Tuning: E A D G B E

^GI know you want to set my soul on fire And you’re ^G7dying to warm deepest desires

But be^Cfore I do give ^Ammyself to you ^CThere is something you must under^Gstand

I don’t want to be just a pass time fling

Like some^G7thing you can play with dangling on a string And be^Cfore I do give my ^Amall to you

^CIt’s got to be the ^D7real ^Gthing

Have it in your ^Cheart but keep it in ^D7mind If it’s with ^Gme that you wanna make ^E7time

It’s got to ^Cbe the real thing this is ^D7true And honey that ^Gdon’t mean just an hour or ^E7two

You got to guaran^Ctee me ^D7the real ^Gthing

I’ll lay with you and talk with you

But that’s a^G7bout as close as we’re coming to What ^Cyou have in mind ^Amis well and fine

But ^Cit’s got to be ^D7the real ^Gthing

Have it in your ^Cheart but keep it in ^D7mind If it’s with ^Gme that you wanna make ^E7time

It’s got to ^Cbe the real thing this is ^D7true And honey that ^Gdon’t mean just an hour or ^E7two

You got to guaran^Ctee me ^D7the real ^Gthing

Have it in your ^Cheart but keep it in ^D7mind If it’s with ^Gme that you wanna make ^E7time

It’s got to ^Cbe the real thing this is ^D7true And honey that ^Gdon’t mean just an hour or ^E7two

You got to guaran^Ctee me ^D7the real ^Gthing

Jean Shepard - The real thing