[Intro]

Emaj9 Eadd9 (x4)

[Verse]

Emaj9
"welcome to the real world"
Amaj9
she said to me condescendingly
C#m7
"take a seat, take your life
Em7
plot it out in black and white"
Emaj9                                Amaj9
well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings and the drama queens
                        C#m7
I'd like to think the best of me
                F#11
is still hiding up my sleeve


[Pre-Chorus]

     Asus2                             Emaj9
They love to tell you stay inside the lines
     F#11              Asus2        Emaj9
But something's better on the other side


[Chorus]

N.C.              Am9                         Emaj9
        I want to run through the halls of my high school
          Am9                     Emaj9
I want to scream at the top of my lungs
             Am9                              Emaj9
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
       Am9                    Emaj9
just a lie you've got to rise above


[Verse 2]

Emaj9
so the good boys and girls
Amaj9
take the so-called right track
                             C#m7
faded white hats grabbing credits, maybe transfers
     Em7
they read all the books but they can't find the answers
Emaj9                               Amaj9
All of our parents, they're getting older
                                         C#m7
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
                               F#11
while in their memories, tiny tragedies


[Pre-Chorus]

     Asus2                             Emaj9
They love to tell you stay inside the lines
     F#11              Asus2        Emaj9
But something's better on the other side


[Chorus]

N.C.              Am9                         Emaj9
        I want to run through the halls of my high school
          Am9                     Emaj9
I want to scream at the top of my lungs
             Am9                              Emaj9
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
       Am9                    Emaj9
just a lie you've got to rise above

[Bridge]

Fmaj7#11  Aadd9  Fmaj7#11            Aadd9
                        I am invincible
Fmaj7#11             Aadd9
           I am invincible
Aadd9
I am invincible
G13
as long as I'm alive


[Interlude]

Asus2  Emaj9  F#11  Asus2  Emaj9


[Chorus]

N.C.              Am9                         Emaj9
        I want to run through the halls of my high school
          Am9                     Emaj9
I want to scream at the top of my lungs
             Am9                              Emaj9
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
       Am9                    Emaj9
just a lie you've got to rise above

[Outro]

             Am9                   Emaj9
I just can't wait for my ten year reunion
          Am9                   Emaj9
I'm gonna bust down the double doors
           Am9                   Emaj9
and when I stand on these tables before you
         Am9                         Emaj9
you will know what all this time was for