Real Life Chords by Simple Minds

Tempo:
82.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#m

C#m

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simple Minds - Real Life chords
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[C#] [A]
[C#] [A] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[A] [D]
[E] [B] [D]
[E] [F#] [A] [D]
[E] [B] [C#m] [D]
[E] [F#m] [A] [D]
[E] [B] [C#m] [D] [E] I'm going to sing a song called, I'm Going to Sing a Song.
[F#m] Well I came from a [A] wolesome town, [D] living a long golden [E] care.
[B] Swear they had no other spirit [A] so [D] personal, never scared to [E] wear.
[F#m] She came [C#m] [B] from a loving town, from [E] a old, [F#] wolesome [A] field.
[C#m] [B] You loved me, that [A] was [F#m] all about.
[C#m] [B] From here is [E] the dream [F#m] I live.
[C#m] [B]
[A] Way [D] out on the dark side, [E] black, but the color [B] was red.
Swear they filled the [D] victim up again, like [E] a war of tics, it's [F#m] life's way.
[A] I [D] said, your sister cried, [E] said she was a fool to [B] me.
Never [A] let [D] go, no, never, no, [Am] it's just [E] gotta be a [F#m] shame.
[C#m] [B] Couldn't even listen to you [E] laugh, baby.
[E] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] Real loud, in the loud, [F#m] loud, loud.
[C#m] [B] Couldn't even listen to you [F#m] laugh, baby.
[C#m] [B] [F#m] Oh my love, you're my [C#m] all.
The way you move, you're in [B] control.
The way you talk, the way you [D] dress.
The way you touch, the way you caress.
[F#m] Oh my love, you're the [C#m] best.
Everything, everything that I possess.
[B] It's all about you, you take control.
[D] I can feel wild horses running in my soul.
[F#m] Oh my love, you're all I see.
[E] The stars, the sun, the energy.
[B] If this is gonna go, then let it go.
[D] Couldn't even listen to you laugh, baby.
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [D] [E]
[B] Up by the distant sky, for the space shuttle screen.
Sixteen men from a dialer, deep in [E] their skin.
[B] [F#m]
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] [B] Couldn't [F#m] even listen to you laugh, baby.
[C#m] [B] Real loud, in the [F#m] loud, loud, loud.
[C#m] [B] Couldn't even listen to you laugh, baby.
[F#m]
[C#m] [B] [A] Couldn't even listen to you laugh,
[C#m] [B] baby.
[A] [Bm] [C#m]
[B] [F#m] Oh.
[C#m]
Key:  
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
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To learn Simple Minds - (2002 Digital Remaster) Real Life chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: B, F#m, C#m, B, D, E, B, A and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 41 BPM and then match the original tempo of 83 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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[C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [E] I'm going to sing a song called, I'm Going to Sing a Song.
[F#m] Well I came from a [A] wolesome town, [D] living a long golden [E] care.
[B] Swear they had no other spirit [A] so [D] personal, never scared to [E] wear.
[F#m] She came [C#m] _ [B] from a loving town, from [E] a old, [F#] wolesome [A] field.
[C#m] _ [B] _ You loved me, that [A] was [F#m] all about.
[C#m] _ [B] _ From here is [E] the dream [F#m] I live.
_ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] Way [D] out on the dark side, [E] black, but the color [B] was red. _
Swear they filled the [D] victim up again, like [E] a war of tics, it's [F#m] life's way. _
[A] I [D] said, your sister cried, [E] said she was a fool to [B] me.
Never [A] let [D] go, no, never, no, [Am] it's just [E] gotta be a [F#m] shame.
[C#m] _ [B] _ Couldn't even listen to you [E] laugh, baby.
[E] _ [F#m] _
[C#m] _ [B] _ Real loud, in the loud, [F#m] loud, loud.
[C#m] _ [B] _ Couldn't even listen to you [F#m] laugh, baby. _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Oh my love, you're my [C#m] all.
The way you move, you're in [B] control.
The way you talk, the way you [D] dress.
The way you touch, the way you caress.
[F#m] Oh my love, you're the [C#m] best.
Everything, everything that I possess.
[B] It's all about you, you take control.
[D] I can feel wild horses running in my soul.
[F#m] Oh my love, you're all I see.
[E] The stars, the sun, the energy.
[B] If this is gonna go, then let it go.
[D] Couldn't even listen to you laugh, baby.
_ [F#m] _ [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ Up by the distant sky, for the space shuttle screen.
Sixteen men from a dialer, deep in [E] their skin.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ Couldn't [F#m] even listen to you laugh, baby. _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ Real loud, in the [F#m] loud, loud, loud. _
[C#m] _ [B] _ Couldn't even listen to you laugh, baby.
[F#m] _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ [A] Couldn't even listen to you laugh, _ _
[C#m] [B] baby.
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ Oh.
[C#m] _

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It's Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill who authored this song.

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