The Real Me Chords by The Who

Tempo:
149.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Cm

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Real Me chords
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[C] [Bb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb] I [Cm]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F] went back to the [Bb] doctor,
[Cm] had another sprain.
[Bb] I [C] sat there and tell him about my [Bb] weekend, [F] but [Cm] he never changed one [Bb] of his things.
[Cm]
Can't you see the real me, doctor?
[F] [C]
Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] doctor?
[C] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[C] I went back to my [Bb] mother, I [C] said I'm crazy, Ma, help [Bb] me.
[F] She [Cm] said, I [N] know how it feels, [Bb] son, [Cm]
cause it runs in the [F] family.
[C] Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [C] mother?
[F] Mother!
[C] Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] mother?
Mother!
[C] [Cm]
Can't you [Bb] see?
[F] Can't you see [C] the real me?
[Cm] Can't you see?
Can't you see the real me, the [F] real me, the real me?
[C] [Cm]
[F]
[C] A crack [F] between a paving stone, like rivers of [G] flowing rain.
[Cm]
[F] I have people who know me [Bbm]
from behind [Cm] the [F] window [Eb] pane.
[N] The girl I used to love
[C] is in this yellow house.
[F]
[Gb] And just as this past went by, she doesn't want to [G] know me [F] now.
[C] Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] can you?
[C]
Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] can you?
[Eb] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] I was waving [F]
[Cm] up with preacher, full of lying face.
I seemed to scare him a little, [F]
so [C] he showed me to the golden gate.
[F]
[Cm] Can't you see the real me, [F] preacher?
[C] Preacher!
Can't you see the real me?
Preacher!
[Cm]
[F]
[Cm] Can't you see?
Can't you see?
[F] Can't you see?
[C] Can't you [Cm] see the real [F] me, mother?
[C]
Can't you [Cm] see the real me, mother?
[C]
Can't you see the real me, me, me, me?
[A]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Cm
13421113
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To start learning The Who - The Real Me chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F, C, Cm, F and Cm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 74 BPM and then match the original tempo of 149 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Db Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] I _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] went back to the [Bb] doctor, _ _
[Cm] had another sprain.
[Bb] _ I [C] sat there and tell him about my [Bb] weekend, [F] but [Cm] he never changed one [Bb] of his things.
[Cm] _ _
_ Can't you see the real me, doctor?
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] doctor? _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] I went back to my [Bb] mother, I [C] said I'm crazy, Ma, help [Bb] me.
[F] She [Cm] said, I [N] know how it feels, [Bb] son, [Cm]
cause it runs in the [F] family. _ _ _
[C] _ Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [C] mother?
_ [F] _ Mother! _ _
[C] _ Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] mother?
_ _ Mother! _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ Can't you [Bb] see?
[F] Can't you see [C] the real me?
_ [Cm] Can't you see? _
Can't you see the real me, the [F] real me, the real me?
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] A crack [F] between a paving stone, like rivers of [G] flowing rain.
[Cm] _ _
_ [F] I have people who know me [Bbm]
from behind [Cm] the [F] window [Eb] pane. _
[N] The girl I used to love _ _
[C] is in this yellow house.
[F] _ _
[Gb] And just as this past went by, she doesn't want to [G] know me [F] now. _ _
[C] _ Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] can you?
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Can't you see [Cm] the real me, [F] can you? _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] I was waving _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Cm] _ up with preacher, _ _ full of lying _ face. _
I seemed to scare him a little, _ [F]
so [C] he showed me to the golden gate.
[F] _ _
_ [Cm] Can't you see the real me, [F] preacher?
_ _ [C] Preacher! _
_ _ Can't you see the real me?
_ Preacher! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Can't you see?
_ Can't you see?
[F] _ Can't you see? _ _ _ _
[C] _ Can't you [Cm] see the real _ [F] me, mother?
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Can't you [Cm] see the real me, mother?
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Can't you see the real me, me, me, me? _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The Quadrophenia album includes this song.