We Got By Chords by Al Jarreau

_ _ _ [F] _ Oh, [Dm] I hardly had a [Gm] bellyful, _ [Am] never knew a new bicycle.
[G] Hand me down bits and [Gm] sheaves.
They brought [Cm] the yuletides in [F] July. _
[G] I rode a bus, a [Gm] cane, sometimes strolling
[Am] from miles to a movie show, [G] singing the song,
shooby doo, while birds [Cm] and rich folks flew right [F] on by.
But [A#] we got by.
_ _ [G#] We got [F] by. _ _ _
[A#] We got by. _
[Cm] Lord knows we [F] got by. _
[Gm] Winter wishes wait till June.
We [Am] brighten July with that hot dog [Gm] fun.
Tell your mama you would soon, [G] baby.
You bring some [C] beans and I will [F] find the wine.
[Gm] Them neon [Dm] lights will brighten too.
And [Em] sneaking back home [Am] with this girl named [Gm] Jo,
I hurry down to say I do.
And [Cm] instead my first man shied.
[F] _ But [D#] we [G#] got by. _ _ _
[C] We got by.
[F] _ _ _
[D#] _ [Cm] Oh, [G#] we got by.
[Cm] Lord knows [F] we got by.
Sometimes I sing.
Woo, [Dm] doo, doo.
_ [Gm] _ _
[Am] Mm-hmm.
_ Mm-hmm.
[G#m] _ [Gm] _ Mm-hmm. _
[Cm] Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. _
[Gm] And [G#m] now baby's got a bellyful of y'all.
And [A#m] finally here's that new box [Am] set.
[G#m] Working, praying June to June.
And [C#m] mama's got her leg bleeding [F#] in her eye.
[E] Oh, _ _ _ _
_ [C#] we got by.
[F#] _ _
[C#] [B] Yeah.
_ Oh, we got by.
[C#m] Lord knows we [F#] got by.
She kept [A] on walking and talking and hopping and moving
and creeping [F#] and moving.
Loving and tugging and hugging and rubbing and sugging [A] and hugging.
Lying and praying, swinging and lifting and clutching
[F#] and gasping and gushing.
Lying and crying and trying and dying [B] inside. Let's see.
Baby, _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ we [C#] _ _ _
[A] _ got by. _ _
[F#] Ooh, ooh, _ let's see.
We got by.
We got by. _
[A] Ooh.
Oh, _ we got that. _
[F#] Bye, baby.
That's how we understand.
[A] Bye, my [B] love. _
[C#] Bye, _ [F#] bye. _
[A] Bye, _ [B] bye. _
[C#] _ Bye, [F#] bye. _
[A] Ooh, _ [B] we're gonna sleep. [C#] Sweetie, bye.
[F#] Didn't we get that?
[A] Bye, _ [B] _ bye, [F#] _ _ bye, bye. _
[A] _ Mmm, [B] thank you, mama.
[C#] _ Provided.
[F#] Thank you, papa.
_ _ _ _ _ [B]
Causing me to [B] tremble. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
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