Chords for Mavis Staples - "We Get By" (feat. Ben Harper)
Tempo:
134.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Bm
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We get by on love and faith, and we get by with a smile on our face.
Don't mess with us, cause we get by.
With a smile on our face.
It's what I [G] love to do, to sing a song that's going to [B] help somebody.
To sing a [C] song that's going to bring somebody [G] closer.
It keeps me optimistic that things are just going to get better.
We get by.
[C] No matter what, I'll [G] be there for you.
And we'll get by.
We're going to make it.
We get [Bm] by
[C] on love and [G] faith, and we get [Bm] by with [C] a smile on [G] our face.
We [Bm] get by [C] with help from [G] our kin.
[Am]
[G] We [Bm] get by through [C] thick and through [G] thin.
We [D] get by.
[Em] We [C] get by.
[G] No matter what [B] happens, [Em] I'll be there for [C] you.
We [G] get by.
[Bm] It was just the other day, [C] I heard from my [G] old friend.
She was [Bm] going through changes [C]
once again.
[G]
Matters [Bm] of the head, [C] matters [G] of the heart.
May be too [Bm] early to tell, [C] but it's never too late [G] to start.
We [D] get by.
[Em]
We get [C] by.
[G] No matter how [B] long, I'll [Em] be waiting here [C] for you.
We [G] get by.
[D] [G]
We [D] get by.
[Em]
We [C] get by.
No [D] matter how [Em] long, I'll be [C] waiting.
We get [G] by.
[B]
[E] [C]
[Bm] [B]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [G] [B]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Bm] [B]
[E] [C]
[D]
[G] [Bm] Day by day, [C] line by [G] line.
If you [Bm] don't have yours, [C] [D] you sure got [G] mine.
We get [Bm] by.
We [C] get by day by [G] day.
We get
[Bm] by.
And now [C]
[G] we [D] get by.
[E] We get [C] by.
[G] No matter how [B] happy [Em] I'll be there for you.
[C] We get [D] by.
We get by.
[Em] We [C] get by.
No matter [B] how long I'll be [C] waiting here for you.
We [G] get by.
No matter [B] how [Em] long I'll come running.
[C] We get [D] by.
[G] No [B] matter what [Em] happens, [G] [C] I'll be there for you.
[D]
[G] Oh yeah.
[F#] That's a winner!
What you
Don't mess with us, cause we get by.
With a smile on our face.
It's what I [G] love to do, to sing a song that's going to [B] help somebody.
To sing a [C] song that's going to bring somebody [G] closer.
It keeps me optimistic that things are just going to get better.
We get by.
[C] No matter what, I'll [G] be there for you.
And we'll get by.
We're going to make it.
We get [Bm] by
[C] on love and [G] faith, and we get [Bm] by with [C] a smile on [G] our face.
We [Bm] get by [C] with help from [G] our kin.
[Am]
[G] We [Bm] get by through [C] thick and through [G] thin.
We [D] get by.
[Em] We [C] get by.
[G] No matter what [B] happens, [Em] I'll be there for [C] you.
We [G] get by.
[Bm] It was just the other day, [C] I heard from my [G] old friend.
She was [Bm] going through changes [C]
once again.
[G]
Matters [Bm] of the head, [C] matters [G] of the heart.
May be too [Bm] early to tell, [C] but it's never too late [G] to start.
We [D] get by.
[Em]
We get [C] by.
[G] No matter how [B] long, I'll [Em] be waiting here [C] for you.
We [G] get by.
[D] [G]
We [D] get by.
[Em]
We [C] get by.
No [D] matter how [Em] long, I'll be [C] waiting.
We get [G] by.
[B]
[E] [C]
[Bm] [B]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [G] [B]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Bm] [B]
[E] [C]
[D]
[G] [Bm] Day by day, [C] line by [G] line.
If you [Bm] don't have yours, [C] [D] you sure got [G] mine.
We get [Bm] by.
We [C] get by day by [G] day.
We get
[Bm] by.
And now [C]
[G] we [D] get by.
[E] We get [C] by.
[G] No matter how [B] happy [Em] I'll be there for you.
[C] We get [D] by.
We get by.
[Em] We [C] get by.
No matter [B] how long I'll be [C] waiting here for you.
We [G] get by.
No matter [B] how [Em] long I'll come running.
[C] We get [D] by.
[G] No [B] matter what [Em] happens, [G] [C] I'll be there for you.
[D]
[G] Oh yeah.
[F#] That's a winner!
What you
Key:
G
C
Bm
Em
B
G
C
Bm
_ _ We get by on love and faith, and we get by with a smile on our face.
Don't mess with us, cause we _ get by. _ _
With a smile on our face.
It's what I [G] love to do, to sing a song that's going to [B] help somebody.
