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[Intro]
CHeyC/B, yeaAmhAm/G  
FMmmG  C  
[Verse 1]
CIf a C/Bsoldier had a Amgun to my head
FWould you Gfight or would you just Cplay dead?
CIf C/Bwe ain't got no Amfood, ain't got no bread
FWill you Ggo and work, make sure the Ckids get fed?
[Chorus]
See, I know Cnow it's C/Breal Amnice
But what about FreaGl Clife?
I know we Cgot everything C/Bwe'd ever Amdreamed, alright
What about a Freal, Greal Clife?
[Verse 2]
CIf the C/Byears go by and Amwe be getting old
FWill you still Gsee me, will you Csee within my soul?
    C  C/BSometimes, baby, Amwe won't agreeAm/E  
FBut we Ggon' work on it, or you walking Cout on me
[Chorus]
See, I know now Cthings are C/Breal Amnice
We got everything, Am/Ewhat aFbout Greal Clife?
I know the Cflower's in C/Bbloom, sweet honeyAmmoon paradise
Am/EWhat about Freal, Greal Clife?
[Bridge]
I'm talking Csix in the morning, who's feeding Embaby now?
AmLandlord keeps calling, you helping Empay the Frent
Sickness and health, you by my EmsideAm  
Are you the one, baby, that's always down to G/Eride?
CIf I'm in the hospital, will you bring my mediEmcine?
AmLet's say I lose it all, am I still your EmeverytFhing?
Oh, baby, GI really Cneed to know
[Chorus]
I know now Cthings are C/Breal Amnice, oh right
Am/EWhat aFbout Greal Clife?
I know we Cgot everything C/Bwe'd ever Amdreamed, paradise
Am/EOh, what aFbout real, Greal Clife?
And what about CrC/Beal Amlife? Am/EOh
FReal, Greal Clife
Yes, I know the Cflower's in C/Bbloom, sweet honeyAmmoon paradise
But Am/Ewhat aFbout Greal Clife?
[Outro]
What about Creal, C/Breal Amlife?
Yeah, what about Freal, Greal Clife?
And what about Creal, C/Breal Amlife?
Yeah, what about Freal, Greal Clife?
Can I count on you in Creal, C/Breal Amlife?
Wanna know, hey
FMmm-mmm, Greal Clife

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Real Life

by Emeli Sandé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am/G

Am/E

G/E

[Intro]

C C/B Am Am/G

Hey, yeah

F G C

Mmm

[Verse 1]

C C/B Am

If a soldier had a gun to my head

F G C

Would you fight or would you just play dead?

C C/B Am

If we ain't got no food, ain't got no bread

F G C

Will you go and work, make sure the kids get fed?

[Chorus]

C C/B Am

See, I know now it's real nice

F G C

But what about real life?

C C/B Am

I know we got everything we'd ever dreamed, alright

F G C

What about a real, real life?

[Verse 2]

C C/B Am

If the years go by and we be getting old

F G C

Will you still see me, will you see within my soul?

C C/B Am Am/E

Sometimes, baby, we won't agree

F G C

But we gon' work on it, or you walking out on me

[Chorus]

C C/B Am

See, I know now things are real nice

Am/E F G C

We got everything, what about real life?

C C/B Am

I know the flower's in bloom, sweet honeymoon paradise

Am/E F G C

What about real, real life?

[Bridge]

C Em

I'm talking six in the morning, who's feeding baby now?

Am Em F

Landlord keeps calling, you helping pay the rent

Em Am

Sickness and health, you by my side

G/E

Are you the one, baby, that's always down to ride?

C Em

If I'm in the hospital, will you bring my medicine?

Am Em F

Let's say I lose it all, am I still your everything?

G C

Oh, baby, I really need to know

[Chorus]

C C/B Am

I know now things are real nice, oh right

Am/E F G C

What about real life?

C C/B Am

I know we got everything we'd ever dreamed, paradise

Am/E F G C

Oh, what about real, real life?

C C/B Am Am/E

And what about real life? Oh

F G C

Real, real life

C C/B Am

Yes, I know the flower's in bloom, sweet honeymoon paradise

Am/E F G C

But what about real life?

[Outro]

C C/B Am

What about real, real life?

F G C

Yeah, what about real, real life?

C C/B Am

And what about real, real life?

F G C

Yeah, what about real, real life?

C C/B Am

Can I count on you in real, real life?

Wanna know, hey

F G C

Mmm-mmm, real life

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