Baby, I'm For Real chords by The Originals (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
Gm7
C7b9
C7sus4
C13
F9
Bbmaj7
C7
Dm7
Am7
C9sus4

Intro 1

Ooh... wee... ooh...

Verse 1
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) Baby, baby,
Gm7 
 (G minor7) you don't understand
C7sus4 
C13 
 (C7sus4) How much I  (C13) love  you, baby
C7sus4 
C13 
 (C7sus4) How much I  (C13) want  to be
Fmaj7 
Gm7 
C7b9 
Your only  (F minoraj7) man, oh, baby,  (G minor7)  (C7b9) 

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Verse 2

Baby, baby, baby

you don't have to go

Stay a little while longer, baby

I want to talk to you

Just a little more

Pre-chorus 1
Bbmaj7 
C7 
Fmaj7 
 (B flat minoraj7) I  (C7) see the little tears in your  (F minoraj7) eyes
Dm7 
about to  (D minor7) fall
Gm7 
You are  (G minor7) wondering
C7sus4 
C13 
Fmaj7 
F9 
 (C7sus4)  (C13) if I'm  (F minoraj7) for      real  (F9) 
Bbmaj7 
But if you  (B flat minoraj7) cry,
Am7 
I wonder  (A minor7) why you cry
C9sus4 
C13 
Fmaj7 
 (C9sus4) I tell you, know why  (C13) this is how I feel  (F minoraj7) 
Gm7 
C7b9 
 (G minor7)  (C7b9) 

Chorus 1

Baby I'm for real

(Baby I'm for real)

Bridge 1
C7sus4 
 (C7sus4) But if you wanna know
C13 
the truth about  (C13) it
C7sus4 
Girl, I just  (C7sus4) couldn't live without you
C13 
And that's  (C13) why   I'm confessing
Fmaj7 
F9 
my love to you  (F minoraj7)  (F9) 
Bbmaj7 
Am7 
Gm7 
C7 
So that I can  (B flat minoraj7) live      my  (A minor7) whole  (G minor7) life   (C7) with

Outro 1
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) (you)
Gm7 
C7b9 
Baby, baby, baby  (G minor7)  (C7b9) 
Fmaj7 
Gm7 
C7b9 
 (F minoraj7) Don't leave  (G minor7)  (C7b9) 
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) Never, never, never,
Gm7 
C7b9 
never gonna leave you, baby  (G minor7)  (C7b9) 
Fmaj7 
Gm7 
C7b9 
 (F minoraj7) Ooh  (G minor7)  (C7b9) 
[Fade]

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Fmaj7
Gm7
C7b9
C7sus4
C13
F9
Bbmaj7
C7
Dm7
Am7
C9sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 76

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
C7b9: x-3-2-3-2-x
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
C13: x-3-2-3-3-5
F9: 1-3-1-2-1-3
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
C9sus4: x-3-3-3-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of Baby, I'm For Real by The Originals, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Originals.