To sing a [C] song that's going to bring somebody [G] closer.
It keeps me optimistic that things are just going to get better.
We get by.
[C] No matter what, I'll [G] be there for you.
And we'll get by.
We're going to make it.
_ _ _ We get [Bm] by _
_ [C] on love and [G] faith, _ _ _ and we get [Bm] by with [C] a smile _ on [G] our face. _
_ _ _ We [Bm] get by _ [C] with help from [G] our kin.
[Am] _
_ [G] _ _ We [Bm] get by through [C] thick and through [G] thin. _
_ _ _ We [D] get by. _
_ [Em] _ _ We [C] get by.
[G] No matter what [B] happens, [Em] I'll be there for [C] you.
We _ [G] get by.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] It was just the other day, _ [C] I heard from my [G] old friend. _ _ _
She was [Bm] going through changes [C] _ _ _
once again.
[G] _ _ _ _
Matters [Bm] of the head, _ [C] _ matters [G] of the heart.
_ _ _ May be too [Bm] early to tell, [C] but it's never too late [G] to start. _ _ _ _
We [D] get by.
_ _ [Em] _ _
We get [C] by.
_ [G] No matter how [B] long, I'll [Em] be waiting here [C] for you.
We [G] get by.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _
We [D] get by.
_ _ [Em] _ _
We [C] get by.
No [D] matter how [Em] long, I'll be [C] waiting.
We get [G] by.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] Day by day, _ _ [C] _ line by [G] line.
_ _ _ _ If you [Bm] don't have yours, _ _ [C] _ _ [D] you sure got [G] mine.
_ We get [Bm] by.
_ We [C] get by day by [G] day.
_ _ _ _ We get _
[Bm] by.
And now [C] _ _ _
[G] we _ _ _ _ _ [D] get _ by.
_ _ [E] _ We get [C] by.
_ [G] No matter how [B] happy [Em] I'll be there for you.
[C] We get [D] by.
_ _ _ We get by.
_ _ [Em] _ We [C] get by.
No matter [B] how long I'll be [C] waiting here for you.
We [G] get by.
No matter [B] how [Em] long I'll come running.
_ [C] We get [D] by. _
[G] No _ [B] matter what [Em] happens, _ [G] [C] I'll be there for you.
_ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Oh yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] That's a winner!
_ _ What you
Don't mess with us, cause we _ get by. _ _
With a smile on our face.
It's what I [G] love to do, to sing a song that's going to [B] help somebody.
To sing a [C] song that's going to bring somebody [G] closer.
It keeps me optimistic that things are just going to get better.
We get by.
[C] No matter what, I'll [G] be there for you.
And we'll get by.
We're going to make it.
_ _ _ We get [Bm] by _
_ [C] on love and [G] faith, _ _ _ and we get [Bm] by with [C] a smile _ on [G] our face. _
_ _ _ We [Bm] get by _ [C] with help from [G] our kin.
[Am] _
_ [G] _ _ We [Bm] get by through [C] thick and through [G] thin. _
_ _ _ We [D] get by. _
_ [Em] _ _ We [C] get by.
[G] No matter what [B] happens, [Em] I'll be there for [C] you.
We _ [G] get by.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] It was just the other day, _ [C] I heard from my [G] old friend. _ _ _
She was [Bm] going through changes [C] _ _ _
once again.
[G] _ _ _ _
Matters [Bm] of the head, _ [C] _ matters [G] of the heart.
_ _ _ May be too [Bm] early to tell, [C] but it's never too late [G] to start. _ _ _ _
We [D] get by.
_ _ [Em] _ _
We get [C] by.
_ [G] No matter how [B] long, I'll [Em] be waiting here [C] for you.
We [G] get by.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _
We [D] get by.
_ _ [Em] _ _
We [C] get by.
No [D] matter how [Em] long, I'll be [C] waiting.
We get [G] by.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] Day by day, _ _ [C] _ line by [G] line.
_ _ _ _ If you [Bm] don't have yours, _ _ [C] _ _ [D] you sure got [G] mine.
_ We get [Bm] by.
_ We [C] get by day by [G] day.
_ _ _ _ We get _
[Bm] by.
And now [C] _ _ _
[G] we _ _ _ _ _ [D] get _ by.
_ _ [E] _ We get [C] by.
_ [G] No matter how [B] happy [Em] I'll be there for you.
[C] We get [D] by.
_ _ _ We get by.
_ _ [Em] _ We [C] get by.
No matter [B] how long I'll be [C] waiting here for you.
We [G] get by.
No matter [B] how [Em] long I'll come running.
_ [C] We get [D] by. _
[G] No _ [B] matter what [Em] happens, _ [G] [C] I'll be there for you.
_ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Oh yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] That's a winner!
_ _ What you