The Real Thing chords by Kenny Loggins

Chords with lyrics

Real Thing
Kenny Loggins
Key: AbAb
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          Cm7Cm7 Eb MajorEb
  You and I have much to say,
Ab2     Db2
 And you've been making me crazy,
Ab2      Db2
Trying to understand
Ab2    Db2          Cm7Cm7 Eb MajorEb
 But it's impossible at your age
     Cm7Cm7     Eb/GEb/G    Fm7Fm7
I know I said I'll always try,
      BbM7Bbm7       Cm7Cm7   Db2    Eb MajorEb
But you're going to bed alone  again  tonight
    EbM7Ebm7         Absus Ab7Ab7      Fm7Fm7 Cm7Cm7 Db2
And you lie there in the dark  and wonder why
Fm7Fm7 Cm7Cm7 Db2

chorus:
        Ab2     Fm7Fm7
I did it for you and the boys
      Db2         Eb MajorEb
Because love should teach you joy
        Fm7Fm7
And not the imitation,
     BbM7Bbm7             Db2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
Eb MajorEb Db2      Fm7Fm7     Cm7Cm7
 I did it for you, and for me,
      BbM7Bbm7      Eb/GEb/G
And because I still believe,
     Edim7Edim7 Fm7Fm7
There's only one thing,
    Cm7Cm7
You can never give up,
   BbM7Bbm7
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              Cm7Cm7 Eb MajorEb
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           Cm7Cm7 Eb MajorEb
 Go on and scream at me and cry
      Cm7Cm7    Eb/GEb/G  Fm7Fm7
I'll always hold you in my soul,
    BbM7Bbm7       Cm7Cm7   Db2  Eb MajorEb
And I'm never gonna leave you all alone
     EbM7Ebm7       Absus Ab7Ab7    Fm7Fm7 Cm7Cm7 Db2
But your daddy doesn't live here anymore.
Fm7Fm7 Cm7Cm7 Db2

chorus:
        Ab2     Fm7Fm7
I did it for you and the boys
      Db2         Eb MajorEb
Because love should teach you joy
        Fm7Fm7
And not the imitation,
     BbM7Bbm7             Db2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
Eb MajorEb Db2      Fm7Fm7     Cm7Cm7
 I did it for you, and for me,
      BbM7Bbm7      Eb/GEb/G
And because I still believe,
     Edim7Edim7 Fm7Fm7
There's only one thing,
    Cm7Cm7
You can never give up,
   BbM7Bbm7
Never compromise on,
        Db/Eb            Ab2
And that's the real thing you need in love.

Dm7Dm7        Dm7/G G9G9   A minorAm
Everybody's got a boat upon the ocean,
Dm7Dm7         Dm7/G  G9G9    C majorC
But not everybody's sailing out to sea,
       C/BC/B        Am7Am7
And is there someone there for me?
  C/GC/G    D7/F#D7/F#
I'm ready to believe.

Instrumental:
Dm7Dm7     G7G7 Dm7Dm7 G7G7  E minor 7Em7 A7A7
2 bars each
E minor 7Em7 A7A7 F#m7F#m7    C#m7C#m7 D9D9
    1 bar each   2 bars
F#m7F#m7  C#m7C#m7 D9D9
1 bar   3 bars start chorus

chorus:
        A2      F#m7F#m7
I did it for you and the boys
      D2          E MajorE
Because love should teach you joy
        F#m7F#m7
And not the imitation,
     Bm7Bm7             D2
That your momma and daddy tried to show you.
E MajorE D2      F#m7F#m7    C#m7C#m7
 I did it for you, and for me,
      Bm7Bm7       E7/G#
And because I still believe,
     Fdim7Fdim7 F#m7F#m7
There's only one thing,
    C#m7C#m7
You can never give up,
   Bm7Bm7
Never compromise on,
        D/ED/E             A2 D2 A2 D2