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
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Mavis Staples - "We Get By" (feat. Ben Harper) chords
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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
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Em
121
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Mavis Staples - We Get By chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, Bm, C, G, B, Em and C in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 67 BPM before aiming for the song's 134 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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_ _ 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

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