Learn to play "In The Real World" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am In dreams we do so many things F We set aside the rules we know Am And fly above the world so high F In great and shining rings Dm G7 C If only we could always live in dreams Dm G7 If only we could make of life Chorus: F G What in dreams, it seems C But in the real world Am We must say real goodbye F Em No matter if the love will live F It will never die C In the real world Am There are things that we can't change F And endings come to us D/F# C E/G# In ways that we can't rearrange Am G F I love you, and you love me Dm G But sometimes we must let it be F In the real world Am In the real world When we were dreaming heart to heart I wish that we had stayed right there For when the dreamers do awake The dreams do disappear If only we could always live in dreams If only we could make of life Chorus: What, in dreams, it seems But in the real world We must say real goodbyes No matter if the love will live It will never die In the real world There are things that we can't change And endings come to us In ways that we can't rearrange I love you, and you love me But sometimes we must let it be In the real world C In the real world You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm C D Dm E Em F F# G G# G7 Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "In The Real World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "In The Real World" by Roy Orbison.