Real To Me chords by Nichole Nordeman

SimplifiedF · C · Am · G · Em …

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
Frozen statues in the cold,
C 
F 
washed in moonlight blue and gold.
Mary's babe in plastic cape,
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G 
Em 
F 
quiet wonder on her face.
Mary, you look so serene, far too pretty,
C 
F 
much too clean.
We might think we know you well,
Am 
G 
but what stories would you tell?
F 
Am 
Of all the dirt and dust and shame,
C 
G 
every burning labor pain,
F 
And as I turn to walk away,
Am 
G 
I hear you say...

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Verse 2

I am real.

Don't turn me into memory or myth.

Let me be real. Real.

And I'll show you what it

means to love like this.

Interlude 1

To be real.

Verse 3
F 
Shepherds bending to the ground,
C 
Bethlehem is safe and sound.
F 
Joseph, you look brave and true,
Am 
G 
but do we know what it was like to be you?
F 
Am 
How many sleepless nights awake
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G 
found you desperate and afraid?
F 
And as I turn to walk away,
Am 
G 
I hear you say...

Verse 4
F 
G 
I am real.
Am 
Don't turn me  into memory or myth.
F 
G 
Let me be real.
Am 
And I'll show you what it
F 
means to love like this.

Verse 5
Dm 
To love like you don't even care
Em 
C 
about the hurry and the hussle,
Dm 
Like you are unaware December
C 
comes with so much trouble
Dm 
Cause you believe a baby came
C 
not in paintings or in plains
F 
But every minute, every hour, every day.

Verse 6

To be real,

Real

Verse 7
Am 
C 
Em 
You are real, real
F 
Am 
Show us what it means to love like this.
F 
To be real
G 
To be real
F 
More than a memory,
G 
More than a story.
Real.