Song: Reality
Artist: Newsboys
CD: Take Me To Your Leader
(C)&(P) 1996 Star Song Communications
Tabbed by: ggh3@hotmail.com

Forward by Hallam Drury

I'm trying to put heaps of Christian tabs on here from some of my favorite
songs, so I've got this off another site to put it here for you.
If you'd like me to tab or find a song for you email me at
                      r_e_n_e_g_a_d_e@hotmail.com

                          Hallam:)


There isn't much guitar, if any, in this song. I wrote out the organ intro
and instrumental break for guitar, the rest is just chords.

Intro: (chords are G  C  F, same as chorus)
    1   2   3 + 4 + | 1   2   3 + 4 + | 1   2   3 + 4 + | 1   2   3   4   |

e-----------0-0-----|---------3-3-----|---------0-0-----|-----------------|
b---3-------------1-|---------------3-|---------------1-|-----------------|
G---0-------0-0-----|---------------0-|---------0-0-----|-----------------|
D-----------------3-|---------3-3-----|---------------3-|-----------------|
A-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    G       C     F                 G           C     F
(play 2x)

Verse 1:
G
Mom & Dad, I'm fine. How are you?
       F                      C
I have joined a small circus (that much is true).
      G
I'm a little malnourished, but try to relax.
          F                           C
Could you find a better photo for the milk carton backs?


Send money.

F
Runaway
F
where's your head?
G
dreamer's dreams
G
are grounded


Chorus: (you can also play the intro here)
   G
in reality
     C           F
that comes from above
       G
God is calling
        C         F
there's no bigger love
           G          C           F
It's his reality that welcomes us back
            G
Trust and obey
         C        F
there is no other way


G (hold)


Verse 2:
G
Mom & Dad, I'm fair. How's life?
         F                        C
Lent the money you sent me to the clown with the knife.
      G
My career as an acrobat hasn't begun,
        F                               C
but I'm busy giving blood and shoveling elephant dung.


Send money.

F
Runaway
F
Why so tense?
G
dreamer's dreams
G
will make sense


repeat Chorus


Instrumental break: (play 2x)
C (hold) (you can play the organ part while holding an open C chord)

e---------------0---0---1-1----0---0------------
b---1----3-3---------------------------3-3----1-
G--(0)------------------------------------------
D--(2)------------------------------------------
A--(3)------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------

Bridge:
F
Runaway
F
blowing smoke
G
your folks are worried
G
(and going broke)

F
after the fall
F
is an all-new episode
G
reality
G
is the high road


repeat Chorus 3x (2nd time no music)

End:
   G
in reality
     C           F
that comes from above
       G