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The Real Thing

• F#

Key F# play rhythm Capo 2, play E 
 
I hope that this is pretty close guys.  Feel free to tear it apart... 
 
 
Intro: E A E B E 
E---------------5-------5b5b5b-------|----------------| 
B-------5h7-5-7---7-5----------7-5---|--2---2--2--2-2-| 
G-2-4h6---------------6------------6-|--2---2--2—-2-2-| 
D------------------------------------|-4—2h4--4--4-4--| 
A------------------------------------|----------------| 
E------------------------------------|----------------| 
 
E-----------------------|-----------/5-4-2-|---------------------------| 
B-----------------------|---------2--------|-----4-2-------------------| 
G-6p5p4p2-----x---------|-------4---/5-4-3-|-----4-2-------------------| 
D---------2/4-2-4-2---4-|------------------|-4-2-----4~-----4-------4--| 
A-------------------4---|-2-3-4------------|------------2h4---4-2-0----| 
E-----------------------|------------------|---------------------------| 
 
Verse 1 riffs: electric guitar 
E-(#1, 0:21)------|-------5----------|--(#3, 0:35)-------|-(#4, 0:35)|-----------| 
B-----------------|---------7-5---7--|-------------------|-----------|-----------| 
G--2--------------|-6-4-6-------6----|---b-r-------------|--------6~-|-2---------| 
D--4-2------------|------------------|--6(7)6-4-----4----|-----------|---4-2---4-| 
A------4--b-r-----|--(#2, 0:27)------|----------4h6------|--2-3-4----|-------4---| 
E--------4(5)4-2--|------------------|----------------2--|-----------|-(#5, 0:43)| 
 
Well I was on a bus coming back to us from (A)Atlanta in '53 (E) #1 
And I picked up a rhythm and blues magazine layin' (B)underneath my seat #2 
And I(E)found out the stuff they were playin' us wasn't(A)made from grits and(E)bone #3 
And it’ll take more than the Crewcuts and Pat (B)Boone #4 to take me (E)home #5 
 
Chorus: 
I want the real thing, give me the (A)real thing  
Make it (E) loud, and make you proud of the songs they (B)sing  
I don't want you (E)under my roof with your 86 proof  
Watered (A)down 'til it tastes like (E)tea  
You're gonna pull my string make it the (B)real thing for (E)me  
 
Mini solo: E  B  E 
E----------------5(6)5--------------5-4-2----------------------------------| 
B-------5h7-/7-5--b-r--7---------------------2--4-2-2---2-4-2--------------| 
G-2-4h6-------------------------4/6-5-4-3----2--4-2-2h3-2-4-3--------------| 
D-------------------------------------------4--4-------4-4----4p3p2--------| 
A-------------------------2-3-4-------------------------------------2-4----| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------2--| 
 
Verse 2 Riffs: Acoustic guitar 
E----------------------------------5(7)---------| 
B-7-5-4-2---------------7-5-2h4-7---bh--7-5-----| 
G---------4-2h3-4-2-------------------------6---| 
D-------------------4---------------------------| 
A-(#6, 1:39)------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------| 
 
I remember old Elvis when he forgot to remember to forget  
And when young Johnny Cash hadn't seen this side of Big River yet  
And when Sun was more than daylight shining on Memphis, Tennessee #6 
And Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin' and playin' them songs for me  
 
Chorus 
  
Solo: E A E B E A E B E 
E-----------------|-9-bh---bh----------------7-x-5---------------------------------| 
B-----------------|-9(11)-9(11)-7-9(11)-7-/7-7-7-5-7-------------------------------| 
G-----------------|----------------------------------6p5p4p2-4-2-------------------| 
D-----------------|----------------------------------------------4p3p2----------4--| 
A-4-3-2-----4-----|-(2:17)---------------------------------------------4--4-2-0----| 
E-------5-4---2/--|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E-(2:23)--------------------5b------------------5b-x---------------|---------------| 
B-----------------------5------7-5-----------------7---------------|---------------| 
G-/6----6--6--6—-6~---6---6--------6--6---6----------6p4h6---------|---------------| 
D-/6(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)~------------------6(7)6(7)-------------4p3p2---|--fiddle-------| 
A---bh---------------------------------b---bh--------------------4-|---------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| 
 
 
Chorus 
You're gonna pull my string 
make it the real thing for me 
   
Outro: 
E--------x-5b-------------5-4-2----------------------------------------------------| 
B----5-7-5----7---------2----------------------------------------------------------| 
G-/6------------------4---5-4-3----------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------4-2------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------2-3-4---------------4p3p2--b-r-b-r---------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------4(5)4(5)4-2------------------------------| 
 
 

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