THE THING
As recorded by Pokey LaFarge
(2026 release)
Intro
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Verse 1
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It's a long way to the top of the world
[A]
Found out it's only a short way back down
[D]
They say to get there got to pay your dues
[D]
Yeah
[A]
What I see is what I think
[A]
What I say is what I do
[E]
The thing ain't the thing that I thought it was
[D]
I learned what I learned from the lesson
Chorus
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Cuz the thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
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The thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
Verse 2
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But I had money and I had gold
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But women and fame, yeah, they soon got old
[D]
People would tell me you just be you
[D]
Yeah
[A]
What you think you think you know
[A]
Where you look is where you go
[E]
Well, I had everything under my control
[D]
But the thing wasn't what set in my soul
Chorus
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The thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
[A]
The thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
[Guitar Solo]
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Pre-Chorus
[E]
This thing ain't the thing that I thought it was
[D]
I learned what I learned from the lesson
Chorus
[A]
Cuz the thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
[A]
The thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
Bridge
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Now I got it, now I don't want it
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Now I got it, but I don't want it
[A]
Now you got it
Pre-Chorus
[E]
This thing ain't the thing that I thought it was
[D]
I learned what I learned from the lesson
Chorus
[A]
Cuz the thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
[A]
The thing that I got ain't the thing that I thought that I wanted
Outro
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