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Real Love

John Lennon
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Intro
 
 
 Verse I
  All your little boys and girls
  Living  in this crazy world
 
  All they really needed from you
  Is maybe some love
  All the little girls and boys
  Playin'  with their little toys
 
  All they really needed from you
  Is maybe some love
 Bridge
  Why must they be alone
  Why  must they be alone
 Chorus
  Yes it's real
  Well  it's real  life
 Verse II
  (Whistled)
   (Whistled)
   (Whistled)
  (Whistled)
 Bridge
  I don't expect you to understand
  The  kingdom of Heaven is in  your hand
  I  don't expect you  to wait from your dreams
  Too  late for crying  now it seems
 Verse III
  All your little plans and schemes
  Nothing  but a bunch of dreams
  All  you really needed to do
  Is maybe some  love
 Bridge
  Why must we be alone
  Why  must we be alone
 Chorus * *
  It's real life
  Yes  it's real  life
 Verse IV
  All your little boys and girls
  Living  in the crazy world
 
  All they really needed from you
  Is maybe some love
  All the little girls and boys
  Playin'  with their little toys
 
  All they really needed from you
  Is maybe some love
 Bridge
  Why must they be alone
  Why  must they be alone
 Outtro
  Yes it's real life
  Well  it's real  life
 "I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it."
  - Igor Stravinsky

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Readable chord sheet for Real Love by John Lennon

Intro          [D]       [Dmaj7]

                [D]       [Dmaj7]

                [D]       [C9]       [Asus4]    [A]

Verse I         [D]                         [Dmaj7]

               All your little boys and girls

               [Bm]Living in this crazy wo[Faug]rld

               [G]                     [G/f#]       [Em7]       [A]

               All they really needed from you

                Is maybe some l[D]ove     [C9]              [D]

               All the little girls and bo[Dmaj7]ys

               P[Bm]layin' with their little to[Faug]ys

                [G]                     [G/f#]       [Em7]       [A]

               All they really needed from you

               Is maybe some l[D]ove     [C9]              [D]

Bridge                             [C9]

                Why must they be alone

                [D]Why must they be [Gm]alone

Chorus         [D]        [Bm]       [G6]       [A6]

               Yes it's real

               W[D]ell it's r[Bm]eal l[G6]ife      [A6]

Verse II               [D]       [Dmaj7]

                (Whistled)

               [Bm] (Whistle[Faug]d)

               [G] (Whistl[Em7]ed)       [A]

                [D](Whistle[C9]d)       [D]

Bridge          [D]                    [C9]

                I don't expect you to understand

                [D]The kingdom of Heaven is [C9]in your hand

                [D]I don't expect you[C9] to wait from your dreams

                [D]Too late for crying[C9] now it seems

Verse III       [D]                            [Dmaj7]

                All your little plans and schemes

                [Bm]Nothing but a bunch of dr[Faug]eams

                [G]All you really needed to do [Em7]           [A]

                Is maybe some[D] love   [C9]            [D]

Bridge          [D]                [C9]

                Why must we be alone

                [D]Why must we be al[Gm]one

Chorus         [D]        [Bm]       [G]*       [A]*

               It's real life

               Y[D]es it's r[Bm]eal l[G]ife      [A]

Verse IV        [D]                         [Dmaj7]

               All your little boys and girls

               [Bm]Living in the crazy w[Faug]orld

               [G]                      [G/f#]       [Em7]       [A]

               All they really needed from you

               Is maybe some l[D]ove     [C9]              [D]

               All the little girls and bo[Dmaj7]ys

               P[Bm]layin' with their little to[Faug]ys

                [G]                      [G/f#]        [Em7]       [A]

               All they really needed from you

               Is maybe some l[D]ove     [C9]              [D]

Bridge          [D]                  [C9]

                Why must they be alone

                [D]Why must they be [Gm]alone

Outtro          [D]        [Bm]   [G6]       [A6]

               Yes it's real life

               W[D]ell it's r[Bm]eal l[G6]ife      [A6]

"I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it."

                                                    - Igor Stravinsky

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