"Real Love" by David Gray   A New Day at Midnight.  Released 2002
Debuted 4-12-01
Tabs by Chris Campbell, 2001-2002
Album Version:
2001 Live Version

Standard tuning, capo 4th fret
 D   F  Fdim C  Bb  Dm   G  F2
-2---1---0---0---6---1---3---0--------------------
-3---1---1---1---6---3---3---6-------------------
-2---2---2---0---7---2---4---0-------------------
-0---3---3---2---8---0---5---7-------------------
-----3---3---3---8-------5---8-------------------
-----1---1-------6-------3---8------------------
 

Chorus riff
 D            F Fdim
-2-2-0-2-0-2--1--0--
-3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--
-2-----2---2--2--2--
-0-----0---0--3--3--
--------------3--3--
--------------1--1--
The D is just taking off and putting on the finger on the high E string


into:
D   F  F1  D  F  F1

C                      Bb          F          Dm
The Dawn and all its majesty is stealing me away

The dawn and all its honesty is tunring me to clay
through the bars of iron rain
way beyond the bad game
I hear the voice of Eden cry
lift me up and walking on high
this Real Love
Real love

This world and all its clarity
is glorious is fake
this world and all its vaity
is more than I can take
down the road the iron wheels
chain my heart to how it feels

I hear the voice of Eden cry
lift me up and walking on high
this real love
real love
this real love
real love
make it real make it real

Real Love now

There's something in the heart of me
that's telling me it's time
to meet the eye of destiny
and leave it all behind
though my bones an iron range
pins my soul upon the page

I hear the voice of Eden cry
lift me up to walk on high
makes me want to lay down and die
this real love
real love
real love
real love

The dawn and all its majesty is stealing me away


Lyrics:

The Dawn and all its majesty is stealing me away
The dawn and all its honesty is tunring me to clay
through the bars of iron rain
way beyond the bad game
I hear the voice of Eden cry
lift me up and walking on high
this Real Love
Real love

This world and all its clarity
is glorious is fake
this world and all its vaity
is more than I can take
down the road the iron wheels
chain my heart to how it feels

I hear the voice of Eden cry
lift me up and walking on high
this real love
real love
this real love
real love
make it real make it real

Real Love now

There's something in the heart of me
that's telling me it's time
to meet the eye of destiny
and leave it all behind
though my bones an iron range
pins my soul upon the page

I hear the voice of Eden cry
lift me up to walk on high
makes me want to lay down and die
this real love
real love
real love
real love

The dawn and all its majesty is stealing me away

Real Love (live) from the 2001 US tour
tab by Chris Campbell, 2001

standard tuning, inexact chord names)

 D   F  C1   C   C  Bb   G  Dm  D3  F2  Fdim
-2---1---3---0---8---6---3---1---0---0---0-
-3---1---1---1---8---6---3---3---3---6---1-
-2---2---0---0---9---7---4---2---0---0---2-
-0---3---2---2---10--8---5---0---4---7---3-
-----3---3---3---10--8---5-------5---8-----
-----1-----------8---6---3-----------8-----
 

Chorus riff (played as intro and during every chorus)
 D            F    Fdim
-2-2-0-2-0-2--1--3--0--
-3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--1--
-2-----2---2--2--2--2--
-0-----0---0--3--3--3--
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The D is just taking off and putting on the finger on the high E string


Intro Riff (chorus) D F Fdim (repeat 4 times)

C                Bb           F         Dm
The dawn and all its majesty is taking me away
C                      G          Dm            F
the dawn and all its honesty is turning me to play
C                   Bb
through the bars of iron rings
F                G
way beyond the bad things (?)
Bb                    G
I hear the voice of Eden cry
Bb                G
lift me up and walking on high
              (chorus riff D F Fdim)
this real love
             D F Fdim
real love

C                Bb                      F         Dm
this world in all its clarity- it's glorious, it's fake
C                 G               Dm            F
this world in all its vanity is more than I can take
C                   Bb
down the road, the iron wheels
F                      G
chain my heart to how it feels
Bb                    G
I hear the voice of Eden cry
Bb                G
lift me up and walking on high
               (chorus riff) D F Fdim
This real love
          D F Fdim
real love
          D F Fdim
real love
          D F Fdim
real love
 
 

C                Bb          F         Dm
Something in my heart is telling me its time
C                 G               Dm            F
to meet the eye of destiny and leave it all behind
C                 Bb
through my bones an iron rage
F                     G
pins my soul upon the page
Bb                    G
I hear the voice of Eden cry
Bb                G
lift me up and walk on high
Bb                   G
it makes me want to lay down and die
              (chorus riff) D F Fdim
This real love
         D F Fdim
real love
         D F Fdim
real love
yeaahhhh
         D F Fdim
real love           make it real make it real

Jam- D3  F2  D3  F2 (x2)
 

         D F Fdim
real love
          D F Fdim
real love (etc)

C                      Bb          F         Dm
The dawn and all this majesty is stealing me away