Key: D
Introduction:
D A/D Em/D D Em/D D
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
G7+ Em7
Ain't nothing like the real thing
G7+ Em7
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
G7+ Em7
Ain't nothing like the real thing
D9 D Em7 D/F# G F#
I got your picture hanging on my wall but it can't sing, or come to me
Bm Am7 G7+ G D
When I call your name I realized it's just a picture in a frame.
D Em7 D/F# G
I read your letters but you're not here
F# Bm
They don't move me, they don't prove it like when
Am7 G7+ G D
I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear
D Em7 D/F# G
I play my games of fantasy
F# Bm
I've been down. I don't see reality
Am7 G7+ G D
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me
D Em7 D/F# G
I got some memories to look back on,
F#
Though they help me when you're gone
Bm Am7 G7+
I'm well aware nothing can take
G D
The place of you being there
F#m F#/A# Bm
No other sound is quite the same as your name
D7/A G7+ D/A Bm7 D/E
No touch can do half as much to make me feel better
E9 G/A A G/A A G/AA
Let's stay together. Ah, ah. Ooh
D A/D Em/D D Em/D D
Ain't nothing like the real thing, ba-by
G7+ Em7
Ain't nothing like the real thing
D A/D Em/D D Em/D D
So glad we got the real thing, ba-by
G7+ Em7
So glad we got the real thing.