Real
[Intro]
F7 C Em
[Verse 1]
F7 C Em
Frozen statues in the cold, washed in moonlight blue and gold.
F7 Am G
Mary's babe in plastic hay, quiet wonder on her face.
F7 C Em
Mary, you look so serene, far too pretty, much too clean.
F7 C Em
We might think we know you well, but what stories would you tell?
F Am C Em
Of all the dirt and dust and shame, every burning labor pain,
F G
And as I turn to walk away, I hear you say...
[Chorus]
F G
I am real.
Am F
Don't turn me into memory or myth.
F G
Let me be real. Real.
Am F
And I'll show you what it means to love like this.
F
To be real.
[Interlude]
F7 C Em
[Verse 2]
F7 C Em
Shepherds bending to the ground, Bethlehem is safe and sound.
F7 C Em
Joseph, you look brave and true, but do we know what it was like to be you?
F7 C Em
How many sleepless nights awake found you desperate and afraid?
F7 G
And as I turn to walk away, I hear you say...
[Chorus]
F G
I am real.
Am F
Don't turn me into memory or myth.
F G
Let me be real, real
Am F
And I'll show you what it means to love like this.
[Bridge]
Dm C
To love like you don't even care about the hurry and the hussle,
Dm C
Like you are unaware December comes with so much trouble
Dm C F
Cause you believe a baby came not in paintings or in plays
F
But every minute, every hour, every day.
[Chorus]
C
To be real,
Em
Real
Am C Em
F G
You are real, real
F
Show us what it means to love like this.
F
To be real
G
To be real
F
More than a memory,
G
More than a story.
F
Real