Chords with lyrics
D MajorD A/D Em/DEm/D D MajorD Em/DEm/D D MajorD Gm7Gm7 E minor 7Em7
Ain't nothing like the real thing, ba-by. Ain't nothing like the real thing.
Ain't nothing like the real thing, ba-by. Ain't nothing like the real thing.
D9D9 D MajorD E minor 7Em7 D/F#D/F# G+G F#susF#sus F#F#
I got your picture hanging on my wall but it can't sing, or come to me -
B minorBm Am7Am7 Gm7Gm7 G+G D MajorD
when I call your name. I realized it's just a picture in a frame.
D MajorD E minor 7Em7 D/F#D/F# G+G
I read your letters but you're not here. They don't move me,
F#susF#sus F#F# B minorBm Am7Am7 Gm7Gm7 G+G D MajorD
they don't prove it like when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear.
D MajorD E minor 7Em7 D/F#D/F# G+G F#susF#sus F#F# B minorBm
I play my games of fan-ta-sy. I've been down. I don't see reality.
Am7Am7 Gm7Gm7 G+G D MajorD
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me
D MajorD E minor 7Em7 D/F#D/F# G+G F#susF#sus F#F#
I got some memories to look back on, though they help me when you're gone
B minorBm Am7Am7 Gm7Gm7 G+G D MajorD
I'm well aware nothing can take the place of you being there.
F# minorF#m F#/Bb B minorBm
No other sound - is quite the same as your name.
D7/A Gm7Gm7 D/AD/A Bm7Bm7 D/ED/E
No touch can do half as much - to make me feel better.
E9E9 G/AG/A A augmentedA G/AG/A A augmentedA G/AG/A A augmentedA G/AG/A A augmentedA
Let's stay together. Ah, ah. Ooh.
D MajorD A/D Em/DEm/D D MajorD Em/DEm/D D MajorD Gm7Gm7 E minor 7Em7
Ain't nothing like the real thing, ba-by. Ain't nothing like the real thing.
So glad we got the real thing, ba-by. So glad we got the real thing.