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[Intro]
D  D
D  D
e|--A----------------------------E--------------------------F#m----------------------D---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---2/4\2-----------------------0---2---2/4\2---0-------------------------|
E|--------------------0------2/4\2--------------------------------2---/5-----------|
e|--A----------------------------E--------------------------F#m----------------------D---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---2/4\2-----------------------0---2---2/4\2---0-------------------------|
E|--------------------0------2/4\2-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
I wish that Alife was like it is in the G#mmovies
'Cause F#mthe hero always gets Dhis way
No matter Ahow hard it gets on that dG#mark lonely road
At F#mthe end he's got a smile on his Dface
But when Athey threw me out to the Elions
No one Gsaved me as I fell from your Dgrace
And no one Awrote me new lines fEor what I said wrong
What GI did wrong I could not Derase
[Chorus]
This is Areal life
This is Ereal love
This is rF#meal pain that much DI'm sure of
These are Areal tears
These are Ereal fears Dinside that I can't EhideD  
[Verse]
I wish that AI could be your white knight iG#mn armor
With an army F#mjust to bring you back Dhome
But I'll Aadmit I'm scared of dialing your Enumber
Someone Gelse is gonna answer the Dphone
WhAy can't it be like it Eis on TV?
When the Gorchestra plays and you Dcome back to me
[Chorus]
This is Areal life
This is Ereal love
This is F#mreal pain that much DI'm sure of
These are Areal tears
These are Ereal fears iDnside that I can't Ehide
This is Areal life
This is Ereal love
These are F#mreal wounds I'm Dbleeding from
And I Brealize this Ereal
I Galways thought that ouBmr love was a Dstorybook Atale
GEod knows F#mthat I never GdreamedD  
In the enEd it would fail
[Chorus]
'Cause this is Areal life
This is Ereal love
This is F#mreal pain that much DI'm sure of
These are Areal tears
These are Ereal fears iDnside that I can't hEide
This is Areal life
This is Ereal love
These are F#mreal wounds I'm Dbleeding from
And I Brealize this ErealA  

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Real Life

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G#m

---------------

[Intro]

D D

A E F#m D

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-----0---2/4\2-----------------------0---2---2/4\2---0-------------------------|

E|--------------------0------2/4\2--------------------------------2---/5-----------|

A E F#m D

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-----0---2/4\2-----------------------0---2---2/4\2---0-------------------------|

E|--------------------0------2/4\2-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

A G#m

I wish that life was like it is in the movies

F#m D

'Cause the hero always gets his way

A G#m

No matter how hard it gets on that dark lonely road

F#m D

At the end he's got a smile on his face

A E

But when they threw me out to the lions

G D

No one saved me as I fell from your grace

A E

And no one wrote me new lines for what I said wrong

G D

What I did wrong I could not erase

[Chorus]

This is real life

This is real love

F#m D

This is real pain that much I'm sure of

These are real tears

E D E D

These are real fears inside that I can't hide

[Verse]

A G#m

I wish that I could be your white knight in armor

F#m D

With an army just to bring you back home

A E

But I'll admit I'm scared of dialing your number

G D

Someone else is gonna answer the phone

A E

Why can't it be like it is on TV?

G D

When the orchestra plays and you come back to me

[Chorus]

This is real life

This is real love

F#m D

This is real pain that much I'm sure of

These are real tears

E D E

These are real fears inside that I can't hide

This is real life

This is real love

F#m D

These are real wounds I'm bleeding from

B E

And I realize this real

G Bm D A

I always thought that our love was a storybook tale

E F#m G D

God knows that I never dreamed

In the end it would fail

[Chorus]

'Cause this is real life

This is real love

F#m D

This is real pain that much I'm sure of

These are real tears

E D E

These are real fears inside that I can't hide

This is real life

This is real love

F#m D

These are real wounds I'm bleeding from

B E A

And I realize this real

About Real Life Chords by Bon Jovi

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