C5 C 
C G Dm F Fmaj7 F (Repeat)


(Verse 1)
C
For me it's a beach bar
G/B
Or on a boat underneath the stars
Dm7
Or with my band up on a stage
F
For a while everything's okay

C
For some it's a fast car
G/B
Moonshine in a mason jar
Dm7         C/E         F
And everybody has their way
      G
Somehow to escape


(Chorus)
C              G          
Reality, yeah, sometimes life
                           Dm7
Ain't all that it's cracked up to be
F                                       C
So let's take a chance and live this fantasy
G                                       Dm7    F
'Cause everybody needs to break free   
       C
From reality


G Dm7 F Fmaj7 F


(Verse 2)
    C
Yeah, some days it's a bitch, it's a bummer
G/B
We need a rock and roll show in the summer
Dm7                              C/E
To let the music take us away
F
Take our minds to a better place

C
We feel that sense of freedom
G/B
Leave our worries behind, we don't need 'em
Dm7             C/E                  F
All we need is a sunny day and an old tailgate
   G
And we'll escape


(Chorus)
C              G
Reality, yeah, sometimes life
                           Dm7
Ain't all that it's cracked up to be
F                                          C
So let's take a chance and live this fantasy
G                                       Dm7  F
'Cause everybody needs to break free   
       C
From reality


(Bridge)
Dm7                                   C/E
Everybody raise your hands and voice tonight
F                         G
Set your soul free, let's take a carpet ride
                                     
We'll leave it all behind


C G Dm7 F C G Dm7 C/E F G


(Chorus)
    C          G
Oh reality, yeah, sometimes life
                           Dm7
Ain't all that it's cracked up to be
F                                          C
So let's take a chance and live this fantasy
G                                       Dm7 F
'Cause everybody needs to break free  
        C
From reality

G          Dm7
Yeah, oh, yeah

F                                    C
Come on everybody, break free
G                                   Dm7
Come on everybody, break free