The Real Thing

E A E B E
           E
Well I was on a bus coming back to us
     A            E
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
       A                   E
wasn't made from grits and bone
                                            B
And it takes more than the Crewcuts and Pat Boone
           E
to take me home

           E                      A         E
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
        A                        E
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me
Solo: E B E
     E
I remember old Elvis when he forgot
      A             E
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
A                E
Memphis, Tennessee
    E
And Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin'
    B                       E
and playin' them songs for me

           E                      A         E
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
        A                        E
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me

E A E B E A E B E

           E                      A         E
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
        A                        E
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me
You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me

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