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Real Thing Chords by Boys Like Girls

Real Thing by Boys Like Girls

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Riff 1:
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-12---8-8---5-----10-10-|
A|-12---8-8---5-----10-10-|
E|-10---6-6---3-----8--8--|

Riff 2:
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-12---8-8---5-----10~-|
A|-12---8-8---5-----10~-|
E|-10---6-6---3-----8~--|

Verse 1:
(Riff 1) 7x + (Riff 2) 1x

Jamie's in love
She's got the summer blowing through her hair
She turns it up
She says, "Tonight, you'll take me anywhere"
Bobby's in luck
He's got a fire burning in his eyes
He turns it up
And he says, "Girl, you better hold on tight"
Chorus:
(1ª Parte)
    D5               A5             B5              G5
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (2x)
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(2ª Parte)
    D5          E5          F#5         G5
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7-------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|
A|-5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|
E|-------------0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-|
(3ª Parte)
    D5              A5                B5    A5    G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(1ª Parte)
                   D5
'Cause this is the real thing
             A5
Love changes everything
        B5                    G5
This is night when every heart's exploding
    D5
The real thing
                A5
Slow down; it's happening
               B5
'Cause you got time to burn
       G5
In the heat of the moment
(2ª Parte)
D5
That summer radio
     E5
Fireworks off the patio
F#5                   G5
3 AM, string of green lights in a row
(3ª Parte)
        D5
And the real thing
                A5
Love can change anything
           B5   A5  G5
If you can just let go
Let's go

Verse 2:
(Riff 1)5x + (Riff 2)1x

Jamie's alive
She's got it rushin' through her veins tonight
So leave the lights
It feels too good to have to say goodbye

Chorus:

(1ª Parte)
                   D5
'Cause this is the real thing
             A5
Love changes everything
        B5                    G5
This is night when every heart's exploding
    D5
The real thing
                A5
Slow down; it's happening
               B5
'Cause you got time to burn
       G5
In the heat of the moment
(2ª Parte)
D5
That summer radio
     E5
Fireworks off the patio
F#5                   G5
3 AM, string of green lights in a row
(3ª Parte)
        D5
And the real thing
                A5
Love can change anything
           B5   A5  G5
If you can just let go

Bridge:
    A5              C5                      D5              G5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    A5              B5              C5
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    D5              G5              A5
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    C5                                                D5
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12/-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12/-|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10/-|

A5 C5
 Whoa
D5             G5             A5
Can't pull the brakes on this runaway train
       B5 C5
'Cause whoa
D5                         G5       A5     C5 D5
This is the heartache that won't go away

Verse 3:
(Riff 1)1x + (Riff 2)1x

Jamie's in love
She's got the summer blowing through her hair

Chorus Final:

(1ª Parte)
    D5               A5             B5              G5
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (2x)
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(2ª Parte)
    D5          E5          F#5         G5
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------2-----------4-----------5----------|
A|-5-----------2-----------4-----------5----------|
E|-------------0-----------2-----------3----------|
(3ª Parte)
    D5              A5                B5    A5    G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
     B5    A5    G5              B5    A5    G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(1ª Parte)
                   D5
'Cause this is the real thing
             A5
Love changes everything
        B5                    G5
This is night when every heart's exploding
    D5
The real thing
                A5
Slow down; it's happening
               B5
'Cause you got time to burn
       G5
In the heat of the moment
(2ª Parte)
D5
That summer radio
     E5
Fireworks off the patio
F#5                   G5
3 AM, string of green lights in a row
(3ª Parte)
        D5
And the real thing
                A5
Love can change anything
           B5   A5  G5
If you can just let go
B5   A5  G5
Just let go
       B5   A5  G5
Jamie, just let go

Final:

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Real Thing Chords by Boys Like Girls
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Chords: E, B, G, D, A, D5, A5, B5, G5, E5, F#5, C5