Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Abadd2 Ab Eb Eb/Db Cm9 Abadd2 Ab Eb Eb/Db Cm9 Abadd2 Ab Eb Eb/Db Cm9 Ebmaj7/F Abmaj9 [Verse 1]

When ^Cm7I was a child^Bb/C___ ^Cm7I thought as a ^Bb/Cchild ^Cm7 I spoke as a ^Bb/Cchild_^Cm7__ I didn't know ^Eb/Dbbet ^Ab/Db- ter, ^Bbm/Abbet - ^Eb/Ab ter

But ^Cm7now I'm a man_^Bb/C__ ^Cm7 I look like a ^Bb/Cman ^Cm7I'm old ^Bb7as a man_^Cm7__ And I should know ^Eb/Dbbet -^Ab/Db ter, ^Bbm/Abbet - ^Eb/Ab ter

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Got my ^Abmaj7/Bbhead in the ^Bb7sky ^Abmaj7/Bb ^Bb7 And ^Ab/Bb my ^Abmaj7/Bb mind knows what it wants But ^Bb7my body ^Abmaj7/Bbjust ^Bb7drags ^Ab/Bbme ^Ebmaj9down

And my ^Dbmaj7/Ebworld is something you can't ^Eb7see ^Dbmaj7/Eb ^Eb7 But ^Db/Ebit's ^Dbmaj7/Ebstill very real to ^Eb7me You can ^Fmaj7/Gfind it in the hole where ^G7I keep my soul ^Fmaj7/GThere ^G7it ^F/Gis -

N.C.

way down inside me

[Chorus 1]

There's a ^Bb6real ^Cman, a ^Bm7real ^Am7man. Forget about my body and be a ^Csus2real ^Cman___^Bm7 ^Am7

[Verse 2]

I ^Cm7see with my heart_^Bb/C__ ^Cm7 Hear with my ^Bb/Cheart ^Cm7I feel ^Bb/Cwith my heart_^Cm7__ Sometimes it works ^Eb/Dbbet -^Ab/Db ter, ^Bbm/Abbet - ^Ebm/Abter

[Pre-Chorus 2]

And some ^Abmaj7/Bbso-called friends put me ^Bb7down ^Abmaj7/Bb ^Bb7 And^Ab/Bb they ^Abmaj7/Bbpity me for trying Bad ^Bb7emotions ^Abmaj7/Bbpush ^Bb7me ^Ab/Bb a - ^Ebmaj9round

But the ^Dbmaj7/Ebvision shines on and ^Eb7on ^Dbmaj7/Eb ^Eb7 It^Db/Eb will ^Dbmaj7/Ebshine when we all are ^Eb7gone And I'd ^Fmaj7/Glike to add a little spar-^G7kle while I'm here ^Fmaj7/GLight ^G7it ^F/Gup -

N.C.

way down inside me

[Chorus 2]

There's a ^Bb6real ^Cman, a ^Bm7real ^Am7man Forget about bad feelings and be a ^Csus2real ^Cman___^Bm7 ^Am7

[Bridge]

^Bb/EbSome men's ^F/Ebworld is only ^Bb/Ebhate and mon-^F/Ebey A-^F/Dfraid of ev-'^C/Dry thing and they laugh ^F/Dat nothing ^C/D And they ^C/Bbon - ^Bbmaj7ly ^C/Bblive ^Bbmaj7to ^C/Bbcrit-i-^Am7cize__^Bb/Ab_

[Pre-Chorus 3]

You can ^Abmaj7/Bblaugh at me ^Bb7now (ha ^Abmaj7/Bb ha ^Bb7ha) But^Ab/Bb the ^Abmaj7/Bbtime comes to ev-'^Bb7ry-bod-y When ^Abmaj7/Bbyou ^Bb7must ^Ab/Bbde - ^Ebmaj9cide

When that ^Dbmaj7/Ebday finally comes a-^Eb7long ^Dbmaj7/Eb ^Eb7 You^Db/Eb might ^Dbmaj7/Ebwish you'd been a little more ^Eb7strong Then you'll ^Fmaj7/Gwake up in the morning cry-^G7in' "Oh my God" ^Fmaj7/GThere ^G7it ^F/Gis -

N.C.

way down inside me

[Chorus-Outro]

It's a ^Bb6real ^Cman a ^Bm7real ^Am7man

Got to grow up sometime

Be a ^Csus2real ^Cman, a ^Bm7real ^Am7man Suffer them slings and arrows Be a ^Bb6real ^Cman Now be a ^Bm7real ^Am7man

Don't sell yourself for nothing

Be a ^Csus2real ^Cman, be a ^Bm7real ^Am7man Don't take no crap from no one Be a ^Bb6real man^C___, be a ^Bm7real ^Am7man

Get your trip together

Be a ^Csus2real ^Cman, be a ^Bm7real ^Am7man___ ^Gm/Bb

Todd Rundgren - Real man