Real Understanding Chords by Tift Merritt

Tempo:
93.65 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Ebm

F

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Real Understanding" by Tift Merritt chords
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[N] [F] Thank you very much for your time.
This [Gm] is okay, this is a new album.
[Db]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Ebm] [Eb] [Bb]
[G]
[Bb] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [Ebm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C]
[F] [D] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Bb]
[D] [Bb]
[C]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[G] [F] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] I [Bm] just get up [Eb] and start again.
[Bb] Every morning, [D] real [F] understanding.
[Eb] [Ebm]
That's [Bb] all that I need.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] Bites your leg, [Bb] a creek to swim.
The [Cm] juke joint up the hill.
We'll [Ebm] put a blanket out in [Bb] the sun.
Where the ghosts and the lovers live.
[F] I give all I've got.
[Eb] Prove you say and come back [Gb] tomorrow [Ebm] if you wanna [Bb] stay home.
There's a whole lot of [Eb] things in this world.
Make a whole lot of [Bb] noise.
None of it [F] matters much to [Bb] me.
Got the [Eb] courage to start again.
[Bb] Every morning, real [F] understanding.
[Ebm] That's [Bb] all that I need.
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Ebm]
[Bb] Something alive between right and wrong.
[F] Having [Cm] souls and [G] having none.
So many places [Ebm] I [Bb] look.
All I've [Ebm] got.
Somehow I [Bb] keep going.
With my own kind of compass.
Walks with [Cm] an ocean.
[Gm] You never [Eb] can tell [Ebm] about it.
I just [Bb] might get free.
A [Gm] whole lot of [Eb] things in this world.
Make [Bb] a whole lot of noise.
[Eb] None [Bb] of it [F] matters much [Bb] at all.
[Gm] [Bb] Got the courage to [Eb] start again.
[Bb] Every morning,
[Eb] real [F] understanding.
[Ebm]
That's [Bb] all that I want.
Real [Dm] [F] understanding.
[Ebm]
That's all that [Bb] I want.
[Bbm] [Gb] [G] [B]
[F]
[Gb] [Db] [Eb] [Gbm]
[B] [Ebm] [C] [Db]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
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To start learning Tift Merritt - Real Understanding chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Cm, Ebm, Bb, Eb, Ebm, F, Bb, Eb and Bb in sequence. Start with a comfortable 47 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 94. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[N] [F] Thank you very much for your time.
This [Gm] is okay, this is a new album.
[Db] _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ I [Bm] just get up [Eb] and start _ again. _ _
_ [Bb] Every morning, _ _ _ _ [D] real [F] understanding.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm]
That's [Bb] all that I need. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Bites your leg, [Bb] a creek to swim.
_ The [Cm] juke joint up the hill.
_ We'll [Ebm] put a blanket out _ _ in [Bb] the sun.
_ _ Where the ghosts and the lovers live.
_ [F] I give all I've got.
[Eb] Prove you say and come back _ [Gb] tomorrow _ [Ebm] if you wanna [Bb] stay home.
_ There's a whole lot of [Eb] things in this world. _ _
Make a whole lot of [Bb] noise. _ _
None of it [F] matters much _ to [Bb] me.
_ _ Got the [Eb] courage to start _ again. _ _
_ [Bb] Every morning, _ _ _ real _ [F] understanding.
[Ebm] That's _ _ _ [Bb] all that I need. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ Something alive between right and wrong.
[F] Having [Cm] souls and [G] having none.
So many places [Ebm] I [Bb] look.
All I've [Ebm] got. _
Somehow I [Bb] keep going.
_ _ With my own kind of compass. _ _ _ _
Walks with [Cm] an ocean.
[Gm] You never [Eb] can tell _ [Ebm] about it.
I just [Bb] might get free.
_ _ A [Gm] whole lot of [Eb] things in this world. _ _
Make [Bb] a whole lot of noise.
_ [Eb] None [Bb] of it [F] matters much _ _ [Bb] at all.
[Gm] _ [Bb] Got the courage to [Eb] start again. _ _
_ [Bb] Every morning, _ _ _
_ [Eb] real [F] understanding.
_ [Ebm] _ _
That's [Bb] all that I want. _ _ _
Real [Dm] _ _ [F] understanding.
[Ebm] _ _
_ That's all that [Bb] I _ want. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [B] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _ _

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