Real Life
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
* Light Strum Down Once
** Slam Down Once
[Intro]
D#m B F# C#
[Verse One]
D#m B
Picked up where we left it
F#
Like the scattered clothes
C#
On your bathroom floor
Just two nights, that's how it goes
D#m B
It's all that I've wanted
F#
It's you I adored
Just when I get a little more
N.C.
Then I miss you all again
When you're walking out the door
[Chorus]
B
Why go to sleep at night
F#
Just to wake up and realize
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not here it's not real life
B
Press pause a thousand times
F#
Just another pain in my side
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not home it's not real life
G#m F#
Either way, yeah, I still know her
C# D#m
Each day, yeah, I still know her
B
Press pause a thousand times
F#
Just another pain in my side
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not home it's not real life
[Verse Two]
D#m B
All alone in bed each morning
Pound in my head
I want you in front of me
F# C#
How many more days do we have to go?
D#m
'Cause baby, you're my sunshine, sunshine
B
When I need you in the bad times, in the bad times, oh
F#
And just when I get a little more
N.C.
Then I miss you all again
When you're walking out the door
[Chorus]
B
Why go to sleep at night
F#
Just to wake up and realize
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not here it's not real life
B
Press pause a thousand times
F#
Just another pain in my side
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not home it's not real life
G#m F#
Either way, yeah, I still know her
C# D#m
Each day, yeah, I still know her
B
Press pause a thousand times
F#
Just another pain in my side
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not home it's not real life
[Interlude]
B* F#* C#*
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m* B*
When you're not home it don't feel right
F#8 C#*
When you're not home it's not real life
[Chorus]
B **
Why go to sleep at night
B ** F# **
Just to wake up and realize
F# ** C# **
When you're not home it's not real life
C# D#m
When you're not here it's not real life
N.C B
Press pause a thousand times
F#
Just another pain in my side
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not home it's not real life
G#m F#
Either way, yeah, I still know her
C# D#m
Each day, yeah, I still know her
B
Press pause a thousand times
F#
Just another pain in my side
C#
When you're not home it's not real life
D#m
When you're not home it's not real life
How to play Real Life
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.