Lyrics
(Dm7)Dar (C)lin’, I know I’m just an oth er (Bbmaj9)head (Bb6)on your pil low.
If (B)on ly (A7)just to (Dm7)night, girl,
let me hear you (Bbmaj9)lie just a lit tle.
(B)Tell me (A7)I’m the (Dm7)on ly man
that you ev er (Bbmaj9)real ly loved.
Hon ey, take (Bb)me
back in my mem o ry, place when it was all ver ry right,
so ver y (F6/9)nice,
so ver y nice.
(F6/9)Here, dar lin’,
stands an oth er (Bbmaj7)ban dit want ing you.
In (F#dim7)and out (Gm7)your life,
they (Bbmaj7)come and they (Bb)go.
Your days and nights like a (F6/9)wheel that turns, grind in’ down a se cret part of you,
deep (F#dim7)in side (Gm7)your heart,
that no bod y (Bb)knows.
When you (F#dim7)say (Gm7)com fort me
to an (C#dim7)y (Dm7)one who ap proach es,
(Gm7)chalk in’ up the hurt,
(Gm7)you live (C#dim7)and (Dm7)you learn.
(Dm7)Well, we’ve (Cm7)both lived long e nough to know, that we’d trade it (Bbmaj9)all right now for (B)just one (A7)min ute of real (C)love,
(Bbmaj9)real (Bb6)love.
(Dm7)Real (C)love, I need to be lieve in (Bbmaj9)real love,
(B)real love, (A7)ba by, (Dm7)real (C)love,
real love, dar lin’, (Bbmaj9)real love.
When you (F#dim7)say (Gm7)com (B)just one (A7)min ute of (Ab13)real (Gm7)love,
(Dm7)real (C)love,
(Bbmaj9)real love,
(Dm7)real (C)love,
(Bbmaj9)real love.
(Dm7)real (C)love,
(Bbmaj9)real love.
(Dm7)real (C)love.
Real Love by Michael McDonald
Easy piano arrangement in the key of G at 120 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “Real Love”
- What key is "Real Love" in?
- "Real Love" by Michael McDonald is in the key of G with a tempo of 120 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
- Is "Real Love" easy to play on piano?
- This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
- Can I play "Real Love" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
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