Real Thing
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 V2 PC2 C2 B INT FC
INTRO
(chords in parentheses are implied chords in the walkdown)
F/C C | | E7 E/G# Am | Am C/E |
F C | | F ( C/E Dm7 ) C | |
VERSE 1
C F C
It was in a crystal bot - tle on his desk
C F C
He'd save it for the times to not forget
F G
I miss the way he'd share with me
C Gadd4/Am
The things that he held true
F G
While the lessons rolled around his 80 proof
PRE-CHORUS 1
F C
All it took was one sip and it blew my mind
G C
Those good ol' boys sure make it right
F C
Knowing smooth whiskey takes some time
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
F/C C
And you can't go back once you get a taste
G Am Am7
Everything is second rate
F C
I'm talking genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
CHORUS 1
(gang vocals in parentheses)
F C
Real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
VERSE 2
C F C
Thought I'd been in love a time or two
C F C C7
Didn't know that I was lost till I met you
F G C Em Am7/G
And I could tell that e - very other girl was history
F G
Never knew how real could feel till you found me
PRE-CHORUS 2
F C
All it took was one kiss and you blew my mind
G C
An All-American kind of fine
F C
You know a good woman is hard to find
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
F C
And you can't go back once you get a taste
G Am
Everyone is second rate
F C
I'm talking genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
CHORUS 2
(gang vocals in parentheses)
F C
The real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G C
(There ain't nothing)
F C
Real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G C
(There ain't nothing)
BRIDGE
F C
You know a great song is hard to find
G Am7
The right words and the perfect rhyme
F C
'Cause we all feel the same inside
G C
We're all looking for the real thing
Cadd9/E F C
You know you're not the same once you hear it play
G E/G# Am
There's nothing else that can replace
F C
What's genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
(tag)
F C
I'm talking genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
INTERLUDE
(piano)
F C | | G Am | Am C7/E |
F C | | G C | |
(add organ)
Dm7 C/E | F F#dim | C/G G#dim | Am C/E |
F C | | G C | |
(guitar solo)
F C | | G Am | |
F C | | G | |
^ this is the root, but this is mostly implied by context;
guitar does its own thing mostly around the sus notes (2/4)
FINAL CHORUS
(gang vocals in parentheses)
F C
The real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C GC
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)