I Need Real
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Intro: G F C (x2)
[Verso 1]
G Cadd9 Em C G
This old town runs off booze and pills and birth control and nobody says a thing
Cadd9 Em C
We tune in and tune out our conversations with the TV screen
Em D C
Hanging off of the end of a rope coming loose
Em
I need to get back to my roots
D
To the truth
C
To the way it feels when I hold you
[Refrão]
G
I need that down south
Cadd9
That soul sound
Em D
You spinning like a record
G Cadd9
I need your hand in my hand
Em D
That eye to eye reflection
Em D
Both fights the mad the good the bad
G C
The way love hurts and heals
G F C
I need real
G F C
Yes I need real, oh
[Verso 2]
G Cadd9 Em
I need your warm skin on my cold heart on a lonely night
C G
Just lay it all on the line
Cadd9 Em
Let it pour out and flood me til that dam breaks
C Em
Til there's nothing left inside you
D
What you love
C
What you hate
C
I'll take the real
Em
Leave the fake
D G
I want the sinner and the saint
[Refrão]
G
Give me that down south
Cadd9
That soul sound
Em D
You spinning like a record
G Cadd9
I need your hand in my hand
Em D
That eye to eye reflection
Em D
Both the fights the mad the good the bad
G C
The way love hurts and heals
G F C
I need real, oh
G F C
I need real, yeah
G
I need that down south
Cadd9
That soul sound
Em D
You spinning like a record
G Cadd9
I need your hand in my hand
Em D
That eye to eye reflection
Em D
Both fights the mad the good the bad
G C
The way love hurts and heals
G F C
I need real (Give me that real)
G F C
I need real, oh
G F C
Give me that real
Outro: G F C (x5)
How to play I Need Real
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.