Tom: Em
Em G
(If I can't have you),
Am
(Got to be you),
Bm
(The real thing),
Em G
(If I can't have you),
Am Bm
(Got to be you),
Em
Come on stay tonight,
G
Come on soothe my mind, oh, honey,
Am Bm
(Got to be you).
[Interlude]
Em
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
D
[Verse 1]
Em
I've been holdin' on, I've been lookin' for the real thing,
D
Waitin' patiently but I never stopped believin',
Em
Say I'm chasin' rainbows, livin' in a dream,
Em
Girl, I kept my fantasy, I'm never givin' in,
D D
I'll tell you why, oh, why.
[Chorus]
Em
If I can't have you,
G
I don't want nobody, baby,
Am
Girl, it's got be you,
Bm
Oh, I need the real thing,
Em
If I can't have you,
G
I don't want nobody, baby,
Am
Girl, it's got be you, I don't need no substitute,
Bm Bm
I need the real thing.
[Verse 2]
Em
Had a part time love but I never fell completely,
Em
But when you touch me there,
D
Ooh, you get me reelin', yes, you do,
Em
Can I dare to wonder if it could be you?
Em
Girl, you set my heart on fire when I dream of you,
D D
I wanna fly, oh so very high.
[Chorus]
Em
If I can't have you,
G
I don't want nobody, baby,
Am
Girl, it's got be you,
Bm
Oh, I need the real thing,
Em
If I can't have you,
G
I don't want nobody, baby,
Am
Girl, it's got be you, I don't need no substitute,
Bm
I need the real thing.
[Outro]
Em G
(If I can't have you),
Am Bm
(Got to be you),
Em
Come on stay tonight,
G
Come on soothe my mind, oh, honey,
Am Bm
(Got to be you).
Em
Come on stay tonight,
G
Come on soothe my mind, oh, honey,
Am Bm
(Got to be you).
Em
