Real Thing

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Gadd4/B
= x2001x
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 V2 PC2 C2 B INT FC
[INTRO]
(chords in parentheses are implied chords in the walkdown)
F/CC E7 E/G#Am AmC/E
| | | |
F C F C/EDm7C
| | ( ) | |
[VERSE 1]
C F C
It was in a crystal bot - tle on his desk
C F C
He'd save it for the times to not forget
F G
I miss the way he'd share with me
C Gadd4/B Am
The things that he held true
F G
While the lessons rolled around his 80 proof
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
F C
All it took was one sip and it blew my mind
G C
Those good ol' boys sure make it right
F C
Knowing smooth whiskey takes some time
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
F/C C
And you can't go back once you get a taste
G Am Am7
Everything is second rate
F C
I'm talking genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
[CHORUS 1]
(gang vocals in parentheses)
F C
Real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
[VERSE 2]
C F C
Thought I'd been in love a time or two
C F C C7
Didn't know that I was lost till I met you
F G C Em Am Am7/G
And I could tell that e - very other girl was history
F G
Never knew how real could feel till you found me
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
F C
All it took was one kiss and you blew my mind
G C
An All-American kind of fine
F C
You know a good woman is hard to find
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
F C
And you can't go back once you get a taste
G Am
Everyone is second rate
F C
I'm talking genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
[CHORUS 2]
(gang vocals in parentheses)
F C
The real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G C
(There ain't nothing)
F C
Real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G C
(There ain't nothing)
[BRIDGE]
F C
You know a great song is hard to find
G Am7
The right words and the perfect rhyme
F C
'Cause we all feel the same inside
G C
We're all looking for the real thing
Cadd9/E F C
You know you're not the same once you hear it play
G E/G# Am
There's nothing else that can replace
F C
What's genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
(tag)
F C
I'm talking genuine Made in the USA
G C
Ain't nothing like the real thing
[INTERLUDE]
(piano)
F C G Am AmC7/E
| | | |
F C G C
| | | |
(add organ)
Dm7C/EFF#dimC/GG#dimAmC/E
| | | |
F C G C
| | | |
(guitar solo)
F C G Am
| | | |
F C G
| | | |
^ this is the root, but this is mostly implied by context;
guitar does its own thing mostly around the sus notes (2/4)
[FINAL CHORUS]
(gang vocals in parentheses)
F C
The real thing
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
G Am7
(There ain't nothing) Real thing
F C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)

Real Thing chords and lyrics

Free chords for Real Thing by Zac Brown Band. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Gadd4/B = x2001x
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 V2 PC2 C2 B INT FC
[INTRO]
(chords in parentheses are implied chords in the walkdown)
F/C   C | | E7    E/G#   Am | Am C/E |
F     C | | F ( C/E Dm7 ) C |        |
[VERSE 1]
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
[CHORUS 1]
(gang vocals in parentheses)
    (There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
[VERSE 2]
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
[CHORUS 2]
(gang vocals in parentheses)
        (There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
    (There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)
[BRIDGE]
(tag)
[INTERLUDE]
(piano)
F  C | | G  Am | Am C7/E |
Dm7 C/E | F F#dim | C/G G#dim | Am C/E |
F     C |         | G       C |        |
(guitar solo)
F  C | | G  Am |   |
           guitar does its own thing mostly around the sus notes (2/4)
[FINAL CHORUS]
(gang vocals in parentheses)
        (There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)

Real Thing Chords by Zac Brown Band

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