Real Thing chords by Bobby Caldwell

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Amaj7Amaj7  D/ED/E  F/GF/G
Amaj7Amaj7  D/ED/E  F/GF/G

Verse:

Amaj7Amaj7     Bm11/A
Here comes the night
    Amaj7Amaj7
Once again
    Bm11/A
I'll be feeling lonely
C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 Bm7Bm7     E7E7    Amaj7Amaj7     Bm11/A
Oh if only things could work out like you plan

Amaj7Amaj7     Bm11/A
Where can love be
    Amaj7Amaj7        Bm11/A
Tell me why it's so hard to find somebody
     C#m7C#m7   F#m7F#m7
Who will stand by me
  Bm7Bm7   E7E7   Amaj7Amaj7
And take the time to understand
      F/GF/G
And so may love again

Chorus:
      Cmaj7Cmaj7
I want the real thing

Or nothing at all
Am7Am7         Fmaj7Fmaj7
I need someone that I can be sure will
Bm7Bm7     E7E7    Am7Am7
Catch me if I should fall
         Dm7Dm7     C/EC/E
Someone who'll be there when I call
     FF         F/GF/G
Then I'll know that it's the real thing

      Cmaj7Cmaj7
I want the real thing

To warm me each night
Am7Am7        Fmaj7Fmaj7
Someone to love me over and over
Bm7Bm7    E7E7    Am7Am7
Making the future bright
         Dm7Dm7     C/EC/E
Somebody who will make it all right
   FF      D/ED/E     Amaj7Amaj7  D/ED/E  F/GF/G
Just give me the real thing

{Verse}
Amaj7Amaj7    Bm11/A
Where is the moon
     Amaj7Amaj7
Won't it smile
    Bm11/A
On just one more dreamer
C#m7C#m7   F#m7F#m7    Bm7Bm7   E7E7       Amaj7Amaj7
Let your beams come down and fill my empty room

Amaj7Amaj7
Here comes the night
    Amaj7Amaj7            Bm11/A
But if there's still a chance that love can find me
B/D#B/D#
I'll be here
D/ED/E     F/GF/G
Crossing my fingers

{Chorus]
      Cmaj7Cmaj7
I want the real thing

Or nothing at all
Am7Am7         Fmaj7Fmaj7
I need someone that I can be sure will
Bm7Bm7     E7E7    Am7Am7
Catch me if I should fall
         Dm7Dm7     C/EC/E
Someone who'll be there when I call
     FF         F/GF/G
Then I'll know that it's the real thing

      Cmaj7Cmaj7
I want the real thing

To warm me each night
Am7Am7        Fmaj7Fmaj7
Someone to love me over and over
Bm7Bm7    E7E7    Am7Am7
Making the future bright
         Dm7Dm7     C/EC/E
Somebody who will make it all right

Bridge:
Bm7Bm7
I want to know for sure
E7E7
That I can feel secure
Am7Am7          D9D9
Knowing I've found an everlasting love
Dm7Dm7          D/ED/E
Once I get that under control
Bm7Bm7  E7E7    Amaj7Amaj7
Then I won't let go

Instrumental:
Amaj7Amaj7 Bm11/A
Amaj7Amaj7 Bm11/A
C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 Bm7Bm7 E7E7 Amaj7Amaj7 F#/G#

Chorus:
      C#Maj7C#maj7
I want the real thing

Or nothing at all
A#m7A#m7        F#Maj7F#maj7
I need someone that I can be sure will
Cm7Cm7     F7F7    A#m7A#m7
Catch me if I should fall
         D#m7D#m7     C#/F
Someone who'll be there when I call
     F#F#         F#/G#
Then I'll know that it's the real thing

      C#Maj7C#maj7
I want the real thing

To warm me each night
A#m7A#m7        F#Maj7F#maj7
Someone to love me over and over
Cm7Cm7    F7F7    A#m7A#m7
Making the future bright
         D#m7D#m7    C#/F
Somebody who will make it all right
   F#F#      F#/G#
It's gotta be the real thing

      C#Maj7C#maj7
I want the real thing

Or nothing at all
A#m7A#m7        F#Maj7F#maj7
I need someone that I can be sure will
Cm7Cm7     F7F7    A#m7A#m7
Catch me if I should fall
         D#m7D#m7     C#/F
Someone who'll be there when I call
 F#F#      F#/G#
Got to be the real thing

      C#Maj7C#maj7
I want the real thing gotta be the real thing:
       A#m7A#m7  F#Maj7F#maj7
Or nothing at all
      Cm7Cm7  F7F7
Making the future bright
   A#m7A#m7
And I know that it's right
    D#m7D#m7    C#/F
There's no lonely nights
     F#F#      F#/G#
And it's got to be the real thing

Repeat and Fade