Tabbed by (Derek B.) A5 He wore a song around his neck G5 Like some medal of honor D5 A5 He carried his wisdom like a knife A5 G5 An empty pocket was a temporary chain D9addB Knowing you've got it coming A5 Ain't no crime A5 G5 Every blue note that rolled off his tongue D5 A5 You could feel his soul twisting right in two A5 G5 Nobody knew where he came from (strum ) D5 Em7(strum ) Ah but everybody knew, everybody knew Chorus: D5 He was the real thing C5 No doubt about it D5 C5 G5 The kind that you remember when they're gone D5 The real thing C5 Put here for a reason D5 C5 D5 We knew someday the whole world C5 E5 Was going to know his name Am (back to picking) He was the real thing Same chords as verses She whispered in his ear, and he heard the thunder Singing 'bout a world he never knew Head spinning round, he began to wonder Was he made to love her, or born to sing the blues He searched inside him for an answer But all he found was a troubled mind He left her somewhere on the blue highway Oh it wasn't just another love that he left behind Chorus: D5 It was the real thing C5 No doubt about it D5 C5 G5 The kind that you remember when it's gone D5 The real thing C5 Not like passion's fire D5 C5 D5 C5 But a burning, smoldering, eternal flame E5 It was the real thing Break: F5 C5 E5 And sometimes at night he longs for her whisper F5 C5 F5 C5 E5 But he hides from the dawn, 'cause he always wakes to find her gone (Back to picking verses): In some broken down dressing room in some major city The thunder plays an old familiar tune He spies a face of a distant angel Outside, beneath the halo moon Finger on the trigger, needle in the vein One more bullet, it might be your last ride This is ain't no no-show, this ain't no nervous breakdown And it sure as hell ain't the time to let the fool decide This is the real thing No doubt about it Who cares if they love you and you're gone This is the real thing So you were put here for a reason But what gives you the right to quit when you're tired Anyway boy, this ain't no game This is the real thing He wore a song around his neck Like some medal of honor He carried his wisdom like a knife