The Real Thing by Kenny Loggins
Key: AA | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Intro
G#2     G#2       C#2
one two and three four  play 2x
Verse 1
G#2     C#2                    G#2        C#2
A-man - da, I know what you're thinking,  
G#2     C#2                   Cm7 D#
    You and I have much to say,  
G#2          C#2
  And you've been making me crazy,
G#2            C#2
Trying to understand
G#2        C#2                    Cm7 D#
  But it's impossible at your age   
         Cm7         D#/G       Fm7
I know I said I'll always try,  
           A#m7             Cm7     C#2       D#
But you're going to bed alone   again   tonight
        D#m7                 G#sus G#7           Fm7 Cm7 C#2
And you lie there in the dark   and wonder why     
Fm7 Cm7 C#2
Chorus
                G#2          Fm7
I did it for you and the boys
            C#2                  D#
Because love should teach you joy
               Fm7
And not the imitation,
          A#m7                         C#2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
D# C#2           Fm7         Cm7
 I did it for you, and for me,
           A#m7            D#/G
And because I still believe,
          Edim7 Fm7
There's only one thing,
        Cm7
You can never give up,
      A#m7
Never compromise on,
               C#/D#                        G#2 C#2
And that's the real thing you need in love.     x4
Verse 2
G#2       C#2                  G#2  C#2
You're so afraid your life is over, 
    G#2       C#2                           Cm7 D#
And nothing I can say could change your mind. 
G#2          C#2
  How can anybody be so selfish,
    G#2             C#2
And treat you all so cruel,
G#2    C#2                     Cm7 D#
 Go on and scream at me and cry   
            Cm7        D#/G    Fm7
I'll always hold you in my soul,
        A#m7             Cm7     C#2   D#
And I'm never gonna leave you all alone
         D#m7              G#sus G#7       Fm7 Cm7 C#2
But your daddy doesn't live here anymore.    
Fm7 Cm7 C#2
Chorus
                G#2          Fm7
I did it for you and the boys
            C#2                  D#
Because love should teach you joy
               Fm7
And not the imitation,
          A#m7                         C#2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
D# C#2           Fm7         Cm7
 I did it for you, and for me,
           A#m7            D#/G
And because I still believe,
          Edim7 Fm7
There's only one thing,
        Cm7
You can never give up,
      A#m7
Never compromise on,
               C#/D#                        G#2
And that's the real thing you need in love. 
Dm7               Dm7/G  G9      Am
Everybody's got a boat upon the ocean,
Dm7                 Dm7/G   G9        C
But not everybody's sailing out to sea,
             C/B               Am7
And is there someone there for me?
    C/G        D7/F#
I'm ready to believe.   
Instrumental
Dm7         G7  Dm7  G7   Em7  A7
2 bars each                    
Em7 A7  F#m7       C#m7 D9
        1 bar each     2 bars
F#m7   C#m7 D9
1 bar      3 bars start Chorus
Chorus
                A2           F#m7
I did it for you and the boys
            D2                   E
Because love should teach you joy
               F#m7
And not the imitation,
          Bm7                          D2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
E  D2            F#m7        C#m7
 I did it for you, and for me,
           Bm7             E7/G#
And because I still believe,
          Fdim7 F#m7
There's only one thing,
        C#m7
You can never give up,
      Bm7
Never compromise on,
               D/E                          A2 D2  A2  D2
And that's the real thing you need in love.