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· by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain’t noth ing like the (Fsus)real (F)thing, ba by.
Ain’t noth ing like the (Gm7)real (C7sus)thing.
Ain’t noth ing like the (Fsus)real (F)thing, ba by.
Ain’t noth ing like the (Gm7)real (C7sus)thing.
I’ve got your (Dm)pic ture hang in’ (Gm)on the wall, but (Bb)it can’t see or (Am)come to me when I (Dm)call your name.
I (F7)re al ize it’s (Bb)just a (F)pic ture (Bb)in a frame.
I read your (F)let ters when (Gm)you’re not near, but (Bb)they don’t move me and (A7)they don’t groove me like (Dm)when I hear (F7)your sweet voice (Bb)whis per ing (F)in my ear.
(Bb)Don’t you know,
ain’t noth ing like the (Fsus)real (F)thing, ba by.
Ain’t noth ing like the (Gm7)real (C7sus)thing.
I play my (F)game, a (Gm)fan ta sy.
(Bb)I pre tend, but (A7)I know in re (Dm)al i ty I (F7)need the shel ter (Bb)of your arms to (F)com fort me.
No oth er (Am)sound is (A7)quite the same as your (Dm)name.
No (F7)touch can do half as (Bb)much
to make me feel (C)bet ter.
(Gm)So, let’s stay to geth er.
I read your (Gm7)real (C7sus)thing.
This page shows “Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing” by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 120 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.