[Intro]
C#m

[Verse]
        Amaj7
I don't mind,
  C#m              E                     Amaj7
Letting you down easy, but just give it time
      C#m                      E                 Amaj7
If it don't hurt now well just wait, just wait a while
               C#m             E       Amaj7
You're not the big fish in the pond no more
        C#m                  E
You are what they're feeding on

   Amaj7
So what are you gonna do
         C#m               E      Amaj7  C#m E
When the world don't orbit around you?
   Amaj7
So what are you gonna do
         C#m               E      Amaj7  C#m
When the world don't orbit around you?

[Chorus]
         A
Ain't it fun?
C#m    E      A           C#m E
Living in the real world

          A
Ain't it good?
C#m   E    A      C#m E
Being all alone

[Verse]
             Amaj7
Where you're from
C#m              E                 Amaj7
You might be the one who's running things
             C#m            E                     Amaj7
Well you can ring anybody's bell and get what you want
         C#m       E        Amaj7
See it's easy to ignore trouble
            C#m            E
When you're living in your bubble

   Amaj7
So what are you gonna do
          C#m              E      Amaj7  C#m E
When the world don't orbit around you?
   Amaj7
So what are you gonna do
       C#m           E         Amaj7  C#m
When nobody wants to fool with you?

[Chorus]
         A
Ain't it fun?
C#m    E      A           C#m E
Living in the real world

          A
Ain't it good?
C#m   E    A      C#m E
Being all alone

[Post-chorus]
         A
Ain't it good to be on your own?
         E                      B
Ain't it fun you can't count on no one?
         A
Ain't it good to be on your own?
         E                      B
Ain't it fun you can't count on no one?

         A
Ain't it fun?
C#m    E      A           C#m E
Living in the real world

[Verse]
E
 Don't go crying to your mama

'Cause you're on your own in the real world
E
 Don't go crying to your mama

'Cause you're on your own in the real world

Amaj7
 Don't go crying to your mama
E 
'Cause you're on your own in the real world
Amaj7
 Don't go crying to your mama
E
'Cause you're on your own in the real world

[Bridge]
         N.C.
Ain't it fun? Ain't it fun?

Baby, now you're one of us
N.C.
Ain't it fun? Ain't it fun? Ain't it fun?

[Chorus]
         A
Ain't it fun?
C#m    E      A           C#m E
Living in the real world

          A
Ain't it good, ain't it go-o-od?
C#m   E    A      C#m E
Being all alone

A
Ain't it fun?
E      B      A                      E                 B
Living in the real world ('cause the world don't orbit around you)
         A
Ain't it good, ain't it go-o-od?
C#m   E    A      C#m E
Being all alone

[Outro]
A               C#m      E
 Don't go crying to your mama (run to your mama)
A                     C#m        E
'Cause you're on your own in the real world (don't go crying)

A               C#m      E
 Don't go crying to your mama (to your mama)
A                     C#m        E
'Cause you're on your own in the real world (hey)

A              C#m      E
Don't go crying to your mama (woah)
A                     C#m        E
'Cause you're on your own in the real world (this is the real world)

A              C#m      E
Don't go crying to your mama (mama)
A                     C#m        E
'Cause you're on your own in the real world (this is the real world)

A              C#m      E
Don't go crying to your mama
A                     C#m        E
'Cause you're on your own in the real world

A              C#m      E
Don't go crying to your mama (oh don't you cry)
A                     C#m        E
'Cause you're on your own in the real world

(fade out)