The Real Me

The Who

{intro} |Cm | |8-------|----------|----8--|---6--5-|8---8--|---6--5-|----8--|---6--5-| |8-------|----------|----8--|---6--6-|8---8--|---6--6-|----8--|---6--6-| |5---5---|----5---5-|5---5--|---3--5-|5---5--|---3--5-|5---5--|---3--5-| |5---5---|----5---5-|5---5--|---3--3-|5---5--|---3--3-|5---5--|---3--3-| |3---3---|----3---3-|3------|--------|3------|--------|3------|--------| |--------|--6---6---|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------| {verse} |Cm | | I went back to the doctor to |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |5--------------------|--------(3)-5-(3)-5-(3)-| |5--------------------|--------(3)-5-(3)-5-(3)-| |3--------------------|------------3-----3-----| |---------------------|---------6-----6-----6--| |Cm | Get another shrink I sit and |-----------|----------------------| |-----8-----|----------------------| |5----5-----|------(3)-5-(3)-5-(3)-| |5----5-----|------(3)-5-(3)-5-(3)-| |3----3-----|----------3-----3-----| |-----------|-------6-----6-----6--| |Cm | Tell him 'bout my weekend but he |-----------------|----------------------| |----------8------|----------------------| |5---------5------|------(3)-5-(3)-5-(3)-| |5---------5------|------(3)-5-(3)-5-(3)-| |3---------3------|----------3-----3-----| |-----------------|-------6-----6-----6--| |Cm | Never betrays what he thinks |8-------8------------|-------6--5--------| |8-------8------------|-------6--6--------| |5-------5------------|-------3--5-----5/5| |5-------5------------|-------3--3-----5/5| |3-------3------------|----------------3/3| |---------------------|-------------------| {Chorus} |Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C|F/C | Can you see the real me? Doctor, doctor |8-------------8/8|8-------|3------|8----------| |8-------------8/8|8-------|6------|6----------| |5-------------8/8|8-------|5------|5-------5/5| |5-------------8/8|8-------|7------|3-------5/5| |3-------------3/3|3-------|3------|3-------3/3| |-----------------|--------|-------|-----------| |Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C| | Can you see the real me? Doctor, whoa, |8-------------8/8|8--------|3------|8------| |8-------------8/8|8--------|6------|6------| |5-------------8/8|8--------|5------|5------| |5-------------8/8|8--------|7------|3------| |3-------------3/3|3--------|3------|3------| |-----------------|---------|-------|-------| {repeat intro} |Cm | Doctor... |----8----|---6--5-|-------|----6--5-| |----8----|---6--6-|-------|----6--6-| |5---5----|---3--5-|-------|----3--5-| |5---5----|---3--3-|-------|----3--3-| |3---3----|-------3|6^/3---|---------| |---------|--------|-------|---------| {repeat verse} I went back to my mother, I said, I'm crazy, ma, help me She said, I know how it feels, son, 'cause it runs in the family {repeat Chorus} Can you see the real me? Mother, Mother Can you see the real me? Mother, whoa, mama |Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C |F/C |Cm Can you see, can you see, can you see, can you see the real me? |8------------|8------------|3------------|8----8---8----8------| |8------------|8------------|6------------|6----6---6----6------| |5---x--5-5-5-|8---x--------|5---x--------|5----5---5----5------| |5-5-x--5-5-5-|8---x-8--8-8-|7---x-7-7-7--|3----3---3----3------| |3-3----3-3-3-|3-3---3--3-3-|3-3---3-3-3--|3----3---3----3------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------| |Cm7 |Fadd9/C | | Can you see, can you see the real me me me me? |Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C |F/C The cracks between the paving stones look like rivers of flowing veins Strange people who know me peeping from behind every window pane The girl I used to love lives in this yellow house Yesterday she passed me by, she doesn't want to know me now {repeat Chorus} |Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C |F/C | Can you see the real me? Can you, can you? Can you see the real me? Can ya, oh, yeah. ||--------------------|-----------6--5----|| ||--------------------|-----------6--6----|| ||.-5--(3)-5--(3)--5--|(3)-5--(3)-3--5---.|| ||.-5--(3)-5--(3)--5--|(3)-5--(3)-3--3---.|| ||--3------3-------3--|----3--------------|| ||------6------6------|-6------6----------|| I ended up with the preacher, full of lies and hate I seemed to scare him a little, so he showed me to the golden gate {repeat Chorus} |Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C |F/C | Can you see the real me? Preacher, Preacher? Can you see the real me? Preacher? ||:Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C |F/C :|| Can you see, can you see, can you see, oh Can you see the real me? Doctor? |Cm |Cm7 |Fadd9/C|F/C Can you see the real me? Mo......ther Can you see the real me..............

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