Chords for Victoria Wood - Real Life
Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
I knew a man who always worried that if knocked down by a knight, [D] the [G] nurses who to help [Cm] had hurried
had [F] his boxer [Bb] shorts uncleaned, [Eb] called twice daily.
[Ab] Accidents occur.
[C]
[F] The doctor said sadly I know what he has.
[Bb] The poor man is dead.
[B] He's a leech [Bb]
[Ab] in life, which is always such a mess, badly [Eb] designed, under rehearsed, no proper jeans.
We live in [Ab] real life, which is not a nice address, needs [Eb] doing up.
[Bb] [F] [Ab]
[Cm] Life's a fun club and I'm not a fan.
[Bb] Life [Ab] is a brand tub, no prizes, just [Eb] crap.
[Ab] [Eb]
Take one redundant bus inspector who joined the long-term unemployed,
[D] [G] applied to funeral [Cm] director,
[F] was taken on, was [Bb] overjoyed.
He's [Eb] always with [Ab]
[Eb] us.
His job at least [Ab] would basically [C] be
[F] He showed at the coffin the sun on his back.
[Bb] The boss saw him smiling [B] and gave him [Bb] the sack.
[Ab]
[Bb] Hoping to find one [Eb] with more blunt, real [Ab] life.
And we've been running around shops, winting [Gm] at last, [Eb] dropping our perks, [F] losing our specs.
[Ab]
[F] A handshake that's clammy and limp, [Ab] a scene from a script that's been typed by a [Eb] chimp.
A sweet old couple had a party, because they'd been
[D] [G] hand in hand [Cm] and hail and hearty.
[F] The press were [Bb] all in [G] tears.
[Bb] [Eb] The woman from the news said, Ivy, what helped your marriage [Ab] last so well?
[C] [Cm] She looked at her husband and said, we ought to have [Bb] regular sex with [B] the cowlman.
[Bb] Oh, I see.
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Abm] [Ab] [F]
[Cm] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[Eb]
[N]
I knew a man who always worried that if knocked down by a knight, [D] the [G] nurses who to help [Cm] had hurried
had [F] his boxer [Bb] shorts uncleaned, [Eb] called twice daily.
[Ab] Accidents occur.
[C]
[F] The doctor said sadly I know what he has.
[Bb] The poor man is dead.
[B] He's a leech [Bb]
[Ab] in life, which is always such a mess, badly [Eb] designed, under rehearsed, no proper jeans.
We live in [Ab] real life, which is not a nice address, needs [Eb] doing up.
[Bb] [F] [Ab]
[Cm] Life's a fun club and I'm not a fan.
[Bb] Life [Ab] is a brand tub, no prizes, just [Eb] crap.
[Ab] [Eb]
Take one redundant bus inspector who joined the long-term unemployed,
[D] [G] applied to funeral [Cm] director,
[F] was taken on, was [Bb] overjoyed.
He's [Eb] always with [Ab]
[Eb] us.
His job at least [Ab] would basically [C] be
[F] He showed at the coffin the sun on his back.
[Bb] The boss saw him smiling [B] and gave him [Bb] the sack.
[Ab]
[Bb] Hoping to find one [Eb] with more blunt, real [Ab] life.
And we've been running around shops, winting [Gm] at last, [Eb] dropping our perks, [F] losing our specs.
[Ab]
[F] A handshake that's clammy and limp, [Ab] a scene from a script that's been typed by a [Eb] chimp.
A sweet old couple had a party, because they'd been
[D] [G] hand in hand [Cm] and hail and hearty.
[F] The press were [Bb] all in [G] tears.
[Bb] [Eb] The woman from the news said, Ivy, what helped your marriage [Ab] last so well?
[C] [Cm] She looked at her husband and said, we ought to have [Bb] regular sex with [B] the cowlman.
[Bb] Oh, I see.
