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Real Thing

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C#minor

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[Verse 1]
C#mTwo trains and a Bbus to get Ehome
G#mSleeping on each other's Ashoulders
C#mThree clicks and the Bmagic is Egone
G#mOur big dreams have Aturned us into
C#mHopeless BromanticsE, anxG#miety Amagnets
C#mThese streets are Bpulling at my EmemoriesG#m  
Pulling Aout my teeth
[Chorus]
EDon't it ever make you Afeel sad?
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?
EAre you like me, do you Alie awake thinking
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?
EAhA,  C#mooh,B  
EahA,  C#moohB  
[Verse 2]
C#mIt's the job of the young Bto collect Edoubts
EAfraid of our parents
AAnd preparing to freak them outC#m  
You Bwere my Elifetime lover Eghost back Athen
[Chorus]
EDon't it ever make you Afeel sad?
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?
EAre you like me, do you Alie awake thinking
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?
EAhA,  C#mooh,B  
EahA,  C#moohB  
[Bridge]
BYou said you were C#mfine
BYou said you were C#mfine
BYou said you were C#mfine
BYou said you were C#mfine
EAhA,  C#mooh,B  
EahA,  C#moohB  
EAhA,  C#mooh,B  
EahA,  C#moohB  
[Chorus]
EDon't it ever make you Afeel sad?
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?
EAre you like me, do you Alie awake thinking
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?
EDon't it ever make you Afeel sad?
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?
EAre you like me, do you Alie awake thinking
C#mOoh, Bis this the real thing?

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Real Thing

by Middle Kids

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C#m

G#m

[Verse 1]

C#m B E

Two trains and a bus to get home

G#m A

Sleeping on each other's shoulders

C#m B E

Three clicks and the magic is gone

G#m A

Our big dreams have turned us into

C#m B E G#m A

Hopeless romantics, anxiety magnets

C#m B E G#m

These streets are pulling at my memories

Pulling out my teeth

[Chorus]

E A

Don't it ever make you feel sad?

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

E A

Are you like me, do you lie awake thinking

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

E A C#m B

Ah, ooh,

E A C#m B

ah, ooh

[Verse 2]

C#m B E

It's the job of the young to collect doubts

Afraid of our parents

A C#m

And preparing to freak them out

B E E A

You were my lifetime lover ghost back then

[Chorus]

E A

Don't it ever make you feel sad?

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

E A

Are you like me, do you lie awake thinking

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

E A C#m B

Ah, ooh,

E A C#m B

ah, ooh

[Bridge]

B C#m

You said you were fine

B C#m

You said you were fine

B C#m

You said you were fine

B C#m

You said you were fine

E A C#m B

Ah, ooh,

E A C#m B

ah, ooh

E A C#m B

Ah, ooh,

E A C#m B

ah, ooh

[Chorus]

E A

Don't it ever make you feel sad?

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

E A

Are you like me, do you lie awake thinking

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

E A

Don't it ever make you feel sad?

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

E A

Are you like me, do you lie awake thinking

C#m B

Ooh, is this the real thing?

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