Okkervil River – For Real (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bm D A G Bm D A G [Verse 1]
Bm                        D
Some nights I thirst for real blood

       A                G        Bm
For real knives, for real cries

                                 D
And then the flash of steel from real guns

        A                   G      A
In real life really fills my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
                   G               D
I really miss what really did exist

                          A      Em
When I held your throat so tight

                    G
And I miss the bus as it swerved from us

    D                         A
And came crashing to its side
[Verse 2]
Bm                         D
Some nights the blood from real cuts

        A                        Em  G  Bm
Feels real nice when it's really mine

                         D
And if you want it to be real

               A
Come over for one night

                   G
And we can really, really climb
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Cause blue bridge lights

      G                      D
Might really burn most bright

                           A
While we watch that dark lake rise

Em
And if you really want to see

     G                         D
What really matters most to me

            A
Just take a real short drive
[Bridge] Bm A D A Em G Bm A D A Em G Bm A D A Em G Bm A D A Em G [Verse 3]
     Em          A           D
It's just a drive into the dark stretch

             A
Long stretch of night

                  G              Bm
Really stretch this shaking mind

                        D
And this room, unlit, unheated

             A
And the ceiling striped

                  G
And the dark black blinds

                    A
I want to know this time
[Pre-Chorus]
A
If you're really finally mine

  G                                 D
I need to know that you're not lying

                              A
And so I want to see you tried

Em
And I don't want to hear you say

   G                            D
It shouldn't really be this way

                                 A
Because I like this way just fine
[Chorus]
Em                        G
'Cause there's nothing quite like

               D
The blinding light

                    A
That curtains cast aside

Em                  G                D
And no attempt is made to explain away

                            A                            Em
Things that really, really, really, really, really are behind
[Outro]
          G               D              A     Em
You can't hide, you can't hide, you can't hide

          G               D              A     Em
You can't hide, you can't hide, you can't hide
G D A Em G D A Em G D A Em G D A Em G D A Em G D A