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REAL WORLD - Matchbox 20
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Tabbed by: Barry Miles
Capo on 3rd fret
Intro:
Rhythm Electric:
|: C D :| x4
Lead Electric: Another Electric:
e|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|
B|o-----------------o| |o------5-----------|------5---7---8-o|
G|-------------------| |-----7-----7-------|----7------------|
D|-0h2--0--0---------| x4 |---5-----------5---|--5-----5---5----|
A|o----------2p0----o| |o------------------|----------------o|
E|---------------3---| |-------------------|-----------------|
Verse (Rhythm Electric):
G D Em / C G / D Em / C
Well I wonder what it’s like to be the rain maker
G / D Em / C G / D Em / C
I wonder what it’s like to know that I make the rain
G / / / / D / Em / / / / C / G / / / /
I’d store it in boxes with little yellow tags on everyone
D / Em / / / / C / /
And you can come and see them when I’m
(Intro)
C D C D C D C D
Done, when I’m done
Verse 2:
Well, I wonder what it's like to be a super hero
I wonder where I'd go if I could fly around downtown, yeah
From some other planet, I'd get this funky high on a yellow sun
Boy, I bet my friends would all be
(Intro)
C D C D C D C D
Stunned They're stunned Yeah....
Chorus:
Rhythm Guitar:
G / / / C / D / / / C / / /
Lead Guitar:
e|-3------------------------------5-------3--------|
B|-3----------------5--------7------7-------5------|
G|-4----------------5--------7--------7\5-----5----|
D|-5----------------5--------7---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here?
G / / / C / D / / / C / / /
e|-3-------------------------5-------------3----------|
B|----3------------5----7--------7------------5-------|
G|-------4-----4---5----7------------7\5----------5---|
D|----------5------5----7-----------------------------| x3
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
If I were someone else, would this all fall apart?
Strange, where were you when we started this gig?
I wish the real world would just stop hasslin' me
(Intro)
and you, to you, yeah me
First Solo:
e|-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| x4
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 3 (w/acoustic):
Well, I wonder what it's like to be the head honcho
I wonder what I'd do if they all did just what I said
I'd shout out an order, I think we're out of this, man, get me some
Boy don't make me wanna change my tone, my tone, yeah
Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matchbox_20/real_world_tab_ver_5.html ]
Bridge:
Em / / / / G / / / / Em / / / / / G
e|-7------------------------7----------------7-------------------------|
B|---8--------------8-------------8-----8--------8---------8-----8-----|
G|-----9----9--7----7-----7----------7---------------9--------9-----7--|
D|----------9--7----9---9-------------------------------------------9--|
A|-----------------10--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Please don't change, please don't break, well the only thing
/ / / / / / Em / / / / G / / / /
e|-----------------------------7-----------------------------7-----------|
B|------------7-------8-----8-----8---------------8---------------8---8--|
G|---------7-------------7-----------9-----9--7---7-------7---------9----|
D|-----9-----------------------------------9--7---9----9-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------10----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
that seems to work at all is you, please don't change, at all from me
(Intro)
to you, and you, to me, yeah, yeah
Second Guitar solo
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8--8-8--8-8/1010101010101010|10/12121212-121212\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-x--x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-5--5-5--5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9---9-9-9\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8--8-8--8-8/1010101010101010|10/12121212-1212--12121212121212-|
G|-x--x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-5--5-5--5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9---9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|10/12121212-1212/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|14/15-15-15-15--15-15-15\1010101010|
B|-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|-x-----x--x--x---x--x--x----x-x-x-x|
G|-7/9--9-9-9--9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|11/12-12-12-12--12-12-12\7--7-7-7-7|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|10/12121212-1212/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|14/15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17|
B|-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|
G|-7/9--9-9-9--9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|11/12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19|19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
G|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
+ Regular Chorus
Outro:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------9--7----5----------4----------------| X3
D|--------------9-x--x----x----------x-----7----------|
A|--------------x-7--5----3----------2-----x--4---5---|
E|----3---------7--------------------------5----------|
I Wish the real world would just stop hasslin' me
Intro, then end on C
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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