The Real Thing — Lisa Stansfield
Chords and lyrics for The Real Thing by Lisa Stansfield (key of F).
Intro
[Fmaj7]Never mind the stars in the sky[Fmaj7]
[G7]Never mind the when and the why
[Fmaj7]Got a feelin' higher than high[Fmaj7]
[G7]This is the real thing
[Dm9]Ooohoo[Em7]
This is the [Dm9]real [Em7]thing
Verse
No more [Dm9]livin' in [Em7]shame
And [Dm9]I'm not gonna run or gonna [Em7]hide away
No more [Dm9]tellin' all those [Em7]lies
It's been too[Dm9] long[A9][Em7]
No more [Dm9]livin' in [Em7]chains
No, [Dm9]I don't give a damn what [Em7]the people say
[Dm9]There's no use holdin' back[Em7] desire
[Dm9]We've burnt our fingers now lets jump into the[Em7] [A9]flames
Chorus
[Abmaj7]Never mind the stars in the sky
[Gm7]Never mind the when and the why
[Abmaj7]Got a feelin' higher than high
[Gm7]This is the real thing
[Abmaj]Never mind the rain and the storm
[Gm7]We'll keep each other [Cm7]warm[Bb]
[Abmaj7]We got somethin' stronger than strong
[Gm7]This is the real [C9]thing
Verse
Gonna [Dm9]walk out hand in [Em7]hand
So [Dm9]let them criticize 'cos they don't [Em7]understand
We've got [Dm9]nothin' to [Em7]hide
It's just [Fmaj7]love[A9][Em7]
I've had [Dm9]enough of [Em7]shy
So [Dm9]let's go out and show them what we have [Em7]inside
[Dm9]There's no use [Em7]holdin' back desire
[Dm9]We've burnt our fingers now let's [Em7]jump into the [A9]fire
Chorus
[Abmaj7]Never mind the stars in the sky
[Gm7]Never mind the when and the why
[Abmaj7]Got a feelin' higher than high
[Gm7]This is the real thing
[Abmaj]Never mind the rain and the storm
[Gm7]We'll keep each other warm
[Abmaj7]We got somethin' stronger than strong
[Gm7]This is the real [C9]thing
Bridge
[Abmaj7]Never mind the stars in the sky
[Gm7]Never mind them baby
[Abmaj7]Never mind the when and the why
[Gm7]Never mind, never mind
[Abmaj7]Never mind the stars in the sky
[Gm7]Woohoo baby
[Abmaj7]'Cos I've got a feelin' that's
[Gm7]higher than [C9]high
[Abmaj7]Oh, what you do [Gm7]to me, baby?
[Abmaj7]Oooooh[Gm7]
[Abmaj7]Oo, what you do [Gm7]to me, baby?
[Abmaj7] [Gm7]
Bridge
[Abmaj7] [Gm7] [Abmaj7] [Gm7] [Abmaj7] [Gm7]
[Abmaj7]/ / [Gm7](bass [C#9]slap)
Chorus
[Amaj7]Never mind the stars in the sky
[G#m7]Never mind the when and the why
[Amaj7]Got a feelin' higher than high
[G#m7]This is the real thing
[Amaj7]Never mind the rain and the storm
[G#m7]We'll keep each other warm
[Amaj7]We got somethin' stronger than strong
[G#m7]This is the real [C#9]thing
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