Real Life chords by Simple Minds

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
Amaj7Amaj7 F#m7add11
Amaj7Amaj7 F#m7add11

Verse 1:
A augmentedA        D MajorD        E MajorE      F# minorF#m
Paula came from Washington with long golden hair
F# minorF#m            D MajorD           E MajorE        F# minorF#m
Twenty eight dollars in a fake silk purse and a leather skirt to wear
A augmentedA        D MajorD          E MajorE      F# minorF#m
Shane came from Dublin town from the old world so green
F# minorF#m           D MajorD     E MajorE      F# minorF#m
Counterfeit ticket in to JFK in the land of his dreams
A augmentedA         D MajorD       E MajorE         F# minorF#m
Street life's the only life they take a walk in the park
F# minorF#m       D MajorD         E MajorE          F# minorF#m
Even tough they only met that day they were lovers by dark
A augmentedA        D MajorD        E MajorE         F# minorF#m
Laid out on the morning skies he puts a ring on her hand
F# minorF#m      D MajorD         E MajorE          F# minorF#m
He said listen babe we gotta take what's ours do it or die

Chorus:
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Real life's the only life what's it all about
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m

Verse 2:
A augmentedA       D MajorD        E MajorE       F# minorF#m
Way out on the dock that night, the colour is red
F# minorF#m       D MajorD      E MajorE       F# minorF#m
23rd victim of a gangland war takes his last breath
A augmentedA      D MajorD         E MajorE             F# minorF#m
Outside the sister cried, she said the whole world's so mean
F# minorF#m        D MajorD      E MajorE        F# minorF#m
Heavyweight killer in the ring, turns killing machine

Chorus:
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Real life's the only life what's it all about
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m

Bridge:
A augmentedA
All my love, you're my all
E MajorE
They way you move, you're in control
BB
The way you talk, the way you dress
D MajorD
Your hands, your touch, your sweet caress.
A augmentedA
All my love, you're the best,
E MajorE
Every little thing that I possess,
BB
It's all emotion when you take control,
D MajorD
I can feel wild horses running in my soul.
A augmentedA
Oh my love, all I see
E MajorE
The stars, the sun, the energy,
BB
If this going to kill us then let it go,
D MajorD                    C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
Quit dreaming this is real life baby

Outro:
N.C.
Up high above a desert sky where the space shuttles scream,
N.C.                      C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
Sixteen men from a dying earth take their last dream.
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Real life's the only life what's it all about
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming this is real life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming this is cheap life baby
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Real life's the only life what's it all about
C#m7C#m7 BB F# minorF#m
      Quit dreaming this is cheap life baby