Don't Try To Make Me Real
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[Verso 1]
B A B
Make me of clay, make me of steel
A E B
But whatever you do, don't try and make me real
B A B
Make me your dream, a secretive deal
A E B
But don't ever scheme to try and make me real
[Refrão]
Bm G A F#m
Stop trying to make me real
Bm D E
I haven't got the kind of heart of lover can steal
D A A F#m
Stop crying, I just can't feel
G D E B
Any sympathy for someone trying to make me real
[Verso 2]
B A B
Make me of shit in a two-tenner deal
A E B
Make me of pornography in a pedophile wheel
B A B
Whatever I do, whatever I feel
A E B
By your double standard I will never be real
[Refrão]
Bm G A F#m
Stop trying to make me real
Bm D E
I haven't got the kind of heart of lover can steal
D A A F#m
Stop crying, I just can't feel
G D E
Any sympathy for someone trying to make me-
[Ponte]
G A E
Why can't you settle for a fantasy?
G A D
You're so convinced that I'm the man to see
G D Bm A
I cannot live up to what you give up to
E F#
I fail to see the perfect man in me
Solo
Bm Bm Bm Bm
[Verso 3]
B A B
Make me from your magazine A-listed ideal
A E B
Dress me in the doll's house your knickers conceal
B A B
Make me your brother-lover beau-ideal
A E B
But you will soon discover lover can't be real
[Refrão]
Bm G A F#m
Stop trying to make me real
Bm D E
I haven't got the kind of heart of lover can steal
D A A F#m
Stop crying, I just can't feel
G D E B
Any sympathy for someone trying to make me real
Bm G A F#m
Stop trying to make me real
Bm D E
I haven't got the kind of heart of lover can steal
D A A F#m
Stop crying, I just can't feel
G D E B
Any sympathy for someone trying to make me real
Interlude
B A
Don't try to make me real, oh no
A B A E B
I got no sympathy, no sympathy for someone trying to make me real
[Refrão]
Bm G A F#m
Stop trying to make me real
Bm D E
I haven't got the kind of heart of lover can steal
D A A F#m
Stop crying, I just can't feel
G D E B
Any sympathy for someone trying to make me real...
How to play Don't Try To Make Me Real
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.