Real Life/Alibis

[C] [F] [C] [F]

[C]Saturday morning a [C7]while before daylight I’m
[F]Lying here hoping for [C]rain
By to[Gm]morrow[F] I could be [C]anywhere
[C]Passing streetcars[Gm] alive without breathing
I’m [F]lost in the city ag[C]ain
Without a [Bb]purpose[F] I can’t believe [C]anything

And I know it’s [F]not my [Am]place
To be [G]asking these [C]questions
but I [F]can’t just [C]chase
every [Bb]world that I [F]see because

[C]This isn’t [F]real life
[C]This [G]isn’t [Em]happening[Am]
Seems so [Dm]believable[Am]
[G]But it’s not the real [C]thing
This isn’t[F] real life[C]
It’s [G]just some [Em]enormous[Am] lie
And[Dm] I know I’ll be [F]fine this isn’t [G]real [C]life

(see above chords)

Such a mystery
Am I supposed to believe these illusions are real
Out of focus, step out of character
Into a world I can feel
Maybe it’s only a sense of propriety
Keeping us grounded at all
Or we’d run screaming
Into the morning and out of control

[G]Maybe [F]I can find some [C]piece of a world I[G] can handle
[Em]Or a [F]common line,[G] any one sign
[E7]All a part of [A]me

[A]This isn’t [D]real life[A]
[E]This isn’t happ[C#m9]ening
Seems so b[F#m]elievable[Bm]
But [F#m]it’s not the [E]real [A]thing
This isn’t [Dm]real lif[A]e
It’s [E]just an enormous [C#m9]lie
And [F#m]we’ll be [Bm]fine if [D]we can find a [E]real life

[F#m] [E] [A] [D] [F#m] [E] [D] [E]

[F#]Bag[F#]pip[F#]es:[F#]   [F#]      [F#]
[F#] [F#] [Bm] [Bm] [E] [E] [Bm] [Bm] x2
[F#] [G] [A] [F#] [G] [A]

[B]Listen
The [G]world is [C]listening[B] in
Every [G]name and [F#]number
[B]Suddenly I [G]can’t be[C]lieve my [B]eyes
We’re gonna [G]need those [A]alib[F#]is [G]   [A]     [F#]        [G]          [A]
[B]Hoping it [G]all just [C]fades a[B]way
Maybe they’re [G]all just [F#]paper
[B]Airplanes and[G] imagi[C]nary c[B]ries
They’re [G]not your[A7] neighbour

[D]We all have our a[G]libis
[D]We’ve got our reasons and our [G]reasonable words
But we [A]all just hide our eyes and make [G]believe we never heard
And[F#m] when the sirens rise
We’re[G] gonna need those[A] alibis

Bagpipes 2:  [F#] [F#] [Bm] [Bm] [E] [E] [Bm] [Bm]
             [F#] [G] [A] [F#] [G] [A]

Vs. 2

[B]Helpless and [G]hopeless [C]on the [B]screen
Maybe an[G]other [F#]channel
[B]Might change the [G]dia[C]logue
To [B]talk about it [G]doesn’t hurt at[A7] all

[D]We all have our [G]alibis
W[D]e’ve got our reasons and our[G] reasonable words
We [A]talk and talk as though there’s nothing[G] to it
[F#m]We can change it all
As [G]long as we don’t [A7]have to do it
[D]We all have our [G]alibis
[D]We’ve got our reasons and we
[G]Lie and lie and lie
[D]We all have our [G]alibis
[D]We’ve got our reasons
[G]We’ve got our reasons

And if we’re [A]not afraid to [G]fall
We’re not [A]listening at [G]all
And [F#m]when the silence fills the sky
We're [G]gonna need those [A7]alibis

[D]What does it matter if they're all lies