E A E B E

           E
Well I was on a bus coming back to us
     A            E
from Atlanta in '53

And I picked up a rhythm and blues magazine layin'
B
underneath my seat
      E
And I found out the stuff they were playin' us
       A                   E
wasn't made from grits and bone
                                            B
And it takes more than the Crewcuts and Pat Boone
           E
to take me home

[Chorus]
           E                      A         E
I want the real thing give me the real thing

Make it loud and make you proud
                  B
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

You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me

Solo: E B E

     E
I remember old Elvis when he forgot
      A             E
to remember to forget

And when young Johnny Cash hadn't seen this side of
B
big river yet
         E
And when sun was more than daylight shining on
A                E
Memphis, Tennessee
    E
And Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin'
    B                       E
and playin' them songs for me

[Chorus]
           E                      A         E
I want the real thing give me the real thing

Make it loud and make you proud
                  B
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

You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me

[Solo]
E A E B E A E B E

[Chorus]
           E                      A         E
I want the real thing give me the real thing

Make it loud and make you proud
                  B
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

You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me

You're gonna pull my string
            B                E
make it the real thing for me