Real House Chords

Verse 1: Db Bbm Do you remember running? Fm Bbm the purity of the air around Db Ab braiding willow branches into a crown Db Ebm7 that love is all I want Db Ebm7 I’m a child humming Db Ebm7 into the clarity of black space Db Ebm7 where stars shine like tears on the night’s face Db Ebm7 with a cool wind Bridge: Bbm7 mama, what happened? Db Bbm I never thought we’d Go this long Gb Db Bbm now 31 and I don’t feel strong Gb Db Gbm7 and your love is all I want

Verse 2: Gb7 Gbm7 when I was seven, Gb7 Gbm7 Ebm7 I saw the first film that made me scared Db Bbm and I thought of this whole world ending Db Gb I thought of dying unprepared Ebm7 Db we moved into a real house Gb a wild field behind it Db I wanted to be an inventor Db collected scraps to make a portal Ebm I wanted so much for magic to be real Gbmaj7 Db so many dreams of flying Gb Db rising high over the crowd Gbmaj7 Db Ebm7 and they’d Go “oh man, look at her go!” Bbmaj7 Db Gbmaj7 Db Gbmaj7 and I’d go Verse 3: Db Ebm7 Do you remember coming to the hospital when I was fourteen? Gb my friends all left me there spinning Gb Ebm7 dad was angry, but you saw everything Gb Db Bbm7 and you made me laugh as the nurses undressed me Db Db/F Ebm7 Bbm7 Gb you held my hand as they put the needle in me Gb Db I never saw you cry Db Bbm7 not until our dog died Db and the whole family came back together Gb Db Bbm7 Gb7 we held her body as they put the needle in her Gb Bbmaj7 and then I saw you cry Db Bbmaj7 and then I saw you cry