The Real Thing Chords

KeyF# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays411

The Real Thing by Phoenix is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, E, D#m, B, A#m, G#m, C# and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F#
Text
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  			F# 

F#      E 
They said that you don't 
        D#m 
You promised too well 
F#                E 
I'm calling my number 
        D#m 
So that's real 

F#      E 
Almost, almost, almost the real thing 
D#m 
How could I have missed that one? 
B 
How could I have missed it? 

        A#m     B 
Am I the only one? 
D#m 
You're into love 
        A#m     B 
Twenty-year-old and bored 
D#m 
I learn for a better future 

B 
But lover in the ocean 
G#m     C# 
Drown into the throne that you sit on 
Far ahh 
        B 
Far, far away 
                  G#m 
Holy father and son 
        C# 
It's not enough for you to live alone 
So long so long salomé 

E       D       F# 
Tell me that's what you wanted 
F#   D   B 
Aaah Aaah Aaah 
        F#  D  B 
Follow, follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow, follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow me 
F# 

F#      E 
You're more than I want 
        D#m 
I figured you well 
F#      E 
Back in September 
        D#m 
We'll make it a deal 

F#      E 
Almost, almost, almost the real thing 
D#m 
How could I have missed that one? 
B 
How could I have missed it? 


        A#m     B 
Am I the only one? 
D#m 
You're into love 
        A#m     B 
Twenty-year-old and bored 
D#m 
I learn for a better future 


B 
But lover in the ocean 
G#m     C# 
Drown into the throne that you sit on 
Far ahh 
        B 
Far, far away 
                  G#m 
Holy father and son 
        C# 
It's not enough for you to live alone 
So long so long salomé 


E       D       F# 
Tell me that's what you wanted 
F#   D   B 
Aaah Aaah Aaah 
        F#  D  B 
Follow, follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow, follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow, follow me 
        F#  D  B 
Follow me 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante