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The Real Thing

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GI know you want to set my soul on fire
And you’re G7dying to warm deepest desires
But beCfore I do give Ammyself to you
CThere is something you must underGstand
I don’t want to be just a pass time fling
Like someG7thing you can play with dangling on a string
And beCfore I do give my Amall to you
CIt’s got to be the D7real Gthing
Have it in your Cheart but keep it in D7mind
If it’s with Gme that you wanna make E7time
It’s got to Cbe the real thing this is D7true
And honey that Gdon’t mean just an hour or E7two
You got to guaranCtee me D7the real Gthing
I’ll lay with you and talk with you
But that’s aG7bout as close as we’re coming to
What Cyou have in mind Amis well and fine
But Cit’s got to be D7the real Gthing
Have it in your Cheart but keep it in D7mind
If it’s with Gme that you wanna make E7time
It’s got to Cbe the real thing this is D7true
And honey that Gdon’t mean just an hour or E7two
You got to guaranCtee me D7the real Gthing
Have it in your Cheart but keep it in D7mind
If it’s with Gme that you wanna make E7time
It’s got to Cbe the real thing this is D7true
And honey that Gdon’t mean just an hour or E7two
You got to guaranCtee me D7the real Gthing

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The Real Thing

by Jean Shepard

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I know you want to set my soul on fire

And you’re dying to warm deepest desires

C Am

But before I do give myself to you

C G

There is something you must understand

I don’t want to be just a pass time fling

Like something you can play with dangling on a string

C Am

And before I do give my all to you

C D7 G

It’s got to be the real thing

C D7

Have it in your heart but keep it in mind

G E7

If it’s with me that you wanna make time

C D7

It’s got to be the real thing this is true

G E7

And honey that don’t mean just an hour or two

C D7 G

You got to guarantee me the real thing

I’ll lay with you and talk with you

But that’s about as close as we’re coming to

C Am

What you have in mind is well and fine

C D7 G

But it’s got to be the real thing

C D7

Have it in your heart but keep it in mind

G E7

If it’s with me that you wanna make time

C D7

It’s got to be the real thing this is true

G E7

And honey that don’t mean just an hour or two

C D7 G

You got to guarantee me the real thing

C D7

Have it in your heart but keep it in mind

G E7

If it’s with me that you wanna make time

C D7

It’s got to be the real thing this is true

G E7

And honey that don’t mean just an hour or two

C D7 G

You got to guarantee me the real thing

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