For Real
Guitar Solo:
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Riff1:
A Asus4 A A Asus2
Riff2:
A Asus4 A Asus2
Bm
Some nights I thirst for
Some nights I thirst for
D
real blood, for
real blood, for
A
real knives, for
real knives, for
G
real cries.
real cries.
Bm
And then the flash of steel from
And then the flash of steel from
D
real guns in
real guns in
A
real life really fills my mind.
real life really fills my mind.
A
Then I really miss what
Then I really miss what
G
really did exist
really did exist
D
when I held your throat so tight.
when I held your throat so tight.
Riff1
Em
And I miss the bus as
And I miss the bus as
G
it swerved from us and a
it swerved from us and a
D
lmost came crashing to its side.
lmost came crashing to its side.
Riff1
Bm
Sometimes the blood from
Sometimes the blood from
D
real cuts feels
real cuts feels
A
real nice when it’s really
real nice when it’s really
G
mine.
mine.
Bm
And if you want it to be
And if you want it to be
D
real, come over for
real, come over for
A
one night, we can really,
one night, we can really,
G
really climb,
really climb,
A
and those blue bridge lights might re
and those blue bridge lights might re
G
ally burn most bright
ally burn most bright
D
while we watch that dark lake rise.
while we watch that dark lake rise.
Riff1
Em
And if you really want to see
And if you really want to see
G
what really matters most to me,
what really matters most to me,
D
we can just take a real short drive.
we can just take a real short drive.
Riff2
instrumental - like the verse
Bm
Just a drive into the
Just a drive into the
D
dark stretch, long stretch of
dark stretch, long stretch of
A
night, will really stretch this
night, will really stretch this
G
shaking mind.
shaking mind.
Bm
And this room, unlit, un
And this room, unlit, un
D
heated, and the ceiling
heated, and the ceiling
A
striped, and the dark black
striped, and the dark black
G
blinds…
blinds…
I want to know this time
A
if you’re really finally mine. I
if you’re really finally mine. I
G
need to know that you’re not lying
need to know that you’re not lying
D
, and so I want to see you tried.
, and so I want to see you tried.
Riff1
A
And I don’t want to hear you say it
And I don’t want to hear you say it
G
shouldn’t really be this way,
shouldn’t really be this way,
G
because I like this way just fine.
because I like this way just fine.
Riff1
Em
And there’s nothing quite like
And there’s nothing quite like
G
the blinding light
the blinding light
D
when that curtain’s cast aside,
when that curtain’s cast aside,
Riff1
Em
and no attempt is made to
and no attempt is made to
G
explain away
explain away
D
the things that really, really, really, really,
the things that really, really, really, really,
Riff1
really are behind.
really are behind.
Em
You can’t hide,
You can’t hide,
G
you can’t hide,
you can’t hide,
D
you can’t hide
you can’t hide
Riff1
Em
You can’t hide,
You can’t hide,
G
you can’t hide,
you can’t hide,
D
you can’t hide
you can’t hide
Riff1
instrumental - like the chorus
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