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Intro: Am G F E (2x)
Verse:
Am G
In real life I'm waking up alone.
F E
It's one more night you didn't make it home.
Am G F E
And one more time you won't pick up the phone.
Am G
In real life you never bring me flowers.
F E
When you're here, it's only for an hour.
Am G F E
I'm getting used to being on my own.
Am G
Because in real life you're not what I thought.
F E
Real life, this isn't what I want.
Am G F E
Guess things aren't always what they seem.
C
But in my dreams, I'm waking up to roses,
Am C
Champagne, kisses and I know it's always, always
F
Gonna be, gonna be this way.
C
In my dreams, you're standing right beside me.
Am
Two hearts finally colliding.
C F Am
Then I wake up and realize, realize this is real life.
Am G F E (2x)
Verse:
Am G
In real life it doesn't always work out.
F E
People fall in love and then they fall out.
Am G F E
Hearts can break and never make a sound.
Am G
Because in real life you're not what I thought.
F E
Real life, this isn't what I want.
Am G F E
Guess things aren't always what they seem.
Verse:
C
But in my dreams, I'm waking up to roses,
Am C
Champagne, kisses and I know it's always, always
F
Gonna be, gonna be this way.
C
In my dreams, you're standing right beside me.
Am
Two hearts finally colliding.
C F Am
Then I wake up and realize, realize this is real life.
Bridge:
Am G
Just when I thought this was all real life could be,
F E
Somebody came along and made my dream reality.
C
And now in real life, waking up to roses,
Am C
Champagne, kisses and I know it's always, always
F
Gonna be, gonna be this way.
C
In my dreams, he's standing right beside me.
Am
Two hearts finally colliding.
C F Am
Then I wake up and I realize, realize this is real life.
Written by Bleu McAuley/Lindsay Ray