Chords for The Real Thing

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