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COOK CLASSICS FT. OUTASIGHT - THE REAL THING
STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO
[Intro]
Fm Ab B C
[Verse 1]
FmListen up, I ain't playin' around
FmI said blood, sweat, and tears and I made my rounds
FmI'm bad as oooh, there's no stopping me
Get About of my way, I'm like a runaway train
Flying Bat a supersonic speed
[Pre-Chorus 1]
FmI got what you want (I got it)
FmI got what you need (I got it)
FmWelcome to the show
FmGet ready for the major leagues, all right
[Pre-Chorus 2]
FmAll my life I Absaid
I'm Bgonna be one of the Cgreats
FmNow I'm finally Abhere
Ain't Bnothing about this Cfake
[Chorus]
Oh, it's the Fmreal thingAb  B  
Oh, it's the Fmreal thing   Ab(Byes!)
FmAll my life I said (I said it)
I'm Abgonna be one of the Bbgreats
Oh, it's the Fmreal thingAb  B  
[Verse 2]
Got the Fmheart of a lion, strong as iron
With a Abfire burnin' in my Bbsoul (my soul)
There's a Fmchip on my shoulder that look like a mountain
From Abeverytime someone said Bbno (never say)
I've Fmgot a million dollar swag, don't forget that
AbWhen you see me step in the Bbroom
FmAgain across the building, bring back the feeling
Damn Abright, I'm unstoppaBbble (hey!)
[Pre-Chorus 1]
FmI got what you want (I got it)
FmI got what you need (I got it)
FmWelcome to the show
FmGet ready for the major leagues, all right
[Pre-Chorus 2]
FmAll my life I Absaid
I'm Bgonna be one of the Cgreats
FmNow I'm finally Abhere
Ain't Bnothing about this Cfake
[Chorus]
Oh, it's the Fmreal thingAb  B  
Oh, it's the Fmreal thing Ab(yeBs!)
FmAll my life I said (I said it)
I'm Abgonna be one of the Bbgreats
Oh, it's the Fmreal thing Ab(yeBs!)
[Breakdown]
FmAll my life I Absaid
I'm Bgonna be one of the Cgreats
FmNow that I'm finAbally here
Ain't Bnothing about it faCke (nah!)
FmAll my life I Absaid (I said it)
I'm Bgonna be one of the Cgreats (the greatest)
FmNow I'm finally Abhere (give me the fill!)
[Bridge]
N.C.
All right, you know that I got it, that's all I really got to say (got to say)
FmI raise it up another level when the bright lights, Abcome on let's Bbplay (let's play)
FmThe blood in my veins runs ice cold, and Abclutches number twenty Bbthree
FmWherever I go that's the main event, I'm Abused to all eyes on Bbme
[Pre-Chorus 2]
FmAll my life I Absaid (I said it)
I'm Bgonna be one of the Cgreats (the greatest)
FmNow I'm finally Abhere
Ain't Bnothing about this Cfake
[Chorus]
Oh, it's the Fmreal thing Ab(reBal thing)
Oh, it's the Fmreal thingAb  B  
FmAll my life I said (I said it)
I'm Abgonna be one of the Bbgreats
Oh, it's the Fmreal thing Ab(reBal thing)
             N.C.
Oh, it's the real thing

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The Real Thing

by Cook Classics

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COOK CLASSICS FT. OUTASIGHT - THE REAL THING

STANDARD TUNING

NO CAPO

[Intro]

Fm Ab B C

[Verse 1]

Listen up, I ain't playin' around

I said blood, sweat, and tears and I made my rounds

I'm bad as oooh, there's no stopping me

Get out of my way, I'm like a runaway train

Flying at a supersonic speed

[Pre-Chorus 1]

I got what you want (I got it)

I got what you need (I got it)

Welcome to the show

Get ready for the major leagues, all right

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Fm Ab

All my life I said

B C

I'm gonna be one of the greats

Fm Ab

Now I'm finally here

B C

Ain't nothing about this fake

[Chorus]

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing (yes!)

All my life I said (I said it)

Ab Bb

I'm gonna be one of the greats

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing

[Verse 2]

Got the heart of a lion, strong as iron

Ab Bb

With a fire burnin' in my soul (my soul)

There's a chip on my shoulder that look like a mountain

Ab Bb

From everytime someone said no (never say)

I've got a million dollar swag, don't forget that

Ab Bb

When you see me step in the room

Again across the building, bring back the feeling

Ab Bb

Damn right, I'm unstoppable (hey!)

[Pre-Chorus 1]

I got what you want (I got it)

I got what you need (I got it)

Welcome to the show

Get ready for the major leagues, all right

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Fm Ab

All my life I said

B C

I'm gonna be one of the greats

Fm Ab

Now I'm finally here

B C

Ain't nothing about this fake

[Chorus]

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing (yes!)

All my life I said (I said it)

Ab Bb

I'm gonna be one of the greats

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing (yes!)

[Breakdown]

Fm Ab

All my life I said

B C

I'm gonna be one of the greats

Fm Ab

Now that I'm finally here

B C

Ain't nothing about it fake (nah!)

Fm Ab

All my life I said (I said it)

B C

I'm gonna be one of the greats (the greatest)

Fm Ab

Now I'm finally here (give me the fill!)

[Bridge]

N.C.

All right, you know that I got it, that's all I really got to say (got to say)

Fm Ab Bb

I raise it up another level when the bright lights, come on let's play (let's play)

Fm Ab Bb

The blood in my veins runs ice cold, and clutches number twenty three

Fm Ab Bb

Wherever I go that's the main event, I'm used to all eyes on me

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Fm Ab

All my life I said (I said it)

B C

I'm gonna be one of the greats (the greatest)

Fm Ab

Now I'm finally here

B C

Ain't nothing about this fake

[Chorus]

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing (real thing)

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing

All my life I said (I said it)

Ab Bb

I'm gonna be one of the greats

Fm Ab B

Oh, it's the real thing (real thing)

N.C.

Oh, it's the real thing

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