Matchbox Twenty - Real World: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Real World" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Real World Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Matchbox Twenty
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Real World" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# Well I wonder what it's like F Gm D# A# F Gm D# to be the rainmaker A# I wonder what it's like to F Gm D# A# F Gm D# know that I made the rain A# F Gm I'd store it in boxes with little D# A# F ellow tags on every one Gm D# And you can come and see them when D# F D# F D# F D# F I'm done. When I'm done. I wonder what it's like to be a superhero 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 will all be stunned They're stunned Chorus: D# F D# A# Straight up what did you hope to learn about here? D# F D# A# If I was someone else, would this all fall apart? D# F D# A# Strange, where were you when we started this gig? D# F D# F I wish the real world would just stop hassling me. D# F And you. And you. D# F D# F Yeah, me. 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 (just what I said) Well I'd shout out an order "I think we're out of this, man, get me some Boy, don't make me want to change my tone My tone Chorus Gm A# Gm Please don't change, please don't break, A# cause the only thing that seems Gm to work at all is you. Gm A# D# F D# F Please don't change at all for me. To you. And D# F D# F you. To me, yeah yeah. Chorus: Straight up, what did you want to learn about here? If I was someone else would this all just fall apart? Strange, where were you when we started this gig? I wish the real world would just stop hassling me I wish the real world would just stop hassling me I wish the real world would just stop hassling me To you and me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  D#  F  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Real World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Real World" by Matchbox Twenty.