The Real Life Chords
The Real Life by John Mellencamp is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, F#, C#, D#m, Eb, A, E and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The chords to a forgotten classic
John Mellencamp
The Real Life
The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)
Intro-B F# C#
C# D#m B F# C#
F# Eb
I want the real life I wanna live the real life
B F# C#
C# D#m B F# C#
Jackson Jackson was a good kid
He had four years of college and a bachelor's degree
Started workin' when he was 21
Got fed up and quit
When he was 43
He said, "My whole life
I've done what I'm supposed to do
Now I'd like to maybe do something for myself
And just as soon as I figure out what that is
You can bet your life I'm gonna give it hell"
B F# C#
Or if you must Capo II fret
No Capo/Capo
B A
F# E
C# B
D#m C#m
Eb C#
We'll back