Ain't nothing like the real thing, ba-by. Ain't nothing like the real thing. Ain't nothing like the real thing, ba-by. Ain't nothing like the real thing.
E9
E
F#m7
E/G#
A
Ab
I got your picture hanging on my wall but it can't sing, or come to me -
C#m
Bm7
A7M
A
E
when I call your name. I realized it's just a picture in a frame.
E
F#m7
E/G#
A
I read your letters but you're not here. They don't move me,
Ab
C#m
Bm7
A7M
A
E
they don't prove it like when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear.
E
F#m7
E/G#
A
Ab
C#m
I play my games of fan-ta-sy. I've been down. I don't see reality.
Bm7
A7M
A
E
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me
E
F#m7
E/G#
A
Ab
I got some memories to look back on, though they help me when you're gone
C#m
Bm7
A7M
A
E
I'm well aware nothing can take the place of you being there.
Abm
Ab/C
C#m
No other sound - is quite the same as your name.
E7/B
A7M
E/B
C#m7
E/F#
No touch can do half as much - to make me feel better.
F#9
A/B
B
A/B
B
A/B
B
A/B
B
Let's stay together. Ah, ah. Ooh.
E
B/E
F#m/E
E
F#m/E
E
A7M
F#m7
Ain't nothing like the real thing, ba-by. Ain't nothing like the real thing. So glad we got the real thing, ba-by. So glad we got the real thing.