(C)Ba by, when I met you there was peace un known.

I set out to get you with a (C7)fine tooth comb.

I was (F)soft in side, night, there was some thing go in’ on.

(C)real thing.

But You do some thing to me that I can’t ex plain;

too hold me clos er and I (C7)feel no pain.

Ev ’ry (F)beat of my heart,

we got some thin’ go in’ on.

real thing.

Ten der love is (F)blind;

it re quires a ded i ca tion.

We (Fm)start All this love we feel needs no con ver sa tion.

We (C)ride it to geth er, uh huh,

from one love to an oth er, uh huh.

Is lands in the stream,

that is what we (F)are.

No one in be (Dm)tween;

how can we be wrong?

Get a way with (C)me

to an oth er (F)world,

and we re (C)ly on each oth er, uh huh,

from one lov er to an oth er, uh (C)huh.

(C)I can’t live with out you if the love has gone.

Ev ’ry thing is noth ing when you’ve (C7)got no one, and you (F)walk in the night, slow ly los ing sight of the (C)real thing.

But that won’t hap pen to us, and we got no doubt;

too deep in love and we got (C7)no way out.

And the (F)mes sage is clear; this could be the year of the real thing.

No more will you (F)cry;

ba by, I will hurt you nev er.

We (Fm)start and we end as one, in love for ev er.

We can (C)ride it to geth er, uh huh,

from one love to an oth er, uh huh.

Is lands in the stream, that is what we (F)are.

No one in be (Dm)tween; how can we be wrong?

Get a way with (C)me to an oth er (F)world,

and we re (C)ly on each oth er, uh huh,

from one lov er to an oth er, uh (C)huh.