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The Real Thing

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1/28

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 4

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e|---0---------------2-------------------------|
B|------0----------3---------2-----------------|
G|---------4-----2---------2----1--1--1--1--1--|  x2
D|-------------0---------2------2--2--2--2--2--|
A|-0-------------------0--------2--2--2--2--2--|
E|------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--|
e|-B2---D2---A----E----|
A|-4---3---2-------|
D|-4---2---2---1---|
G|-4---0---2---2---|
B|-2-------0---2---|
E|-------------0---|
BCome and seDe the real thing
ACome and see the rEeal thing
Come and Bsee
BCome and seDe the real thing
ACome and see the rEeal thing
Come and sBee
 BThere's a Emeaning there but the Ameaning there
Doesn't Ereally mean a thinBg
Come and sDee the real thing
ACome and see the Ereal thing
Come and seBe
BI am the real thing thing
e|--D2----F5----G7----Bb10----D2-----|
B|--3----6----8----11----3-----|
G|--2----5----7----10----2-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
DOoh mow ma mow mow
FOoh mow ma mow mow
GOoh mow ma mow mow
BbOoh mow ma mow mow
DOoh mow ma mow ma mow
mow ma mow ma mow
ma ma mow ma mow ma ma mow
DI am not seeing you
DI am not seeing you
DOoh mow ma mow mow
FOoh mow ma mow mow
GOoh mow ma mow mow
BbOoh mow ma mow mow
DOoh mow ma mow ma mow
Fmow ma mow ma mow
Gma ma mow ma mow
Bbma ma mow
BTrying harDd to understandA  
But really noEt
EYou are seeing mBe
BTrying haDrd to understanAd
ABut really noEt
EYou are seeing me
 BThere's a Emeaning there but the Ameaning there
Doesn't Ereally mean a thinBg
BTrying harDd to understandA  
ABut really notE  
EYou are seeing me
BI am the real thing thing
DOoh mow ma mow mow......

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The Real Thing

by Russell Morris

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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e|---0---------------2-------------------------|

B|------0----------3---------2-----------------|

G|---------4-----2---------2----1--1--1--1--1--| x2

D|-------------0---------2------2--2--2--2--2--|

A|-0-------------------0--------2--2--2--2--2--|

E|------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--|

B D A E

e|-2---2-----------|

A|-4---3---2-------|

D|-4---2---2---1---|

G|-4---0---2---2---|

B|-2-------0---2---|

E|-------------0---|

B D

Come and see the real thing

A E

Come and see the real thing

Come and see

B D

Come and see the real thing

A E

Come and see the real thing

Come and see

B E A

There's a meaning there but the meaning there

E B

Doesn't really mean a thing

Come and see the real thing

A E

Come and see the real thing

Come and see

I am the real thing thing

D F G Bb D

e|--2----5----7----10----2-----|

B|--3----6----8----11----3-----|

G|--2----5----7----10----2-----|

D|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|

Ooh mow ma mow mow

Ooh mow ma mow ma mow

mow ma mow ma mow

ma ma mow ma mow ma ma mow

I am not seeing you

Ooh mow ma mow mow

Ooh mow ma mow ma mow

mow ma mow ma mow

ma ma mow ma mow

ma ma mow

B D A

Trying hard to understand

But really not

E B

You are seeing me

B D A

Trying hard to understand

A E

But really not

You are seeing me

B E A

There's a meaning there but the meaning there

E B

Doesn't really mean a thing

B D A

Trying hard to understand

A E

But really not

You are seeing me

I am the real thing thing

Ooh mow ma mow mow......

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