[Intro]
(end with walk down F to C)
F C G Am F C F C
[Verse]
C F C
It was in a crystal bottle on his desk
C F C
He saved it for the times to not forget
F G C C/B F
I missed the way he'd share with me the things that he held true
F G
While the lessons rolled around his eighty-proof
[Pre-chorus]
F C
All it took was.. one sip and it blew my mind
G C
Those good old boys sure make it right knowing
F C G C
Smooth whiskey takes some time ain't nothin like the real thing
F C
And you can't go back once you get a taste
G C
Everything is second rate
F C G C
I'm talking genuine made in the USA ain't nothin like the real thing
[Chorus]
F
Real Thing
C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
F
Reeeeaal Thing
C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
[Verse]
C F C
I thought I'd been in love a time or two
C F C
Didn't know that I was lost till I met you
F G C C/B F
And I could tell that every other girl was history
F G
Never knew how real could feel till you found me
[Pre-chorus]
F C
All it took was.. one kiss and you blew my mind
G C
An all-american kind of fine you know a
F C G C
Good woman is hard to find ain't nothin like the real thing
F C
And you can't go back once you get a taste
G C
Everyone is second rate
F C G C
I'm talking genuine made in the USA ain't nothin like the real thing
[Chorus]
F
The Real thing
C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
F
Reeeeaal Thing
C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
F
Reeeeaal Thing
C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
F
Reeeeaal Thing
C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
[Pre-chorus]
F C
You know a great song is hard to find
G C
The right words and a perfect rhyme
F C G C
Cause we all feel the same inside we're all looking for the real thing
F C
You know you're not the same once you hear it play
G C
There's nothing else that can replace
F C G C
What's genuine made in the USA ain't nothing like the real thing
F C G C
I'm talking genuine made in the USA ain't nothing like the real thing
[Piano solo]
F C G Am F C G C
[Chorus]
F
Real thing
C G C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
F
Reeeeaal Thing
C F C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)