The Real Thing Chords by Kenny Loggins

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[Ab] _ Amanda, I know what you're thinking You [Db] _
[Ab] _ and I have [Eb] much to say _ _
_ [Db] You've been making me crazy [Ab] Trying to [Db] understand
[Ab] But it's [Db] impossible at [Eb] your age I know I said I'll always [Fm] try _ _
[Bbm] But you're going to [Cm] battle [Db] on again [Eb] tonight And [Ebm] you'll [Gb] either end the dark or [Fm] the [Cm] white
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I [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Db] _ _ did [Ab] it for you and the boys Because love should teach [Eb] you joy
[Ab] Not the imitation [Db] that your mama and daddy tried to show you
[Eb] [Db] I did [Ab] it for you [Eb] and for me [Ab]
[Bbm] And because [Db] I still [G] believe [Bb] there's [Fm] only one thing
[Eb] That you can live with, give up, [Db] or ever compromise on
[Ab] And that's the real thing you need in life
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ You're so [Db] afraid [Eb] your [Ab] life is over And nothing I can say can change [Cm] your [Eb] mind
_ _ [Ab] How can [Db] anybody be so [Ab] selfish and treat you all [Db] so cruel?
_ [Ab] I want to scream at me [Cm] and cry _ [Eb] [Db] I'll [Cm] always hold [Eb] you in [Fm] my soul
And [Bbm] I'm never [Cm] gonna [Db] leave you all [Eb] alone But [Ebm] your daddy [Gb] doesn't live [Ebm] here [Fm] anymore
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[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] [Db] I [Ab] did it for you [Fm] and the boys [Db] Because love should teach [Eb] you joy
Not [Fm] the imitation [Ab] that your mama and daddy [Db] tried to show you
[Eb] [Db] I did [Fm] it for you [Cm] and for me [Bbm] And because [Db] I still [Eb] believe [E] there's [Fm] only one thing
[Cm] That you can live with, give up, [Db] or ever compromise on
And that's the real thing you [Ab] need in life
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[Dm] _ [G] got a boat [Am] upon the ocean Not [Dm] _ [G] everybody's sailing out [C] to sea
And is there someone left [Am] for me?
[C] I'm ready to [D] _ believe
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did it for you and [Gbm] the boys [D] Because love should teach [E] you joy
[Gbm] Not the imitation [Dbm] that your mama and daddy [D] tried to show [E] you
[D] I [A] did it for you [Dbm] and for me [Bm] And because [D] I still [E] [F] believe there's [Gbm] only one thing
[Dbm] That you can live with, give up, [Bm] or ever compromise on
And that's the [A] real thing you need in [D] life
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