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The Real Life-John Mellencamp
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Tabbed by:Nick V.
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Suzanne divorced her husband
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She got the keys to the car and the home
B
But her friends were really his friends
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No one stops by to see her much anymore
B C#m
So one night she goes back down to the old haunts
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That once upon a time were her home
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She didn't know nobody out there no more
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And the whole experience just made her feel so old, she says
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I want to live the real life
A E B
I want to live my life close to the bone
A E B
Just because I'm middle-aged that don't mean
A E B
I want to sit around my house and watch TV
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I want the real life, I want to live the real life
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Jackson, Jackson, was a good kid
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He had four years of college and a Bachelor's
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Started workin' when he was 21
B C#m
Got fed up and quit when he was 43
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He said, "My whole life, I've done what I'm supposed to do
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Now I'd like to maybe do something for myself
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And just as soon as I figure out what that is
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You can bet your life, I'm gonna give it hell with
A E B
I want to live the real life
A E B
I want to live my life close to the bone
A E B
Just because I'm middle-aged that don't mean
A E B
I want to sit around my house and watch TV
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I want the real life, I want to live the real life
A E B
I want to live the real life
A E B
I want to live my life close to the bone
A E B
Just because I'm middle-aged that don't mean
A E B
I want to sit around my house and watch TV
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I want the real life, I want to live the real life
A E B
I want to live the real life
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I want to live my life close to the bone
