E
A
E
Well I was on a bus coming back to us from Atlanta in ’53
B
And I picked up a rhythm and blues magazine layin’ underneath my seat
E
A
E
And Ifound out the stuff they were playin’ us wasn’tmade from grits andbone
B
E
And it’ll take more than the Crewcuts and Pat Boone to take me home
A
I want the real thing, give me the real thing
E
B
Make it loud, and make you proud of the songs they sing
E
I don’t want you under my roof with your 86 proof
A
E
Watered down ’til it tastes like tea
B
E
You’re gonna pull my string make it the real thing for me
E
A
E
I remember old Elvis when he forgot to remember to forget
B
And when young Johnny Cash hadn’t seen this side of Big River yet
E
A
E
And when Sun was more than daylight shining on Memphis, Tennessee
B
E
And Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin’ and playin’ them songs for me
A
I want the real thing, give me the real thing
E
B
Make it loud, and make you proud of the songs they sing
E
I don’t want you under my roof with your 86 proof
A
E
Watered down ’til it tastes like tea
B
E
You’re gonna pull my string make it the real thing for me
A
I want the real thing, give me the real thing
E
B
Make it loud, and make you proud of the songs they sing
E
I don’t want you under my roof with your 86 proof
A
E
Watered down ’til it tastes like tea
B
E
You’re gonna pull my string make it the real thing for me
E
B
E
You’re gonna pull my string make it the real thing for me
E
A
B
