Real Gone Kid chords by Deacon Blue (Official Version)

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G/C
Cadd9
C
G
Bm7
Cmaj7
B7
A9sus4
Fmaj7

Intro 1
G/C 
Cadd9 
G/C 
Cadd9 
G/C 
Cadd9 
C 
C 
G 
G 
(Ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh)
C 
C 
G 
G 
(Ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh)
Cadd9 
Cadd9 
G 
G 

Verse 1
Cadd9 
Cause I'd tear     out the pages
G 
That I've got in these books
Cadd9 
Just to find     you some words
G 
Just to get some reward
Cadd9 
And I'll show     you all the photographs
G 
That I ever got took
Cadd9 
And I'll play     your old 45's
G 
That now mean nothing to me

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Chorus 1

Bm7

And you're a real gone kid

Cmaj7

And maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

Cmaj7

Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)

I'll do what I should have did

Interlude 1

(Ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh)

Verse 2
Cadd9 
Now I've stood    on your shadow
G 
And I've watched it grow
Cadd9 
And it's shaken   and it's driven me
G 
And let me know, let me know,
let me know, let me know
Cadd9 
About all      the old 45s
G 
And the paperback rooms
Cadd9 
And it's scattered all the photographs
G 
Of summers and suns

Chorus 2
Bm7 
And you're a real  gone kid
Cmaj7 
And maybe    now baby (maybe now baby)
B7 
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Cmaj7 
Maybe    now baby (maybe now baby)
G 
I'll do what I should have did
Bm7 
A9sus4 
Cause you're a real, gone,

Interlude 2

kid (Ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh)

(Ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh)

Bridge 1
Cadd9 
I cried    and I craved
Hoped and I saved
G 
And I put away those souvenirs,
souvenirs, souvenirs
Cadd9 
I cried    and I craved
Hoped and I saved
G 
And I put away those souvenirs,
souvenirs, souvenirs

Chorus 3
Bm7 
You're a real  gone kid
Cmaj7 
And maybe    now baby (maybe now baby)
B7 
Maybe now baby (maybe now baby)
Cmaj7 
Maybe    now baby (maybe now baby)
G 
I'll do what I should have did
Bm7 
A9sus4 
Fmaj7 
Cause you're a real, gone,     kid

Outro 1
Cadd9 
Cadd9 
G 
G 
(Ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh)
Cadd9 
Cadd9 
G 
G 
(Ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh)
Cadd9 
G 
Cause you're a real, gone, kid
Cadd9 
G 
You're a real, gone, kid
(do what I should have done)
Cadd9 
G 
You're a real, gone, kid
(say what I should have said)
Cadd9 
G 
You're a real, gone, kid
Cadd9 
G 
You're a real, gone, kid
[Fade out]

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G/C
Cadd9
C
G
Bm7
Cmaj7
B7
A9sus4
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 130

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

G/C: x-3-5-4-3-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
A9sus4: 5-x-5-4-3-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Real Gone Kid by Deacon Blue, 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 G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Deacon Blue's performance.