The Real Thing (Long Way To The Top version) chords

Russell Morris

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  			I haven't heard the original for years so all this is based on the "Long Way To The Top" version. 
It may not be exact (D in intro is improvised) - but sounds OK.  
 
Intro 
 
E |--------0-------|-------2-3-2-----|-0-----0-----|-4--5--4---|-- 
B |------4---4-----|-----3-------3---|---2-----2---|-5--5--5---|-- 
G |----4-------4---|---2-----------2-|-----2-----2-|-4--4--4---|-- 
D |--4-----------4-|-0---------------|-------------|-----------|-- 
A |----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-- 
E |----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-- 
 
 
Verse 
 
B          D 
-- Come and see the real thing  
A                E 
Come and see the real thing 
         B 
Come and see 
 
(Repeat above) 
 
          E                     D 
There's a meaning there but the meaning there 
        E                 B 
Doesn't really mean a thing 
 
         D 
Come and see the real thing  
A                E 
Come and see the real thing 
         B 
Come and see 
 
B 
I am the real thing  
 
 
Chorus 
 
(Play the next part with the following chord positions:) 
 
     D    F    G    Bb    D    
 
E |--2----5----7----10----2----- 
B |--3----6----8----11----3----- 
G |--2----5----7----10----2----- 
D |----------------------------- 
A |----------------------------- 
E |----------------------------- 
 
D                  F 
Ooh mow ma mow mow Ooh mow ma mow mow 
G                  Bb 
Ooh mow ma mow mow Ooh mow ma mow mow 
D 
Ooh mow ma mow ma mow mow ma mow etc. 
 
 
 
D 
I am not seeing you 
D 
I am not seeing you 
D 
Oh oh oh oh etc. 
 
 
Guitar solo outro is OK in D pentatonic at 10th position + some variations. 
We play this song at every gig and really rock it up!! 
 
Mark