Real Thing Chords by Bobby Caldwell

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[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[E] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ If [B] the night once [A] again I'll be [F#m] feeling [B] lonely, [C#m] oh [A] if only [D] [F#m] things could [E] work out like you planned.
[Dm] Can [F] _ [Dm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] love be?
[A] Tell me why it's so hard [Dm] to find [B] somebody [C#m] who will stand [F#m] by me [Bm] and take the [E] time to [A] understand.
_ [C] Show me love again, [C] I hope you'll be [G] the thing [C] for nothing at [G] all.
I assume that [C] I [Dm] can be the shooter that you [E] and I should [Am] fall.
[F#] Someone [Dm] will be there [C] when I call and [F] I'll know that it's the [Dm] real [C] thing.
You'll [G] be the thing to [C] always know.
[G] Someone will [C] love me _ over [G] and over, [Am] making [E] the future [Am] fly.
[F#] Somebody [Dm] who will make [C] it alright, [F] just look [D] me in the face.
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[A] Oh, where's _ [B] the moon?
[A] Don't smile on [E] just one [F#m] more [C#] dreamer.
Let [A] your beams [D] come down and [E] fill my [A] empty room.
[B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Here [Dm] comes the night, [A]
but if there's still a [Dm] chance that [F#m] love can [B] find me, I'll be here [D] crossing [Am] my fingers.
[C] I'll be [G] the thing [C] for nothing at [Em] all.
I assume [C] that I [Dm] can be the shooter that you [E] and I [Am] should fall.
[F#] Someone [Dm] will be there [C] when I call and [F] I'll know that it's the real [G] thing.
You'll be the thing to [C] always know.
[G] Someone will love me [C] _ [Am] over [G] and [Am] over, making [E] the [Am] future fly.
[F#] Somebody [F] who will make [C] it alright.
[D] _ _ I know for [E] sure that I can feel [C] secure, knowing I found [F#] a place [D] to last.
[F] Once I get that I'm in [D] control, [F#m] then I won't let [Em] go. _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [G#] I'll be the thing [C#] for nothing at [Fm] all.
I assume that [C#] I [D#m] can be the shooter that you and [F] I should [D#] fall.
Someone [D#m] will be there [C#] when I call and [F#] I'll know that it's the real [C#] thing.
You'll be [G#] the thing [C#] to always know.
[G#] Someone will love me [C#] _ [D#m] over and [Fm] over, [D#] making [F] the future [D#] fly.
Somebody [C#] will make it alright.
[F#] I'll be the [Fm] thing for _ [G#] _
nothing at [C#] all.
[G#] _ _ _ _
[C#] I know for [D#] sure that [F] I can feel secure, knowing I found a place to [A#m] last.
_ [D#] Someone [C#] will be there when I call [F#] to [D#m] be the real [G#] one.
I'll be the real [C#] thing for nothing [G#] at all. _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#] [A#m] Making the [A] future fly.
[A#m] And I know that it's right when [C#] there's no loneliness.
[F#] And it's got to be [D#m] the real thing.
[G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _ [Fm] _ [D#m] _ [F] _ _
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