Real Life
Alice Peacock
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Tom : G
D C G D C G D C G D C G D
[Verse]
C G D
Met her at the high school dance
C G D
Down at the Yellow Sun
C G D
He was rockin' them parachute pants
C G
Leather high tops on
[Verse]
D C G
A couple'a years later they went and got hitched
D C G D
By a Justice of the Peace
C G
Settled down in a Minnesota town
D C G
And the rest is history
[Chorus]
D G D
Baby this is real life
C G D
Yeah, they're doin' just fine
G D
Real life
C G D
Real life alright (alright)
[Instrumental]
D C G D C G D
[Verse]
C G D
Left home when she was seventeen
C G D
Got her first tattoo
C G D
She never was the homecoming queen
C G
Never was that cool
[Verse]
D C G
Now she's serving up drinks and getting new ink
D C G D
On the east side of A
C G
Not the choice her mama woulda made
D C G
And she likes it that way
[Chorus]
D G D
Baby this is real life
C G D
Yeah, she's doin' just fine
G D
Real life
C G
Real life alright (alright)
[Interlude]
D C G
Na, na na, na na na (nanana)
D C G
Na, na na, na na na
D C G
Na, na na, na na na (nanana)
[Próxima Parte]
D C G D
Na, na na, na na na
[Bridge]
C
Ain't always fun, it ain't always pretty
G D
Down in the country, up in the city
C
Everybody's different, but one thing's true
Am C
N.C. D
We all gotta' do what we gotta' do
[Verse]
C G D
So, me and my gypsy heart gonna
C G D
Pack up and hit the road
C G D
Got a song and this old guitar and a
C G
A string of shows
[Verse]
D C G
When that highway calls, baby, I'll come runnin'
D C G
With my gas tank full And my six string strumming
D C G D
I got a few friends that'll keep on coming
N.C. G
This is all I know
[Chorus]
D G D
Baby this is real life
C G
Yeah, I'm doin' just fine
D G D
Oh it's, real life
C G
Real life alright
[Chorus]
D G D
Oh it's, real life
C G
Yeah, I'm doin' just fine
D G D
Baby this is real life
D C G
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