Chords for Real Men - Joe Jackson

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[D] [Em] Take you mind back, [Bm] I [G] don't know when, [Bm] sometime where it [Em] always seemed to [D] be just us and [C] them.
[Em] Girls that wore pink, [D] boys that [G] wore blue, [Bm] boys that [Em] always grew up [D] better than me and [C] you.
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[C] _ [D] _ [Em] What's a man now?
[D] What's [G] a man mean?
Is [Bm] he rough or is [Em] he rugged?
Is [D] he cultural or clean?
[C] [Em] Now it's all changed, [D] it's got to [G] change more.
[Bm] So we think it's [Em] getting better but [D] nobody's really [C] sure.
_ [D] So it [C] goes [D] around [C] again, but [D] now [C] a man with [D] one [G] of the real [A] men [B] _ are. _
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[D] _ [Em] See the nice boys, [D] dancing [G] in pairs, [Bm] gold [Em] earring, golden [D] tan, blue hair.
_ [C] [Em] Sure they're all straight, [D] straight as [G] a line.
[Bm] All the gays are [G] macho, can't you [D] see their leather [C] shine?
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[C] _ [D] [Em] So I don't want to sound dumb, [Bm] don't want to [G] offend, so [Bm] don't call me [Em] a faggot, not
unless [D] you are afraid.
[C] _ [Em] Then if you're tall, [D]
handsome [G] and strong, [Bm] you could [Em] wear the uniform [G] and [D] I could play [C] along.
_ _ [D] So it [C] goes [D] around [C] again, but [D] now [C] a man [D] with one [G] of the real [A] men [B] are. _ _ _
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[E] _ [A] Time _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ [Em] to get scared, [D] time to [G] change plan, [Bm] don't know how to treat a lady, [Em] [D] don't know how
to be a [C] man.
[Em] Time to admit [D] what you call [G] defeat, cause [Bm] there's women running past [Em] you now [D] while you
just drag your [C] feet.
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[C] _ [D] _ [Em] Man makes a gun, [D] man goes [G] to war, [Bm] man can kill and [Em] man can [D] drink and man can take a [C] whore.
[Em] Kill all the blacks, [D] kill [G] all the rents, and if [Bm] there's war between [Em] the sexes, there'll
[D] be no people _ [C] left.
So [D] it goes [C] [D] around again, [C] but [D] now a [C] man [D] with one [G] of the [A] real men [B] are.
Time _
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[A] _ _ _ to get scared, time to change plan, _
_ [B] _ _ [E] don't _ _ [B] _
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_ [G] know how to treat a lady, don't know how to
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_ _ _ Time to admit what _ [Ab] you _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[N] call _ defeat, cause there's women running past you now while you
Right _ _ now, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ this is something a bit different. _ _ _
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_ _ This is what's known as a cappella, _ _ _ or unaccompanied voices. _
Very difficult to do.
[Bb] _ [N] _ _ First you have to start with a note.
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