Standard Tuning: Capo 2nd Fret:
Chords Used: Am, G, F, B
Chords Used For Intro:
Am = x02210
D/G = 3x0230
D/F# = 2x0230
D/F = 1x0230
Adim/F = 10021x
Intro:
Am , D/G , D/F# , D/F , Adim/F
(With the G, don't play the full chord, just hold down the 3rd fret of the E string and strum through leaving
the rest open)
[Verse 1]
Am G F
Tell 'em this boy wasn't mean't for lovin'
Am G F
Tell 'em this heart doesn't stay to one
Am G F
I'll be the same, never changed for nothin'
Am G F
It's all I know, never learned much more
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G D/F#
Mama called me destructive, oh yeah
F
Said it'd ruin me one day, yeah
Am G D/F#
Cause every woman that loved me, oh yeah
F
I seemed to push them away
[Chorus]
Am G F
That's real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
Real life, ooh
Am G F
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
That real life, real life, real life, real life
[Verse 2]
Am G F
I know you don't really understand it
Am G F
I'm not allowed to regret my choice
Am G F
I heard that love is a risk worth taking
Am G F
I wouldn't know, never been that boy
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G D/F#
Mama called me destructive, oh yeah
F
Said it'd ruin me one day, yeah
Am G D/F#
Cause every woman that loved me, oh yeah
F
I seemed to push them away
[Chorus]
Am G F
That's real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
Real life, ooh
Am G F
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
That real life, real life, real life, real life
[Bridge]
B Am
Heaven only lets a few in
B Am
It's too late for me to choose it
B Am G
Don't waste precious tears on me, I'm not worth the misery
I'm better off when I'm alone
[Chorus]
(You can fingerpick the chords individually for the soft part)
Am G F
That's real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
Real life, ooh
Am G F
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
That real life, real life, real life, real life
Am G F
That's real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
Real life, ooh
Am G F
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
Am G F
That real life, real life, real life, real life