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So Real

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

***Please Note: Outro (First Pattern) leads directly into Outro (Second Pattern).***

"So Real"

Music & Lyrics by Jeff Buckley
From the album Grace (1994)

[Intro]
     N.C.
e|---------------------------|----------------------|
B|---9s13--13--13------------|----------------------|
G|--10s14--14--14---14--14---|------------14--------|
D|---0--0---0---0---15--15---|--14---12---12---12---| 
A|-------------------0---0---|--12---12---12---13---|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|

e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12--------------14-|------------------------------------------|
D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|--12--12--12--12--------------------------|
A|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|--12--12--12--12--12-----------12---------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------13--13--12h13-13-13--13-13--|


[Verse 1]
       Edim                          Em
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
G|------9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|
D|------9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------|---------------------------------|

    Bm/D              F#m/A         G            C5           B5/G
e|---------------------------------------3-------8--8--8--8----7-----|
B|------12--12--12-------7--7--7---------3-------8--8--8--8----7-----|
G|------11--11--11-------6--6--6---------0-------0--0--0--0----0-----|
D|------12--12--12-------7--7--7-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10----------------5-------------3------------8-------------7-----|


[Verse 1]
Edim          Em                           Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
Love, let me sleep tonight on your couch
Edim                           Em                               Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
And remember the smell of the fabric of your simple city dress

[Chorus]
    C6                              D9
e|------------------------------|---5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5------|
B|--10-----10-----10-----10-----|---5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5------|
G|--9------9------9------9------|---5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5------|
D|--7------7------7------7------|---4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4------|
A|------------------------------|---5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5------|
E|------8------8------8------8--|--------------------------------|

[Chorus]
C6             D9
Oh... that was so real
C6             D9
Oh... that was so real
C6             D9       Edim - Em - Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
Oh... that was so real

[Verse 2]
Edim                      Em                         Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
We walked around til the moon got full like a plate
Edim                        Em                             Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
The wind blew an invocation and I fell asleep at the gate
Edim                        Em                                        Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
And I never stepped on the cracks cause I thought I'd hurt my mother
Edim                                Em                                         Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
And I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under         Pulled me under

[Chorus]
C6             D9
Oh... that was so real
C6             D9
Oh... that was so real
C6             D9       D5
Oh... that was so real

[Bridge]

N.C.        Edim  -  Em
I love you,
                            Bm/D - F#m/A - G - C5 - B5/G
but I'm afraid to love you
Edim        Em                 Bm/D - F#m/A - G
I love you, but I'm afraid to love you
C5 - B5/G
I'm afraid...

[Chorus]

C6             D9
Oh... that was so real
C6             D9
Oh... that was so real
C6             D9
Oh... that was so real

[Outro]
    A7sus2    Em        C#m7b5      G     G6sus2       Bm9       Bm7
e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|----0--------0----------0---------0------3---3--3--|--7--7----------------8p7--------------------|
G|----0--------0----------0---------0------2---2--2--|--6--6------7---9p7---7-7---7----------------|
D|----0--------2----------2----------------0---0--0--|--0--0------0---0-0---0-0---0----------------|
A|----0--------2----------4--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3------3---3--3--|--7-----7---7---7-7---7-7---7----------------|

    Gm6                      D9        Gm6                     D9
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5---|--3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5----------|
G|--3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5---|--3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5----------|
D|--0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5---|--3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/5-5-5----------|

[Outro] 
C6             D9     A7sus2   Em  C#m7b5   G     G6sus2       Bm9       Bm7   Gm6    D9  
Oh... that was so    reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal
Gm6         D9        A7sus2   Em  C#m7b5    G    
Oh... that was so    reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealll
G6sus2         Bm9       Bm7   Gm6    
Oh... that was so reaaaaaaaaaaaaaal
A7sus2   Em  C#m7b5   G     G6sus2   Bm9     Bm7   Gm6   
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh   Oh... that was so   reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaal 
Gm6   D9   Gm6  D9    A7sus2   Em  C#m7b5   G     G6sus2       Bm9       Bm7   Gm6      
Real REAL      Reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllll
A7sus2   Em  C#m7b5   G     G6sus2   Bm9     Bm7   Gm6    D9
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh   Oh... that was so   reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaal 
  Gm6     D9
Ohhhhhhhh yeah!
A7sus2   Em  C#m7b5   G     G6sus2   Bm9     Bm7   Gm6        A7sus2   Em  C#m7b5   D      
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh   Oh... that was so   reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

So Real chords and lyrics

Free chords for So Real by Jeff Buckley. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

***Please Note: Outro (First Pattern) leads directly into Outro (Second Pattern).***
"So Real"
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Buckley
From the album Grace (1994)
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
N.C.        Edim  -  Em
I love you,
[Chorus]
[Outro]

So Real Chords by Jeff Buckley

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