

F G7 C

If these old directions still direct.

C G7 C F

Is the problem that we can't see or is it that the problem is beautiful to me?

C G7

The birds of Virginia are flying within you

F G7 C

and like background singers they all come in threes.

F G7 C C7

And like background singers they all come in threes.

[Pre-chorus]

Won't soul music change

C C7

now that our souls have turned strange.

F D7/F#

Once a day, twice a day...

And when on and off collide

C C7 F

we'll set our souls aside and walk away.

[Chorus]

A Asus4 A Dm

We've been raised on replicas of fake and winding roads

and day after day up on this beautiful stage

we've been playing tambourine for minimum wage

but we are real,

We are real,

I know we are real.

[Verse 2]

C G7 C F

Repair is the dream of the broken thing.

C G7

Like a message broadcast on an overpass

F G7 C

all my favorite singers couldn't sing.

F G7 C

All my favorite singers couldn't sing.

C G7 C

My ski vest has buttons like convenience store mirrors

and they help me see,

C G7

that everything in this room right now

F G7 C

is a part of me.

F G7 C C7

is a part of me.

[Pre-chorus]

Won't soul music change

C C7

now that our souls have turned strange.

F D7/F#

Once a day, twice a day...

And when on and off collide

C C7 F

we'll set our souls aside and walk away.

[Chorus]

A Asus4 A Dm

Realizing is how it feels inside when it happens to you.

So I took a shot of sugar like snow dumped into the blood

and children wander off into the ultra-economic

but we are real,

We are real

I know we are real,

Am Em

I know we are real, real, real, real, real, real, real...

I know we are real.

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