Midnight Oil - The Real Thing Chords & Tabs

The Real Thing
Transcribed by Matt S. and Leandro dos Santos


Intro:
    B* 		     	   D*              A                            E  (2x)
e|---------0-----------|---------5------|--0--------0----------------|-----------|
B|--4-------------4----|-------7--------|----------------------------|-----0--0--|
G|------4------------4-|-----7----------|------6---------------6-----|-----1--1--|
D|---------------------|---0-----0------|---------7---------------7--|--2--------|
A|--2-----------2------|----------------|--0------------0------------|-----------|
E|---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|-----------|

Verse: B D A E (4x)
B		 D
Come and see the real thing Come and
A		    E	
see the real thing Come and see
B		 D
Come and see the real thing Come and
A		    E	
see the real thing Come and see

	   B	   
Is there a meaning here
	 E  
Is there a meaning here
	D	      E
Does it really mean a thing?


B		 D
Come and see the real thing Come and
A		    E	
see the real thing Come and see

Pre-chorus:
              B5       B5
I am the real 	 thing

Chorus: 
D        	    F                   G    A#    D
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow
A#		    D	
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow

B		   D
Tryin hard to understand it
A		          E
Tryin hard to make things real
B		    D
Tryin hard to understand it
        A		    E 
But the real things just so sweet
	     B	   
But theres a meaning here
	 E  
Is there a meaning here
	D	      E
Does it really mean a thing?
B		 D
Come and see the real thing Come and
A		    E	
see the real thing Come and see

Pre-chorus:
              B5       B5
I am the real 	 thing

Chorus: 
D        	    F                   G    A#    D
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow
A#		    D	
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/midnight_oil/the_real_thing_crd.html ]
Bridge:
D F      E  C   D F      E  C 
I am not seeing I am not feeling
D     F      E      C     D
Ahhhh Ahhhh  Ahhhh  Ahhhh Ahhhh

B		          D
Tryin hard to make things happen
A			      E	
Well it's the way it's always been
B		          D
Tryin hard to make things happen
A                             E
When the real thing can be so thin
	     B	   
But theres a meaning here
	 E  
Is there a meaning here
	D	      E
Does it really mean a thing?
B		 D
Come and see the real thing Come and
A		    E	
see the real thing Come and see

Chorus: 
D        	    F                   G    
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow
A#		    D	
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow mow

Bridge:
D F      E  C   D F      E  C 
I am not seeing I am not feeling
D     F      E      C     D	D
Ahhhh Ahhhh  Ahhhh  Ahhhh Ahhhh

End: 
D        	    F                   G                   A#   
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow
D        	    F                   G                   A#   
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow
D        	    F                   G                   A#   
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow
D        	    F                   G                   A#   
Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow Ooh mow mow mow mow
D        	    F                   G                   A# 
Don't waste space    Well Leave your (lubra?) at the starts gate
D        	    F                   G                   A# 
Boys and girls its all the rage from dusk to dawn gunna get you (?)
D        	    F                   G                   A# 
When all is said and done  	                           you gotta be the 
D        	    F                   G                   A# 
real thinnnnggggg
D

Chords:
B	224442   (B* = 224440)
D	000232   (D* = 557775)
A	002220
E	022100
F	003211
G	xx5433 or 320003
A#      xx8766 or 113331
C       032010