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When Its Real

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[Intro]
E  Ebm C#m F# C#m
[Verse]
Can't trust Bfear anymore
Can't C#mtrust fame anymore
Can't F#trust all the empty avenues
That Blead to your door
Can't G#mtrust mirrors anymore
Can't Etrust names anymore
Can't Ebmtrust aEll the broken promises they made anymore
They'F#re nF#7ot yours
[Chorus]
When it's C#mreal
WheF#n it's real
WheBn it's real Eyou're gonna know it from the start
EWhen Ebmit's C#mreal
When F#it's real
When Bit's real Eyou're gonna know it in your heart
EIn Ebmyour C#mheartF#  
IC#mn youF#r heart
[Verse]
Can't trust Bwords anymore
Can't trust C#mfaith anymore
Can't trust F#all our treasured logic
ThaBt just love's keeping score
TherG#me's no score to be kept
TherEe's no goal to protect
There'Ebms just liEfe and sometimes life's so hard to accept
When it's F#realF#7  
[Chorus]
When it's C#mreal
WheF#n it's real
WheBn it's real Eyou're gonna know it from the start
EWhen Ebmit's C#mreal
WheF#n it's real
WheBn it's reaEl you're gonna know it in your heart
EIn Ebmyour C#mheartF#  
IC#mn youF#r heart
IC#mn your hF#eart (When it's real)
IC#mn your hearF#t (AhhaaBhhahhh)

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When Its Real

by Mason Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

C#m

G#m

F#7

[Intro]

E Ebm C#m F# C#m

[Verse]

Can't trust fear anymore

C#m

Can't trust fame anymore

Can't trust all the empty avenues

That lead to your door

G#m

Can't trust mirrors anymore

Can't trust names anymore

Ebm E

Can't trust all the broken promises they made anymore

F# F#7

They're not yours

[Chorus]

C#m

When it's real

B E

When it's real you're gonna know it from the start

E Ebm C#m

When it's real

B E

When it's real you're gonna know it in your heart

E Ebm C#m F#

In your heart

C#m F#

In your heart

[Verse]

Can't trust words anymore

C#m

Can't trust faith anymore

Can't trust all our treasured logic

That just love's keeping score

G#m

There's no score to be kept

There's no goal to protect

Ebm E

There's just life and sometimes life's so hard to accept

F# F#7

When it's real

[Chorus]

C#m

When it's real

B E

When it's real you're gonna know it from the start

E Ebm C#m

When it's real

B E

When it's real you're gonna know it in your heart

E Ebm C#m F#

In your heart

C#m F#

In your heart

C#m F#

In your heart (When it's real)

C#m F# B

In your heart (Ahhaahhahhh)

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