The Score - Real Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Real Life" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Real Life Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Score

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Real Life" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     F
I'm tired of dreaming, when all I believe in
      Dm            A#
Seems far away, I'm tired of staying
      F
This town has no meaning unless it's us leaving
     Dm            A#
Pick up today, make our escape

There's a whole other world with our names on it, girl
So let's make our plane 'cause life's a game
There's a fork in the road where the ordinary go
We'll make our own way, make our own way

              Dm     A#      F
With all the places left to see
          Dm     A#    F
From old London to Beijing
           Dm     A#        F
Watch the sunset here with me
              C
We're living now, so let's make this real

Chorus:
       F
Let's go, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
         Dm               A#
'Til we kiss the sun, we kiss the sun
       F
Let's go, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
           Dm                A#
Like we're on the run, we're on the run
         F
And I remember the words you said
                               Dm        A#
Let's make our tomorrow today, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
      F
Let's go, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
      Dm                               F
It's time and let's make this real life
                      Dm
Let's make this real life
 C
Let's make this real life

It's not where we started, it's about where we're going
So don't look now, it's a long way down
The mountains we moved, skies that we flew
Can you hear the sound? I can hear it now

All the places left to see
From Madrid to NYC
Watch the sun rise here with me
We're living now, so let's make this real

Chorus

1, 2, 3
Go, oh oh oh
There's more to this than black and white
Go, oh oh oh
So let's make this real life
Go, oh oh oh
'Cause living safe ain't living right
Go, oh oh oh
So let's make this real life!

Chorus

Let's make this real life
Let's make this real life
Let's make this real life
Let's make this real life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Real Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Real Life" by The Score.