Real Men — Joe Jackson
Chords and lyrics for Real Men by Joe Jackson (key of Em).
Intro
[Em] [D] [G] [D/F#] [Em7] [D] [D/C]
[C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 1
[Em]Take your mind back, [D]I don't know [G]when.
[D/F#]Sometimes when it [Em7]always seemed to [D]be just us and [D/C][C]them.
[Em]Girls that wore pink, [D]boys that wore [G]blue.
[D/F#]Boys that always [Em7]grew up better [D]men than me and [D/C]you.[C]
Bridge
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Verse 2
[Em]What's a men now, [D]what's a man [G]mean.
Is he [D/F#]rough or is he [Em7]rugged is he [D]cultural and [D/C][C]clean.
[Em]Now it's all changed, it's [D]got to change [G]more,
'cause we [D/F#]think it's getting [Em7]better but [D]nobody's really [D/C][C]sure.
Chorus
[C]And [C]so [D]it [D]goes, [C]go [C]round [D][D]again,
[C]but [C]now [D]and [D]then [C]we [C]wonder [D]who [D]the [G]real [A]men [B]are.
[F#/B]O [B][B][B]hooooooo [F#/B] [B][B]Ohoo [E/A]o [A][A][E/A]hohohoho[A][A]
[F#/B]O [B][B][B]hooooooo [F#/B] [B][B]Ohoo [E/A]o [A][A][E/A]hohohoho[A][A]
[G]Aha hahaha [Bm]aahaa
[C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 3
[Em]See the nice boys, [D]dancing in [G]pairs.
[D/F#]Golden earring, [Em7]golden tan, [D]blow-wave in the [D/C][C]hair.
[Em]Sure they're all straight, [D]straight as a [G]line,
[D/F#]all the gays are [Em7]macho, can't you [D]see their leather [D/C][C]shine.
Bridge
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Verse 4
You don't [Em]want to sound dumb, don't [D]want to [G]offend.
So [D/F#]don't call me a [Em7]faggot, not [D]unless you are a [D/C][C]friend.
[Em]Then if you're tall, and [D]handsome and [G]strong,
[D/F#]you can wear the [Em7]uniform and [D]I could play [D/C][C]along.
Chorus
[C]And [C]so [D]it [D]goes, [C]go [C]round [D][D]again,
[C]but [C]now [D]and [D]then [C]we [C]wonder [D]who [D]the [G]real [A]men [B]are.
[F#/B]O [B][B][B]hooooooo [F#/B] [B][B]Ohoo [E/A]o [A][A][E/A]hohohoho[A][A]
[F#/B]O [B][B][B]hooooooo [F#/B] [B][B]Ohoo [E/A]o [A][A][E/A]hohohoho[A][A]
[G]Aha hahaha [Bm]aahaa
[C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 5
[Em]Time to get scared, [D]time to change [G]plan.
Don't know [D/F#]how to treat a [Em7]lady, don't know [D]how to be a [D/C]man.[C]
[Em]Time to admit, what [D]you call [G]defeat
'cause there's [D/F#]women running [Em7]past you now, and [D]you just drag your [D/C][C]feet.
Bridge
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Verse 6
[Em]Man makes a gun, [D]man goes to [G]war,
[D/F#]Man can kill, [Em7]man can drink and [D]man can take a [D/C][C]whore.
[Em]Kill all the blacks, [D]kill all the [G]reds,
if there's [D/F#]war between the [Em7]sexes then there'll [D]be no people [D/C][C]left.
Chorus
[C]And [C]so [D]it [D]goes, [C]go [C]round [D][D]again,
[C]but [C]now [D]and [D]then [C]we [C]wonder [D]who [D]the [G]real [A]men [B]are.
[F#/B]O [B][B][B]hooooooo [F#/B] [B][B]Ohoo [E/A]o [A][A][E/A]hohohoho[A][A]
[F#/B]O [B][B][B]hooooooo [F#/B] [B][B]Ohoo [E/A]o [A][A][E/A]hohohoho[A][A]
[G]Aha hahaha [Bm]aahaa
[C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D]
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