Intro: G   D/F#  C

G  
I still see the kid in me
D/F#  
Building castles by the sea
C                                                             G
And skipping rocks across those ocean waves
G  
Still building buoy rafts
D/F#  
And sailing on the Kachemak
C                                                       G
And running wild across Alaskan plains

Bm                      C                      G/D    D
And all my yesterdays don't seem so long ago now
Bm                      C                      
And all those early years 
G/D                               D 
will always seem like home somehow

                  G                               D/F#
And it was real life, and it was real good
             C                        
It was a place I took for granted 
                  G/D                      D
'cause I just never understood
                        G                                    D/F#
And there was real pain, there were real tears
             C                        
But the way my Mama loved me 
                  G/D                      D
somehow carried all those years
            G      D/F#  C                       G   D/F#   C
It was real life,              Oh it was real life

G  
I still see the kid in jeans
D/F#  
But now he's standing next to me
C                                                             G
Never thought that I'd have boys to raise
G  
I don't have it figured out
D/F#  
It still feels like playing house
C                                                             G
And it's something I am learning everyday

 
Bm               C                                      G/D                D
And all of my todays seem like they're rushing by so fast
 Bm                C                        G/D                     D 
And every time I look around I pray that it will last

            G                            D/F#
And it's real life, and it's real good
                            C                        
And sometimes I take it all for granted 
           G/D                       D
even though I never should
                    G                                          D/F#
And there is real pain, and there are real tears
             C                        
But the way my baby loves me 
                  G/D                      D
somehow carries all these years
                  G      D/F#   
And this is real life

Interlude: Em  C  G  D (2x)        C

G  
When I'm old and turning grey
D/F#  
And my boys have moved away
C                                                       G
When it's time for me to say goodbye
G  
I hope I leave a legacy
D/F#  
I hope that God is proud of me
C                                                             G
I hope that I leave something good behind

Bm               C                               G/D                            D
And all my yesterdays are flashing right before my eyes
  Bm                            C                        G/D           D 
And I'm standing in God's presence when I finally realize

            G                        D/F#
This is real life, this is real good
          C                                                       G/D      D
It's a place I took for granted 'cause I just never understood
                        G                                      D/F#
And there'll be no pain, and there'll be no tears
                   C                                               G/D              D
'Cause the way my Father loves me is the reason I am here
            G      D/F#  C                       G   D/F#   C
This is real life, oh this is real life
            G      D/F#  C
Oh this is real life