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Abm] [Ab] [F]
[Cm] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
Cm
Ab
Eb
Bb
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_ I _ knew a man who always worried _ that if knocked down by a knight, _ _ _ [D] the [G] nurses who to help [Cm] had hurried
had [F] _ his boxer [Bb] shorts uncleaned, _ [Eb] _ _ called twice daily.
_ _ _ [Ab] Accidents occur.
[C] _
_ [F] The doctor said sadly I know what he has.
[Bb] The poor man is dead.
[B] He's a leech [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ in life, which is always such a mess, badly [Eb] designed, under rehearsed, no proper jeans.
We live in [Ab] real life, which is not a nice address, needs [Eb] doing up.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] Life's a fun club and I'm not a fan.
[Bb] Life [Ab] is a brand tub, no prizes, just [Eb] crap.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Take one redundant bus inspector who _ _ joined the long-term unemployed, _ _ _
[D] _ [G] applied to funeral [Cm] director, _ _
_ [F] was taken on, was [Bb] _ overjoyed.
He's [Eb] _ _ _ always with [Ab] _
_ [Eb] us.
His job at least [Ab] would basically [C] be_
[F] He showed at the coffin the sun on his back.
[Bb] The boss saw him smiling [B] and gave him [Bb] the sack.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Hoping to find one [Eb] with more blunt, _ _ _ _ _ real [Ab] life.
And we've been running around shops, winting [Gm] at last, [Eb] dropping our perks, [F] losing our specs.
[Ab] _
_ [F] A handshake that's clammy and limp, [Ab] a scene from a script that's been typed by a [Eb] chimp.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A sweet old couple had a party, _ _ because they'd been _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] hand in hand [Cm] and hail and hearty.
_ _ [F] _ The press were [Bb] all in [G] tears.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] The woman from the news said, Ivy, _ what helped your marriage [Ab] last so well?
[C] _ _ [Cm] She looked at her husband and said, we ought to have [Bb] regular sex with [B] the cowlman.
[Bb] Oh, I see.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ knew a man who always worried _ that if knocked down by a knight, _ _ _ [D] the [G] nurses who to help [Cm] had hurried
had [F] _ his boxer [Bb] shorts uncleaned, _ [Eb] _ _ called twice daily.
_ _ _ [Ab] Accidents occur.
[C] _
_ [F] The doctor said sadly I know what he has.
[Bb] The poor man is dead.
[B] He's a leech [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ in life, which is always such a mess, badly [Eb] designed, under rehearsed, no proper jeans.
We live in [Ab] real life, which is not a nice address, needs [Eb] doing up.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] Life's a fun club and I'm not a fan.
[Bb] Life [Ab] is a brand tub, no prizes, just [Eb] crap.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Take one redundant bus inspector who _ _ joined the long-term unemployed, _ _ _
[D] _ [G] applied to funeral [Cm] director, _ _
_ [F] was taken on, was [Bb] _ overjoyed.
He's [Eb] _ _ _ always with [Ab] _
_ [Eb] us.
His job at least [Ab] would basically [C] be_
[F] He showed at the coffin the sun on his back.
[Bb] The boss saw him smiling [B] and gave him [Bb] the sack.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Hoping to find one [Eb] with more blunt, _ _ _ _ _ real [Ab] life.
And we've been running around shops, winting [Gm] at last, [Eb] dropping our perks, [F] losing our specs.
[Ab] _
_ [F] A handshake that's clammy and limp, [Ab] a scene from a script that's been typed by a [Eb] chimp.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A sweet old couple had a party, _ _ because they'd been _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] hand in hand [Cm] and hail and hearty.
_ _ [F] _ The press were [Bb] all in [G] tears.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] The woman from the news said, Ivy, _ what helped your marriage [Ab] last so well?
[C] _ _ [Cm] She looked at her husband and said, we ought to have [Bb] regular sex with [B] the cowlman.
[Bb] Oh, I see.
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