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The Real Thing

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F#mixolydian
90BPM
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F#
F#They saiEd that you don't
You promised you D#mwill
F#I'm calling my numEber
To sort out the thD#mrill
F#Almost, Ealmost, almost the real thing
D#mHow could I have missed that one?
BHow could I have missed it?
Am I the A#monly onBe?
D#mYour Lancelot
Twenty-yA#mear-old Band bored
D#mRun for a better future
BPour lava in the ocean
G#mDrown inC#to the throne that you sit on
Follow, follow, follow Bme
Holy Father and SoG#mn
It's odd enough for you to C#live alone
So long, so long, Salomé
ETell me Dthat's wF#hat you wanted
F#Aaah DAaah BAaah
Follow, F#follDow Bme
Follow mF#eD  B  
Follow, F#follDow Bme
Follow mF#eD  B  
F#
F#You're mEore than I want
I figureD#md you well
F#Back in ESeptember
We'll maD#mke it a deal
F#Almost, Ealmost, almost the real thing
D#mHow could I have missed that one?
BHow could I have missed it?
Am I the A#monly onBe?
D#mYour Lancelot
Twenty-yA#mear-old Band bored
D#mRun for a better future
BPour lava in the ocean
G#mTurn the eternal carC#ousel on
Follow, follow, follow Bme
Holy Father and SoG#mn
It's odd enough for you to C#live alone
So long, so long, Salomé
ETell me Dthat's wF#hat you wanted
F#Aaah DAaah BAaah
Follow, F#follDow Bme
Follow mF#eD  B  
Follow, F#follDow Bme
Follow mF#eD  B  
Follow, F#follDow Bme
Follow mF#eD  B  
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