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Real World

Matchbox Twenty
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

"Real World"- Matchbox 20

So there's some other tabs on here that I don't think sound right at all so I took it

myself to figure out the right way...it could be completely wrong but I tried. I'm really

so sure about the chorus or the 4th verse so corrections or ideas would be great!!

***CAPO 1ST FRET***

Everything is in relation to this capo so just keep in mind...everything, the intro,

and solo.

Enjoy!

Intro:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2/4--2-----------------|   x4
A|----------4p2p0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------|

Verse 1:

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

Well I wonder what its like to be the rainmaker

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

I wonder what its like to know that I made the rain

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)-strumming change

I'd store it in boxes with little yellow tags on everyone

--continue strumming previous chords here as lyrics cut in...

And you can come and see them when I'm...done, when I'm done

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2/4--2-----------------|   x4
A|----------4p2p0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------|

Verse 2:

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

I wonder what its like to be a super hero

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

I wonder where Id go if I could fly around downtown

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)--same strum change as before

From some other planet, I get this funky high on yellow sun

--continue chords just as before

Boy I bet my friends will all be...stunned, they're stunned

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2/4--2-----------------|   x4
A|----------4p2p0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------|

Chorus:

(Bm7--A--E)--different strumming pattern

Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here

(Bm7--A--E)

If I were someone else, would this all fall apart

(Bm7--A--E)

Strange, where were you, when we started this gig

(Bm7--A--E)

I wish the real world, would just stop hassling me

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2/4--2-----------------|   x4
A|----------4p2p0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------|

Fill 1:

e|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--etc--|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse 3:

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

I wonder what its like to be the head honcho

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

I wonder what Id do if they all did just what I said

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

I'd shout out an order, I think were out of this man get me some

(A--E--Bm7--A--E--Bm7)

Boy dont make me wanna change my...tone, my tone

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2/4--2-----------------|   x4
A|----------4p2p0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------|

Chorus:

(Bm7--A--E)--different strumming pattern

Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here

(Bm7--A--E)

If I were someone else, would this all fall apart

(Bm7--A--E)

Strange, where were you, when we started this gig

(Bm7--A--E)

I wish the real world, would just stop hassling me

Verse 4:

(Bm--A--E)

Please dont change, please dont break

(A--E--E)

The only thing that seems to work at all is you

(Bm--A--E)

Please dont change, at all from me

To you, and you to me

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2/4--2-----------------|   x4
A|----------4p2p0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------|

Solo:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19\14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Yeeeeeeeeeaaaahhhhhh!

Chorus:

(Bm7--A--E)--different strumming pattern

Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here

(Bm7--A--E)

If I were someone else, would this all fall apart

(Bm7--A--E)

Strange, where were you, when we started this gig

(Bm7--A--E)

I wish the real world, would just stop hassling me

(Bm7--A--E)

I wish the real world, would just stop hassling me

(Bm7--A--E)

I wish the real world, would just stop hassling me

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2/4--2-----------------|   x4
A|----------4p2p0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------|

(fade out)

Told ya the chorus and 4th verse didn't sound that perfect...so i'd love some comments.

anything sounded a bit off, did u remember everything is in relation to the capo on the

fret?

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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