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Real Love Song Tab by Nothing But Thieves

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Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

GUITAR 1 (rhythm guitar):

Verse 1:
This is a love song, real love
Dirty rip out the whole of your soul love
I'll hate myself for days love
Sitting all alone and listening to Nick Cave love

This is a dark song, real dark
Feral tear off your skin to the bone dark
I'll drink myself to death dark
Do anything to feel your breath on my neck dark

Chorus:
   Bb                                       C          Bb                                       C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
A|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
E|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|

Bb             C        Bb
   Can I sing this to you?
              C
Got a thing about you

   Bb                                       C          Bb                                       C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
A|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
E|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|

Bb                      C    Bb
   And it won't go away, no
It won't go away
        C
It won't go away

   F                                     F/E           Dm                        Bb
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

Verse 2:

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

Chorus:
   Bb                                       C          Bb                                       C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
A|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
E|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|

Bb             C        Bb
   Can I sing this to you?
              C
Got a thing about you

   Bb                                       C          Bb                                       C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
A|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|-8-----------------------|----------------10-10-10-|
E|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|-6-----------------------|----------------8--8--8--|

Bb                      C    Bb
   And it won't go away, no
It won't go away
        C
It won't go away

   F                                     F/E           Dm                        Bb
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

   F                                     F/E           Dm                        Bb
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

Bridge:
   Fmaj7             F       (F)                       Fmaj7             F       (F)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-14----------------10----|-------------------------|-14----------------10----|-------------------------|
A|-15----------------12----|-------------------------|-15----------------12----|-------------------------|
E|-13----------------13----|-------------------------|-13----------------13----|-------------------------|

Fmaj7          F
This is a love song, so what?
Fmaj7          F
Did it slide into your heart?
I guess not

   Gm7               Bb      (Bb)                      Fmaj7             F       (F)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8-----------------8-----|-------------------------|-14----------------10----|-------------------------|
A|-10----------------8-----|-------------------------|-15----------------12----|-------------------------|
E|-------------------6-----|-------------------------|-13----------------13----|-------------------------|

Gm7
I still want your love a whole lot
Fmaj7                F
Have you heard a better song?
Oh, I hope not

Chorus:
   Bb                                                  Bb                  Bb/C  Bb                  Bb/C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8-----------------------|---------------------8-8-|-8-------------------8-8-|-8-------------------8-8-|
A|-8-----------------------|---------------------8-8-|-8-------------------8-8-|-8-------------------8-8-|
E|-6-----------------------|---------------------6-6-|-6-------------------8-8-|-6-------------------8-8-|

Bb
   Can I sing this to you?
Got a thing about you
Bb                   Bb/C
  And it won't go away
Bb               Bb/C
  It won't go away

   Bb                  Bb/C  Bb                  Bb/C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8-------------------8-8-|-8-------------------8-8-|
A|-8-------------------8-8-|-8-------------------8-8-|
E|-6-------------------8-8-|-6-------------------8-8-|

Bb                      Bb/C
   And I just came to say
Bb
   That it won't go away
          Bb/C
It won't go away

   F                                     F/E           Dm                        Bb
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

   F                                     F/E           Dm                        Bb
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|





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GUITAR 2 (lead guitar):

Verse 1:

This is a love song, real love
Dirty rip out the whole of your soul love
I'll hate myself for days love
Sitting all alone and listening to Nick Cave love

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

This is a dark song, real dark
Feral tear off your skin to the bone dark
I'll drink myself to death dark
Do anything to feel your breath on my neck dark

Chorus:

Can I sing this to you?
Got a thing about you
And it won't go away, no
It won't go away
It won't go away

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse 2:

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

Chorus:

Can I sing this to you?
Got a thing about you
And it won't go away, no
It won't go away
It won't go away

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Bridge:

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

Chorus:

Can I sing this to you?
Got a thing about you
And it won't go away
It won't go away
And I just came to say
That it won't go away
It won't go away

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Outro:

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------17----------------|-------------------------|-------17----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------18-17----------|-17----------------------|----------18-17-------18-|-17----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----17-------------------|-------------------------|----17-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------19----------------|-------------------------|-------19----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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