IntroFAmG x2
Verse 1Am
She says that the world is a broken mess
FCG
It's always on her mind
Am
She cries at the news when the shots ring out
FCG
Every single time
Pre-Chorus
N.C.
No, I cannot fix it, no, I cannot make it stop
ChorusFAm
So I said, "Turn your phone off, only look me in my eyes
G
Can we live that real life, real life?"
FAm
Oh, hey, "Turn your phone off, only look me in my eyes
G
Can we live that real life, real life?"
Verse 2Am
Prays on her knees as the towers fall
FCG
To a God she does not know
Am
She's begging him to stop the mess
FCG
The Boston bombs blow (Ooh)
Am
She says, "How could I ever believe in something
FCG
That would step aside and watch?"
AmF
And I got no words to say 'cause I think I lost my faith
CG
But I thank you for the day when everything will be okay
Pre-Chorus
N.C.
But no, I cannot fix it, and I cannot make it stop
ChorusFAm
So I said, "Turn your phone off, only look me in my eyes
G
Can we live that real life, real life?"
FAm
Oh, hey, "Turn your phone off, only look me in my eyes
G
Can we live that real life, real life?"
BridgeFAm
I wish I had the answers
G
Something you could hold too
F
Only thing that's real to me is
AmG
You
InstrumentalFAmG x2
ChorusFAm
So I said, "Turn your phone off, only look me in my eyes
G
Can we live that real life, real life?"
FAm
Oh, hey, "Turn your phone off, only look me in my eyes
G
Can we live that real life, real life?"
OutroFAm
Oh, hey (Real life, hey)
G
Real life, real life
FAm
Oh, hey
G
Real life, real life
FC
Oh, hey
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