Real Lifealibis Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C F C F

Verse 1

CSaturday morning a C7while before daylight I’m

FLying here hoping for Crain

 By toGmmorrowF I could be Canywhere

CPassing streetcarsGm alive without breathing

 I’m Flost in the city agCain

 Without a A♯purposeF I can’t believe Canything

Pre-chorus

 And I know it’s Fnot my Amplace

 To be Gasking these Cquestions

 but I Fcan’t just Cchase

 every A♯world that I Fsee because

Chorus

CThis isn’t Freal life

CThis Gisn’t EmhappeningAm

 Seems so DmbelievableAm

GBut it’s not the real Cthing

 This isn’tF real lifeC

 It’s Gjust some EmenormousAm lie

 AndDm I know I’ll be Ffine this isn’t Greal Clife

Verse 2

(see above chords)

Such a mystery

Am I supposed to believe these illusions are real

Out of focus, step out of character

Into a world I can feel

Maybe it’s only a sense of propriety

Keeping us grounded at all

Or we’d run screaming

Into the morning and out of control

Pre-chorus 2

GMaybe FI can find some Cpiece of a world IG can handle

EmOr a Fcommon line,G any one sign

E7All a part of Ame

Chorus 2

AThis isn’t Dreal lifeA

EThis isn’t happC♯m9ening

 Seems so bF♯melievableBm

 But F♯mit’s not the Ereal Athing

 This isn’t Dmreal lifAe

 It’s Ejust an enormous C♯m9lie

 And F♯mwe’ll be Bmfine if Dwe can find a Ereal life

Outro

F♯m E A D F♯m E D E

Intro

F♯BagF♯pipF♯es:F♯ F♯ F♯

F♯ F♯ Bm Bm E E Bm Bm x2

F♯ G A F♯ G A

Verse 1

BListen

 The Gworld is ClisteningB in

 Every Gname and F♯number

BSuddenly I Gcan’t beClieve my Beyes

 We’re gonna Gneed those AalibF♯is G A F♯ G A

BHoping it Gall just Cfades aBway

 Maybe they’re Gall just F♯paper

BAirplanes andG imagiCnary cBries

 They’re Gnot yourA7 neighbour

Chorus

DWe all have our aGlibis

DWe’ve got our reasons and our Greasonable words

 But we Aall just hide our eyes and make Gbelieve we never heard

 AndF♯m when the sirens rise

 We’reG gonna need thoseA alibis

 Bagpipes 2: F♯ F♯ Bm Bm E E Bm Bm

F♯ G A F♯ G A

Vs. 2

BHelpless and Ghopeless Con the Bscreen

 Maybe anGother F♯channel

BMight change the GdiaClogue

 To Btalk about it Gdoesn’t hurt atA7 all

Chorus

DWe all have our Galibis

 WDe’ve got our reasons and ourG reasonable words

 We Atalk and talk as though there’s nothingG to it

F♯mWe can change it all

 As Glong as we don’t A7have to do it

DWe all have our Galibis

DWe’ve got our reasons and we

GLie and lie and lie

DWe all have our Galibis

DWe’ve got our reasons

GWe’ve got our reasons

 And if we’re Anot afraid to Gfall

 We’re not Alistening at Gall

 And F♯mwhen the silence fills the sky

 We're Ggonna need those A7alibis

Outro

DWhat does it matter if they're all lies