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[Verse]
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It was in a crystal bottle on his desk
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He saved it for the times to not forget
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I missed the way he'd share with me the things that he held true
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While the lessons rolled around his eighty-proof

[Pre-chorus]
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All it took was.. one sip and it blew my mind
      G                  C
Those good old boys sure make it right knowing
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Smooth whiskey takes some time ain't nothin like the real thing
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And you can't go back once you get a taste
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Everything is second rate
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I'm talking genuine made in the USA ain't nothin like the real thing

[Chorus]
     F
Real Thing
                              C               G                   C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing) 
         F
Reeeeaal Thing
                              C               G                   C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)

[Verse]
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I thought I'd been in love a time or two
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Didn't know that I was lost till I met you
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And I could tell that every other girl was history
      F                                       G
Never knew how real could feel till you found me

[Pre-chorus]
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All it took was.. one kiss and you blew my mind
   G            C  
An all-american kind of fine you know a
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Good woman is hard to find ain't nothin like the real thing
        F                      C
And you can't go back once you get a taste
G           C
Everyone is second rate
            F                   C         G                    C
I'm talking genuine made in the USA ain't nothin like the real thing

[Chorus]
         F
The Real thing
                              C               G                   C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing) 
         F
Reeeeaal Thing
                              C               G                   C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
         F
Reeeeaal Thing
                              C               G                   C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)
         F
Reeeeaal Thing
                              C               G                   C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing)

[Pre-chorus]
           F             C 
You know a great song is hard to find
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The right words and a perfect rhyme
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Cause we all feel the same inside we're all looking for the real thing
                F                     C
You know you're not the same once you hear it play
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There's nothing else that can replace
       F                   C         G                     C
What's genuine made in the USA ain't nothing like the real thing
            F                   C         G                     C
I'm talking genuine made in the USA ain't nothing like the real thing

[Piano solo]
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[Chorus]
     F
Real thing 
                              C               G                   C
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby there ain't nothing) 
         F
Reeeeaal Thing
                              C                F     C 
(There ain't nothing like the real thing baby)