Verse 1GG/F#EmD
Guilt stains on my pillow
GG/F#EmD
Blood on my terraces
CCadd9
Torsos in my closet
CAm
Shadows from my past
ChorusGG/F#
Life is real
BmD
Life is real
FCG
Life is real, so real
GG/F#EmD
Sleeping is my leisure
GG/F#EmD
Waking up in a minefield
CCadd9
Dream is just a pleasure dome
CAm
Love is a roulette wheel
GG/F#
Life is real
BmD
Life is real
FCG
Life is real, oh yeah
Verse 2BmF#
Success is my breathing space
AG
I brought it on myself
I will price it
I will cash it
F#
I can take it or leave it
DC
Loneliness is my hiding place
Bm
Breastfeeding myself
BmA#A
What more can I say
Em
I have swallowed the bitter pill
GA
I can taste it, I can taste it
ChorusDCDCFCFC
Life is real, life is real, life is real
[Solo]
(Verse chords)
BridgeGG/F#EmD
Music will be my mistress
GG/F#EmD
Loving like a whore
CCadd9
Lennon is a genius
CAm
Living in every pore
OutroGG/F#
Life is real
BmD
Life is real
FCG
Life is real, so real
G/F#G
Life is cruel
G/F#G
Life is a bitch
G/F#CGG/F#EmD
Life is real - so real
GG/F#EmD
Life is real
GG/F#EmD
Life is real, yeah
GG/F#EmD
Life is real
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