Lincoln Brewster - Real Life

real life
by lincoln brewster and mia fieldes

if you’re not familiar with the song , you may have to arrange the chords exactly
where they’re played since there are a couple spots where the words get kinda
tricky . otherwise , enjoy!

intro : G D/F# C

G
i still see the kid in me
D/F#
building castles by the sea
C G
and skipping rocks across those ocean waves
G
still building buoy rafts
D/F#
and sailing on the kachemak
C G
and running wild across alaskan plains

Bm C G/D D
and all my yesterdays don’t seem so long ago now
Bm C
and all those early years
G/D D
will always seem like home somehow

G D/F#
and it was real life , and it was real good
C
it was a place i took for granted
G/D D
’cause i just never understood
G D/F#
and there was real pain , there were real tears
C
but the way my mama loved me
G/D D
somehow carried all those years
G D/F# C G D/F# C
it was real life , oh it was real life

G
i still see the kid in jeans
D/F#
but now he’s standing next to me
C G
never thought that i’d have boys to raise
G
i don’t have it figured out
D/F#
it still feels like playing house
C G
and it’s something i Am learning everyday

Bm C G/D D
and all of my todays seem like they’re rushing by so fast
Bm C G/D D
and every time i look around i pray that it will last

G D/F#
and it’s real life , and it’s real good
C
and sometimes i take it all for granted
G/D D
even though i never should
G D/F#
and there is real pain , and there are real tears
C
but the way my baby loves me
G/D D
somehow carries all these years
G D/F#
and this is real life

interlude : Em C G D ( 2x ) C

G
when i’m old and turning grey
D/F#
and my boys have moved away
C G
when it’s time for me to say goodbye
G
i hope i leave a legacy
D/F#
i hope that god is proud of me
C G
i hope that i leave something good behind

Bm C G/D D
and all my yesterdays are flashing right before my eyes
Bm C G/D D
and i’m standing in god’s presence when i finally realize

G D/F#
this is real life , this is real good
C G/D D
it’s a place i took for granted ’cause i just never understood
G D/F#
and there’ll be no pain , and there’ll be no tears
C G/D D
’cause the way my father loves me is the reason i Am here
G D/F# C G D/F# C
this is real life , oh this is real life
G D/F# C
oh this is real life