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Intro: G D Em C (2X)
G D
1. I wish that life was like it is in the movies,
E C
'cause the hero always gets his way.
G D
No matter how hard it gets on that dark, lonely road,
Em C
at the end he's got a smile on his face.
G D
But when they threw me out to the lions,
F C
no one saved me as I fell from your grace.
G D
And no one wrote me new lines for what I said wrong,
F C
and what I did wrong I could not erase.
G D
This is real life, this is real love,
Em C
this is real pain, that much I'm sure of.
G D C D
These are real tears, these are real fears inside that I can't hide
- C ~ ~ G D
2. I wish that I could be a white knight in armor,
Em C
with an army just to bring you back home.
G D
But I'll admit I'm scared of dialing your number,
Em C
and someone else is gonna answer the phone.
G D
Why can't it be like it is on TV,
F C
when the orchestra plays and you come back to me.
+ REFRAIN
G D
This is real life, this is real love,
Em C
these are real wounds that I'm bleeding from,
Am D
and I realize this is real.
F Am C G
I always thought that our love was a story book tale.
F C Am - C D D7
God knows that I'd never dream in the end it would fail. 'Cause
+ REFRAIN
G D
This is real life, this is real love,
Em C
these are real wounds that I'm bleeding from,
Am D
and I realize this is real. + REFRAIN .....
Written by Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi