Nothing But Thieves – Real Love Song Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Nothing But Thieves – Real Love Song Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Real Love Song by Nothing But Thieves on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
F
This is a love song, real love
C
Dirty rip out the whole of your soul love
F
I'll hate myself for days love
C
Sitting all alone and listening to Nick Cave love
F
This is a dark song, real dark
C
Feral tear off your skin to the bone dark
F
I’ll drink myself to death dark
C
Do anything to feel your breath on my neck dark

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[Chorus]
Bb
Can I sing this to you?
Dm
Got a thing about you
Am
And it won't go away, no
It won't go away
            Bb
It won’t go away

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Verse 2]
F
This is a sad song, so sad
C
Aching like it's more that I can take sad
F
I cried so hard I died sad
C
Losing all that's making me human inside sad

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[Chorus]
Bb
Can I sing this to you?
Dm
Got a thing about you
Am
And it won't go away, no
It won't go away
           Bb
It won't go away

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[Verse 3]
F
This is a love song, so what?
C
Did it slide into your heart?
C
I guess not
F
I still want your love a whole lot
C
Have you heard a better song?
C
Oh, I hope not

[Chorus]
Bb
Can I sing this to you?
Dm
Got a thing about you
Am
And it won't go away
It won’t go away
Bb
And I just came to say
Dm               Am
That it won’t go away
            Bb
It won't go away

How to play Real Love Song: key, chords and progression

Real Love Song by Nothing But Thieves sits in F major (one flat: B♭), and you need 5 chords to play it: F, C, Bb, Dm and Am.

Listen for Bb – Dm – Am – Bb (IV – vi – iii – IV in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – lah – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, F, Am, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Real Love Song chords: questions

What key is Real Love Song in?

Real Love Song by Nothing But Thieves is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Real Love Song?

Real Love Song uses 5 chords: F, C, Bb, Dm, Am.

What is the chord progression of Real Love Song?

The main progression is Bb – Dm – Am – Bb (IV – vi – iii – IV).

Is Real Love Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, F, Am, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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