Real Life chords by Simple Minds

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
 (G major) Paula came
C 
D 
A 
from Wash (C major) ington with long  (D major) golden hair  (A major) 
C 
Twenty eight dollars in a  (C major) fake silk purse
D 
Em 
and a leather skirt  (D major) to wear  (E minor) 
G 
C 
 (G major) Shane came from Dub (C major) lin town
D 
A 
from the  (D major) old world so green  (A major) 
C 
Counterfeit ticket in  (C major) to JFK in
D 
Em 
the  (D major) land of his dream (E minor) s

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Verse 2
G 
C 
 (G major) Street life's the  (C major) only life
D 
A 
they take a  (D major) walk in the park  (A major) 
C 
Even tough they only  (C major) met that
D 
Em 
day they were lovers  (D major) by dark  (E minor) 
G 
C 
 (G major) Laid out on the  (C major) morning skies
D 
A 
he puts a  (D major) ring on her hand  (A major) 
G 
C 
He said listen babe  (G major) we gotta  (C major) take
D 
Em 
Bm 
what's ours do it  (D major) or die  (E minor)  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) Quit dreaming, this is

Verse 3
Bm 
real life  (B minor) baby
Em 
Bm 
A 
 (E minor) Real  (B minor)  (A major) life's the only life
G 
Em 
Bm 
 (G major) what's it all  (E minor) about  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) Quit dreaming,
G 
Em 
this is real life  (G major) baby  (E minor) 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor)  (A major) 

Verse 4
G 
C 
 (G major) Way out on the  (C major) dock that night,
D 
A 
the  (D major) colour is red  (A major) 
C 
23rd victim of a  (C major) gangland
D 
Em 
war  (D major) takes his last breath  (E minor) 
G 
C 
 (G major) Outside the  (C major) sister cried,
D 
A 
she said the whole world's  (D major) so mean  (A major) 
C 
Heavyweight killer  (C major) in the ring,
G 
D 
Em 
Bm 
turns  (G major) killing  (D major) machine  (E minor)  (B minor) 

Verse 5
A 
Em 
Bm 
 (A major) Quit dreaming this is real life  (E minor) baby  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) Real life's the only life
Em 
Bm 
what's it all  (E minor) about  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) Quit dreaming this is real
Em 
life  (E minor) baby
Bm 
A 
 (B minor)  (A major) 

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) All my love, you're my all
G 
Bm 
 (G major) They  (B minor) way you move, you're in control
A 
The  (A major) way you talk, the way you dress
C 
Your  (C major) hands, your touch,
your sweet caress.
Em 
 (E minor) All my love, you're the best,
Bm 
 (B minor) Every little thing that I possess,
A 
 (A major) It's all emotion when you take control,
C 
I can  (C major) feel wild horses running in my soul.
Em 
 (E minor) Oh my love, all I see
The stars, the sun, the energy,
A 
If  (A major) this going to kill us then let it go,
C 
 (C major) Quit dreaming this is real life baby
Em 
Bm 
Em 
A 
C 
D 
 (E minor)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (A major)  (C major)  (D major) 

Verse 7
A 
 (A major) 
Asus4 
Up high above a desert sky  (Asus4) where
the space shuttles scream,
G 
A 
G 
Six (G major) teen  (A major) men from  (G major) a dying
Asus4 
 (Asus4) earth take their last dream.
D 
Quit  (D major) 

Verse 8
A 
Em 
Bm 
A 
 (A major)  (E minor) dream (B minor)  (A major) ing this is
Em 
real life  (E minor) baby
Bm 
Quit dreaming  (B minor) this is cheap
A 
life  (A major) baby
G 
Em 
Bm 
Real life's the only  (G major)  (E minor)  (B minor) 
A 
G 
Em 
Bm 
life  (A major) what's it all  (G major) about  (E minor)  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) Quit dreaming this is cheap life baby
Em 
Bm 
A 
Your  (E minor)  (B minor) eye (A major) s,
Em 
Bm 
A 
your  (E minor)  (B minor)  (A major) lips, the shape of your mouth,
Em 
Bm 
A 
It's  (E minor) a sweet life  (B minor)  (A major) baby
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) All my love,  (B minor) you're my all
A 
The way you  (A major) move, the way you go
Em 
 (E minor) I'm all emotion
Bm 
when you take con (B minor) trol
A 
I can feel  (A major) wild horses running in my soul.
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) All my love, you're  (B minor) all I see
A 
The  (A major) stars, the sun, the energy,
Em 
Bm 
The way you  (E minor) move, you're in  (B minor) control
A 
 (A major) Quit dreaming this is real life baby