Tab Realm

The Real Thing by The Maccabees




                              The Real Thing






Chords used:

C     0 1 0 2 3 0


Am    0 1 2 2 0 0


Intro:

Just a C chord really, but kepp playin at the pace of the song.......
its this riff really but just palyed througout with these hammer ons the C chord the 
bit is just the intro...

e|----3------------0-----0------0-------------------------------|
B|---------1-------1h31--1h31---1-------------------------------|
G|-----------------0-----0------0-------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2------2-------------------------------|
A|---------3-------3-----3------0h3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------0-----0------0-------------------------------|

c as above..

i'm blowing back the kisses i blew to you before, blew to you before.


c as above..

and i'm tearing up the letters saying i adore, saying i adore you.

Am (with similar C
hammer ons...)

and i will wait for the real thing


Am            C

i will wait for the real thing.

c (hammer ons)

so you, you could wear a dress out, chin would hit the floor, my chin would hit the floor.

c (hammer ons)

and you could flutter those lashes i've been trying to ignore, been trying to ignore you.

Am             C

and i will wait for the real thing

Am            C

i will wait for the real thing


Am                                         C let ring

you might as well quit if you haven't got it.











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version 2










the chords you need are a standard C and Am

Intro

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12------------------10--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Or


e|----------3---------------------1--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

then (2nd part of the intro)
(KEEPING IN MIND THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE CHORD POSITION ON)
         C       Am        C
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------------1----------1--------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------2----------0--------------------------------------|
D|---------------0h2-------0h2-------------------------------------------|
A|----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(that pattern is repeated throughout the song)
repeated twice as intro


then Orlando begins to sing and this is played as the verse

    C                        Am        C   
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1------1--------1-----------1-------------1------1-------1-------|
G|------0------0--------0-----------2-------------0------0-------0-------|
D|-----------------------------0h2-----0h2-------------------------------|
A|--3-------3-------3-------------------------3-------3-------3----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Thats played a few times

then the "chorus" is just the Am chord


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-------------1---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-------------0---------------------------------------------|
D|-----0h2-----------0h2-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Thats repeated a few times (listen to the track for timings)

then back to the 2nd part of the intro (only once)

then repeat the verse








I'm blowing back the kisses I blew to you before
Blew to you before.

And I'm tearing up the letters saying I adore
Saying i adore you
I will wait...
For the real thing
I will wait for the real thing.

So you, you could wear a dress out
Chin would hit the floor, my chin would hit the floor.

And you could flutter those lashes 
Been trying to ignore, been trying to ignore you.

I will wait for the real thing
I will wait for the real thing
'Cause you might as well quit
If you haven't got it. 











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