The Real Thing- George Strait
Key F#- play rhythm Capo 2, play E

I hope that this is pretty close guys.  Feel free to tear it apart...


Intro: E A E B E
E---------------5-------5b5b5b-------|----------------|
B-------5h7-5-7---7-5----------7-5---|--2---2--2--2-2-|
G-2-4h6---------------6------------6-|--2---2--2—-2-2-|
D------------------------------------|-4—2h4--4--4-4--|
A------------------------------------|----------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------|

E-----------------------|-----------/5-4-2-|---------------------------|
B-----------------------|---------2--------|-----4-2-------------------|
G-6p5p4p2-----x---------|-------4---/5-4-3-|-----4-2-------------------|
D---------2/4-2-4-2---4-|------------------|-4-2-----4~-----4-------4--|
A-------------------4---|-2-3-4------------|------------2h4---4-2-0----|
E-----------------------|------------------|---------------------------|

Verse 1 riffs: electric guitar
E-(#1, 0:21)------|-------5----------|--(#3, 0:35)-------|-(#4, 0:35)|-----------|
B-----------------|---------7-5---7--|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
G--2--------------|-6-4-6-------6----|---b-r-------------|--------6~-|-2---------|
D--4-2------------|------------------|--6(7)6-4-----4----|-----------|---4-2---4-|
A------4--b-r-----|--(#2, 0:27)------|----------4h6------|--2-3-4----|-------4---|
E--------4(5)4-2--|------------------|----------------2--|-----------|-(#5, 0:43)|

Well I was on a bus coming back to us from (A)Atlanta in '53 (E) #1
And I picked up a rhythm and blues magazine layin' (B)underneath my seat #2
And I(E)found out the stuff they were playin' us wasn't(A)made from grits and(E)bone #3
And it’ll take more than the Crewcuts and Pat (B)Boone #4 to take me (E)home #5

Chorus:
I want the real thing, give me the (A)real thing 
Make it (E) loud, and make you proud of the songs they (B)sing 
I don't want you (E)under my roof with your 86 proof 
Watered (A)down 'til it tastes like (E)tea 
You're gonna pull my string make it the (B)real thing for (E)me 

Mini solo: E  B  E
E----------------5(6)5--------------5-4-2----------------------------------|
B-------5h7-/7-5--b-r--7---------------------2--4-2-2---2-4-2--------------|
G-2-4h6-------------------------4/6-5-4-3----2--4-2-2h3-2-4-3--------------|
D-------------------------------------------4--4-------4-4----4p3p2--------|
A-------------------------2-3-4-------------------------------------2-4----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------2--|

Verse 2 Riffs: Acoustic guitar
E----------------------------------5(7)---------|
B-7-5-4-2---------------7-5-2h4-7---bh--7-5-----|
G---------4-2h3-4-2-------------------------6---|
D-------------------4---------------------------|
A-(#6, 1:39)------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

I remember old Elvis when he forgot to remember to forget 
And when young Johnny Cash hadn't seen this side of Big River yet 
And when Sun was more than daylight shining on Memphis, Tennessee #6
And Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin' and playin' them songs for me 

Chorus
 
Solo: E A E B E A E B E
E-----------------|-9-bh---bh----------------7-x-5---------------------------------|
B-----------------|-9(11)-9(11)-7-9(11)-7-/7-7-7-5-7-------------------------------|
G-----------------|----------------------------------6p5p4p2-4-2-------------------|
D-----------------|----------------------------------------------4p3p2----------4--|
A-4-3-2-----4-----|-(2:17)---------------------------------------------4--4-2-0----|
E-------5-4---2/--|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E-(2:23)--------------------5b------------------5b-x---------------|---------------|
B-----------------------5------7-5-----------------7---------------|---------------|
G-/6----6--6--6—-6~---6---6--------6--6---6----------6p4h6---------|---------------|
D-/6(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)~------------------6(7)6(7)-------------4p3p2---|--fiddle-------|
A---bh---------------------------------b---bh--------------------4-|---------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|


Chorus
You're gonna pull my string
make it the real thing for me
  
Outro:
E--------x-5b-------------5-4-2----------------------------------------------------|
B----5-7-5----7---------2----------------------------------------------------------|
G-/6------------------4---5-4-3----------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------4-2------------------------------------------------|
A---------------2-3-4---------------4p3p2--b-r-b-r---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------4(5)4(5)4-2------------------------------|