Intro: EAEBEE
Well I was on a bus coming back to us
AE
from Atlanta in '53
And I picked up a rhythm and blues magazine layin'
B
underneath my seat
E
And I found out the stuff they were playin' us
AE
wasn't made from grits and bone
B
And it takes more than the Crewcuts and Pat Boone
E
to take me home
Chorus:
EAE
I want the real thing give me the real thing
Make it loud and make you proud
B
of the songs they sing
E
I Don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof
AE
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
BE
make it the real thing for me
Solo: EBEE
I remember old Elvis when he forgot
AE
to remember to forget
And when young Johnny Cash hadn't seen this side of
B
big river yet
E
And when sun was more than daylight shining on
AE
Memphis, Tennessee
E
And Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin'
BE
and playin' them songs for me
Chorus:
EAE
I want the real thing give me the real thing
Make it loud and make you proud
B
of the songs they sing
E
I Don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof
AE
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
BE
make it the real thing for me
Solo: EAEBEAEBEChorus:
EAE
I want the real thing give me the real thing
Make it loud and make you proud
B
of the songs they sing
E
I Don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof
AE
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
BE
make it the real thing for me
You're gonna pull my string
BE
make it the real thing for me
Chords:
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