Real World Chords by Matchbox Twenty

Tempo:
118 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Matchbox Twenty-Real World chords
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[Eb] [Bb]
Well I wonder [F] what it's like to [Gm] be the rainmaker.
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
[Bb] I wonder what it's [F] like to know [Gm] that I made the [Bb] rain.
[F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] I store it in [F] boxes [Gm] with little yellow [Eb] tags on [Bb] every one.
[F] [Gm] And you can come and [Eb] see that when [Bb] I'm done, when I'm done.
[Eb]
[Bb] I wonder what it's [Fm] like to [Gm] be a [Bb] superhero.
I [F] [Gm]
[Bb] wonder where I'd [F] go if I [Gm] could fly around [Bb] downtown.
[F] [Gm]
On [Eb] [Bb] some other [F] planet [Gm] I'd get this funky [Eb] high on [Bb] the yellow sun.
[F] [Gm]
And why I bet my [Eb] friends all be [Bb]
stunned.
Well they're stunned.
Yeah!
Straight up, what [F] did you [Eb] learn [Bb] about fear?
If I was someone [F]
else, would [Eb] this all fall [Bb] apart?
Strange, well [F] you [Eb] weren't part of [Bb] this gig.
I was the [F] real world, what you saw [Eb] happened to [Bb] me.
You, and you, and me.
[F] [Gm]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] Well I wonder what it's [F] like to [Gm] be the head [Bb] honcho.
[F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] I wonder what [F] I'd do if [Gm] they all did just what I [Eb] [Bb] said.
[F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] Well I shout out [F] an order, [Gm] I think we're out of [Eb] this man, [Bb] get me some.
[F] [Gm]
Boy don't make me want to [Eb] change [Bb] my [Eb]
[Bb] soul, [Eb] my [Bb] soul.
Yeah!
Straight up, what [F] did you [Eb] learn [Bb] about fear?
If I was someone [F]
else, would [Eb] this all fall [Bb] apart?
Strange, well [F] you weren't [Eb] part of [Bb] this gig.
I was the real [F]
world, what you saw [Cm] happened [G] to me.
Please [Bb] don't change, please [Gm] don't break.
Who you're [Bb] with and it seems to work at [Gm] all.
Hell you, please [Bb] don't change at all [Eb] for me.
[Bb]
Yeah!
[C] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm] [Gm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [F] [Eb]
Yeah!
[F] [Bb] Straight up, [Cm] what [F] did you learn [Eb] about [Bb] fear?
If I was [F] someone else, would [Eb] this all [Bb] just fall apart?
Strange, well [F] you [Eb] weren't part of [Bb] this gig.
I was the real [F]
world, what [Cm] you saw happened [Bb] to me.
I was the real [F]
world, what [Cm] you saw happened [Bb] to me.
I was the real [F]
world, what [Bb] you saw happened to me.
[F] You, [Bb]
and you, and me.
[Eb] [N]
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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Gm
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Cm
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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Learn the basic chords of Matchbox Twenty - Real World chords, with this master sequence: Gm, Eb, Bb, F, Eb, Gm and Bb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 59 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 118 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well I wonder [F] what it's like to [Gm] be the _ rainmaker.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] I wonder what it's [F] like to know [Gm] that I made the [Bb] rain.
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] I store it in [F] boxes [Gm] with little yellow [Eb] tags on [Bb] every one.
_ [F] [Gm] And you can come and [Eb] see that when [Bb] I'm _ _ done, when I'm done.
_ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ I wonder what it's [Fm] like to [Gm] be a _ [Bb] superhero.
I [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] wonder where I'd [F] go if I [Gm] could fly around [Bb] downtown.
_ [F] _ _ [Gm]
On [Eb] _ _ [Bb] some other [F] planet [Gm] I'd get this funky [Eb] high on [Bb] the yellow sun.
_ [F] _ [Gm]
And why I bet my [Eb] friends all be [Bb] _ _ _
stunned.
Well they're stunned. _ _
Yeah!
_ _ _ Straight up, what [F] did you [Eb] learn [Bb] about fear?
If I was someone [F]
else, would [Eb] this all fall [Bb] apart?
Strange, well [F] you [Eb] weren't part of [Bb] this gig.
I was the [F] real world, what you saw [Eb] happened to [Bb] me. _ _
You, _ and you, and _ me.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Eb] [Bb] Well I wonder what it's [F] like to [Gm] be the head [Bb] honcho.
_ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] I wonder what [F] I'd do if [Gm] they all did just what I [Eb] [Bb] said.
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] Well I shout out [F] an order, [Gm] I think we're out of [Eb] this man, [Bb] get me some.
[F] _ [Gm]
Boy don't make me want to [Eb] change [Bb] my _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] soul, _ [Eb] my [Bb] soul.
Yeah!
_ _ _ _ Straight up, what [F] did you [Eb] learn [Bb] about fear?
If I was someone [F]
else, would [Eb] this all fall [Bb] apart?
Strange, well [F] you weren't [Eb] part of [Bb] this gig.
I was the real [F]
world, what you saw [Cm] happened [G] to me.
Please [Bb] don't change, please [Gm] don't break.
Who you're [Bb] with and it seems to work at [Gm] all.
Hell you, please [Bb] don't change at all [Eb] for me.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah!
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Eb]
Yeah!
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ Straight up, [Cm] what [F] did you learn [Eb] about [Bb] fear?
If I was [F] someone else, would [Eb] this all [Bb] just fall apart?
Strange, well [F] you [Eb] weren't part of [Bb] this gig.
I was the real [F]
world, what [Cm] you saw happened [Bb] to me.
I was the real [F]
world, what [Cm] you saw happened [Bb] to me.
I was the real [F]
world, what [Bb] you saw happened to me.
[F] You, [Bb] _ _
_ _ and you, and me.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was penned by Rob Thomas.

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