Real Thing
Kenny Loggins
Key: Ab
Tempo: 120
[intro]
Ab2 Ab2 Db2
one two and three four play 2x
[verse 1]
Ab2 Db2 Ab2 Db2
A-man - da, I know what you're thinking,
Ab2 Db2 Cm7 Eb
You and I have much to say,
Ab2 Db2
And you've been making me crazy,
Ab2 Db2
Trying to understand
Ab2 Db2 Cm7 Eb
But it's impossible at your age
Cm7 Eb/G Fm7
I know I said I'll always try,
Bbm7 Cm7 Db2 Eb
But you're going to bed alone again tonight
Ebm7 Absus Ab7 Fm7 Cm7 Db2
And you lie there in the dark and wonder why
Fm7 Cm7 Db2
[chorus]
Ab2 Fm7
I did it for you and the boys
Db2 Eb
Because love should teach you joy
Fm7
And not the imitation,
Bbm7 Db2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
Eb Db2 Fm7 Cm7
I did it for you, and for me,
Bbm7 Eb/G
And because I still believe,
Edim7 Fm7
There's only one thing,
Cm7
You can never give up,
Bbm7
Never compromise on,
Db/Eb Ab2 Db2
And that's the real thing you need in love. x4
[verse 2]
Ab2 Db2 Ab2 Db2
You're so afraid your life is over,
Ab2 Db2 Cm7 Eb
And nothing I can say could change your mind.
Ab2 Db2
How can anybody be so selfish,
Ab2 Db2
And treat you all so cruel,
Ab2 Db2 Cm7 Eb
Go on and scream at me and cry
Cm7 Eb/G Fm7
I'll always hold you in my soul,
Bbm7 Cm7 Db2 Eb
And I'm never gonna leave you all alone
Ebm7 Absus Ab7 Fm7 Cm7 Db2
But your daddy doesn't live here anymore.
Fm7 Cm7 Db2
[chorus]
Ab2 Fm7
I did it for you and the boys
Db2 Eb
Because love should teach you joy
Fm7
And not the imitation,
Bbm7 Db2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
Eb Db2 Fm7 Cm7
I did it for you, and for me,
Bbm7 Eb/G
And because I still believe,
Edim7 Fm7
There's only one thing,
Cm7
You can never give up,
Bbm7
Never compromise on,
Db/Eb Ab2
And that's the real thing you need in love.
Dm7 Dm7/G G9 Am
Everybody's got a boat upon the ocean,
Dm7 Dm7/G G9 C
But not everybody's sailing out to sea,
C/B Am7
And is there someone there for me?
C/G D7/F#
I'm ready to believe.
[Instrumental]
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 Em7 A7
2 bars each
Em7 A7 F#m7 C#m7 D9
1 bar each 2 bars
F#m7 C#m7 D9
1 bar 3 bars start chorus
[chorus]
A2 F#m7
I did it for you and the boys
D2 E
Because love should teach you joy
F#m7
And not the imitation,
Bm7 D2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
E D2 F#m7 C#m7
I did it for you, and for me,
Bm7 E7/G#
And because I still believe,
Fdim7 F#m7
There's only one thing,
C#m7
You can never give up,
Bm7
Never compromise on,
D/E A2 D2 A2 D2
And that's the real thing you need in love.