For Real — Okkervil River
Chords and lyrics for For Real by Okkervil River (key of Bm).
Intro
[Bm] [D] [A] [G]
[Bm] [D] [A] [G]
Verse 1
[Bm]Some nights I thirst for [D]real blood
For [A]real knives, for [G]real cries[Bm]
And then the flash of steel from [D]real guns
In real [A]life really fills my[G] mind[A]
Pre-Chorus
I really miss what [G]really did exist[D]
When I held your throat so[A] tight[Em]
And I miss the bus [G]as it swerved from us
And [D]came crashing to its side[A]
Verse 2
[Bm]Some nights the blood from [D]real cuts
Feels [A]real nice when it's really [Em][G]mine[Bm]
And if you want it to be [D]real
Come over for [A]one night
And we can really, [G]really climb
Pre-Chorus
[A]Cause blue bridge lights
Might [G]really burn most bright[D]
While we watch that dark [A]lake rise
[Em]And if you really want to see
What [G]really matters most to me[D]
Just take a [A]real short drive
Bridge
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Verse 3
It’s [Em]just a drive[A] into the [D]dark stretch
Long stretch [A]of night
Really stretch [G]this shaking mind[Bm]
And this room, unlit, [D]unheated
And the [A]ceiling striped
And the dark black[G] blinds
I want to know this [A]time
Pre-Chorus
[A]If you're really finally mine
I [G]need to know that you're not lying[D]
And so I want to see you tried[A]
[Em]And I don't want to hear you say
It [G]shouldn't really be this way[D]
Because I like this way just fine[A]
Chorus
[Em]'Cause there's nothing [G]quite like
The blinding [D]light
That curtains cast [A]aside
[Em]And no attempt is [G]made to explain [D]away
Things that really, really, [A]really, really, really are [Em]behind
Outro
You can't [G]hide, you can't [D]hide, you can't[A] hide[Em]
You can't [G]hide, you can't [D]hide, you can't[A] hide[Em]
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