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[Verse]
    A5  B5 C5           D5      A5  B5 C5           D5       A5  B5 C5           D5
I'm cryin'    tears of joy, I'm cryin'    tears of pain, I'm cryin'    tears of joy
     A5   B5  C5              Em         F            A5         B5 C5  D5
They run down my face into a river that winds its way into your life

|A5  B5 C5  D5 |

A5 B5 C5        D5  A5      B5 C5          D5
Welcome little one, to this place of earth and stone
A5 B5 C5        D5       A5  B5 C5
Welcome little one, all blue eyes and innocence
     Em               F           A5      B5    C5    D5  A5   B5 C5  G5 F5
The world is so much colder than your own soft glance


[Chorus]
Em            Bm    C   Em             Bm        C
 Hey, it's a human race, hey, it's a brave new place
Em               Bm      C
 Hey, now you're at the gate
Em                    Am                        G                          Am
 Welcome to the real world, there's so much to learn, welcome to the real world
Em                    Am                        G                          Am
 Welcome to the real world, there's so much to learn, welcome to the real world


[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
    A5  B5 C5       D5         A5   B5 C5                 D5
The past     is a memory, the chains    that were choking me
    A5  B5 C5           D5       A5  B5 C5
I'm cryin'    tears of pain, I'm cryin'    tears of joy
   Em             F          A5      B5  C5 D5
I see my freedom lying in my arms tonight


[Chorus]
Em            Bm    C   Em             Bm        C
 Hey, it's a human race, hey, it's a brave new place
Em               Bm      C
 Hey, now you're at the gate
Em                    Am                        G                          Am
 Welcome to the real world, there's so much to learn, welcome to the real world
Em                    Am                        G                          Am
 Welcome to the real world, there's so much to learn, welcome to the real world
Em                    Am
(Welcome to the real world) I know you'll find your way
                                        G
(There's so much to learn) in the real world
                      Am
(Welcome to the real world)


[Instrumental]
|Em |Em |Am |C | 2x


[Outro]
Em
 Welcome to the, welcome to the (there's so much to learn)
           Am                          C                    E5  F#5 G5 A5  D5
Welcome to the (welcome to the real world) welcome, welcome
E5        F#5     G5      C
 (Welcome to the real world)