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The Real Thing

Midnight Oil
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
E
e|---------0-----------|---------5------|--0--------0----------------|-----------|
B|--4-------------4----|-------7--------|----------------------------|-----0--0--|
G|------4------------4-|-----7----------|------6---------------6-----|-----1--1--|
D|---------------------|---0-----0------|---------7---------------7--|--2--------|
A|--2-----------2------|----------------|--0------------0------------|-----------|
E|---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|-----------|
Come  and see the real  thing Come and
see  the real thing Come  and see
Come  and see the real  thing Come and
see  the real thing Come  and see
 Is there a meaning  here
 Is there a  meaning here
 Does it really  mean a thing?
Come  and see the real  thing Come and
see  the real thing Come  and see
 I am the real  thing
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow  mow  mow mow
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow
Tryin  hard to understand  it
Tryin  hard to make things real
Tryin  hard to understand  it
 But the real  things just so sweet
 But theres a meaning  here
 Is there a  meaning here
 Does it really  mean a thing?
Come  and see the real  thing Come and
see  the real thing Come  and see
 I am the real  thing
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow  mow  mow mow
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow
I am not seeing I am not feeling
D
Ahhhh Ahhhh Ahhhh Ahhhh Ahhhh
Tryin  hard to make things happen
Well  it's the way it's always been
Tryin  hard to make things happen
When  the real thing can be so thin
 But theres a meaning  here
 Is there a  meaning here
 Does it really  mean a thing?
Come  and see the real  thing Come and
see  the real thing Come  and see
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow
I am not seeing I am not feeling
D
Ahhhh Ahhhh Ahhhh Ahhhh Ahhhh
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow
Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow Ooh  mow mow mow mow
Don't  waste space  Well Leave your (lubra?)  at the starts gate
Boys  and girls its all  the rage from dusk  to dawn gunna get you  (?)
When  all is said and  done  you  gotta be the
real  thinnnnggggg
 Chords:
 224442 (*  = 224440)
 000232 (*  = 557775)
 xx5433 or 320003
 xx8766 or 113331

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Readable chord sheet for The Real Thing by Midnight Oil

[B]                      [D]               [A]                            [E]
e|---------0-----------|---------5------|--0--------0----------------|-----------|
B|--4-------------4----|-------7--------|----------------------------|-----0--0--|
G|------4------------4-|-----7----------|------6---------------6-----|-----1--1--|
D|---------------------|---0-----0------|---------7---------------7--|--2--------|
A|--2-----------2------|----------------|--0------------0------------|-----------|
E|---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|-----------|

[B] [D] [A] [E]
[B]Come and see the [D]real thing Come and
[A]see the real thing C[E]ome and see
[B]Come and see the [D]real thing Come and
[A]see the real thing C[E]ome and see

Is there a [B]meaning here
Is there [E]a meaning here
Does it [D]really mean a [E]thing?

[B]Come and see the [D]real thing Come and
[A]see the real thing C[E]ome and see

I am the real [B5]   thing [B5]

[D]Ooh mow mow mow mow [F]Ooh mow mow mow mow [G]Ooh m[Bb]ow mow[D] mow mow
[Bb]Ooh mow mow mow mow [D]Ooh mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow

[B]Tryin hard to under[D]stand it
[A]Tryin hard to make things [E]real
[B]Tryin hard to unders[D]tand it
But the [A]real things just so [E]sweet
But theres a [B]meaning here
Is there [E]a meaning here
Does it [D]really mean a [E]thing?
[B]Come and see the [D]real thing Come and
[A]see the real thing C[E]ome and see

I am the real [B5]   thing [B5]

[D]Ooh mow mow mow mow [F]Ooh mow mow mow mow [G]Ooh m[Bb]ow mow[D] mow mow
[Bb]Ooh mow mow mow mow [D]Ooh mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow

[D]I [F]am not [E]see[C]ing [D]I [F]am not [E]fee[C]ling
[D]     [F]      [E]      [C]     [D]
Ahhhh Ahhhh  Ahhhh  Ahhhh Ahhhh

[B]Tryin hard to make things [D]happen
[A]Well it's the way it's always [E]been
[B]Tryin hard to make things [D]happen
[A]When the real thing can be so [E]thin
But theres a [B]meaning here
Is there [E]a meaning here
Does it [D]really mean a [E]thing?
[B]Come and see the [D]real thing Come and
[A]see the real thing C[E]ome and see

[D]Ooh mow mow mow mow [F]Ooh mow mow mow mow [G]Ooh mow mow mow mow
[Bb]Ooh mow mow mow mow [D]Ooh mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow

[D]I [F]am not [E]see[C]ing [D]I [F]am not [E]fee[C]ling
[D]     [F]      [E]      [C]     [D]     [D]
Ahhhh Ahhhh  Ahhhh  Ahhhh Ahhhh

[End]
[D]Ooh mow mow mow mow [F]Ooh mow mow mow mow [G]Ooh mow mow mow mow [Bb]Ooh mow mow mow mow
[D]Ooh mow mow mow mow [F]Ooh mow mow mow mow [G]Ooh mow mow mow mow [Bb]Ooh mow mow mow mow
[D]Ooh mow mow mow mow [F]Ooh mow mow mow mow [G]Ooh mow mow mow mow [Bb]Ooh mow mow mow mow
[D]Ooh mow mow mow mow [F]Ooh mow mow mow mow [G]Ooh mow mow mow mow [Bb]Ooh mow mow mow mow
[D]Don't waste space   [F] Well Leave your (lu[G]bra?) at the starts [Bb]gate
[D]Boys and girls its a[F]ll the rage from dus[G]k to dawn gunna get [Bb]you (?)
[D]When all is said and[F] done               [G]                   y[Bb]ou gotta be the
[D]real thinnnnggggg   [F]                       [G]                                           [Bb]
[D]

Chords:
[B]       224442   ([B]* = 224440)
[D]       000232   ([D]* = 557775)
[G]       xx5433 or 320003
[Bb]      xx8766 or 113331

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