Simple Minds – Real Life (Guitar)

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[Intro] Amaj7 F#m7add11 Amaj7 F#m7add11 [Verse 1]
A               D               E           F#m
Paula came from Washington with long golden hair

F#m                       D                     E                F#m
Twenty eight dollars in a fake silk purse and a leather skirt to wear

A               D                    E            F#m
Shane came from Dublin town from the old world so green

F#m                      D          E           F#m
Counterfeit ticket in to JFK in the land of his dreams

A                 D              E                  F#m
Street life's the only life they take a walk in the park

F#m             D                 E                   F#m
Even tough they only met that day they were lovers by dark

A               D                E                  F#m
Laid out on the morning skies he puts a ring on her hand

F#m            D                  E                    F#m
He said listen babe we gotta take what's ours do it or die
[Chorus]
C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming, this is real life baby

C#m7 B F#m
            Real life's the only life what's it all about

C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7 B F#m [Verse 2]
A              D                E             F#m
Way out on the dock that night, the colour is red

F#m              D            E              F#m
23rd victim of a gangland war takes his last breath

A           D                 E                         F#m
Outside the sister cried, she said the whole world's so mean

F#m                D            E               F#m
Heavyweight killer in the ring, turns killing machine
[Chorus]
C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming, this is real life baby

C#m7 B F#m
            Real life's the only life what's it all about

C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming, this is real life baby
C#m7 B F#m [Bridge]
A
All my love, you're my all

E
They way you move, you're in control

B
The way you talk, the way you dress

D
Your hands, your touch, your sweet caress.

A
All my love, you're the best,

E
Every little thing that I possess,

B
It's all emotion when you take control,

D
I can feel wild horses running in my soul.

A
Oh my love, all I see

E
The stars, the sun, the energy,

B
If this going to kill us then let it go,

D                                       C#m7 B F#m
Quit dreaming this is real life baby
[Outro] N.C. Up high above a desert sky where the space shuttles scream,
N.C.                                            C#m7 B F#m
Sixteen men from a dying earth take their last dream.

C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming, this is real life baby

C#m7 B F#m
            Real life's the only life what's it all about

C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming, this is real life baby

C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming this is real life baby

C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming this is cheap life baby

C#m7 B F#m
            Real life's the only life what's it all about

C#m7 B F#m
            Quit dreaming this is cheap life baby