Chords for Gettin' By - Jerry Jeff Walker
Tempo:
154.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] .
[D#] [A] Hi, Buckaroo's.
[Bm] .
Scamp walker time [D] again.
Yeah, I'm [E] trying to slide one by [A] you once more.
.
Don't matter how you do it.
[Bm] They say, just do it like you know it.
[E] And I've been down this road once or [A] twice before.
Getting, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
.
[D] Living in a [A] vintage.
.
[D] [E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
[D] .
Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times carry [D] the low.
[A] .
Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
Last week I was thinking, [B] [Bm] it's record time again.
[D] .
And I could see [E] my mate, Nathan, pacing [A] his floor.
.
I'm like, don't you worry, [Bm] .
something's bound to come out.
[E] Besides, I've been down this road [A] once before.
Yeah, getting [D].
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
[D].
Living in a [A] vintage.
.
[D] Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
[D] .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
[A] Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
[Bm] .
[Em] [D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[Bm] .
Well, it's not really a monster track, [E] Mike, I mean.
.
[A] .
Just [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
[D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
.
[D] Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
[D] .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
[A] Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
Income tax overdue.
[Bm] And I think she is too.
[D] .
Been busted, [E] I'll probably get busted [A] some more.
.
But I'll catch it all later.
[Bm] .
Can't let them stop me now.
[E] I've been down this road [A] once before.
Yeah, getting [D] .
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
[D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
[D] Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
.
[D] .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times [D] carry the low.
[A] Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
Yeah, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
.
[D] Living in [A] a day to day.
[D] .
[E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A].
they fall.
.
[D] Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times [D] carry the low.
[A] .
Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
[E] Living my life easy [A] come easy go.
.
[N] .
[D#] [A] Hi, Buckaroo's.
[Bm] .
Scamp walker time [D] again.
Yeah, I'm [E] trying to slide one by [A] you once more.
.
Don't matter how you do it.
[Bm] They say, just do it like you know it.
[E] And I've been down this road once or [A] twice before.
Getting, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
.
[D] Living in a [A] vintage.
.
[D] [E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
[D] .
Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times carry [D] the low.
[A] .
Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
Last week I was thinking, [B] [Bm] it's record time again.
[D] .
And I could see [E] my mate, Nathan, pacing [A] his floor.
.
I'm like, don't you worry, [Bm] .
something's bound to come out.
[E] Besides, I've been down this road [A] once before.
Yeah, getting [D].
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
[D].
Living in a [A] vintage.
.
[D] Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
[D] .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
[A] Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
[Bm] .
[Em] [D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[Bm] .
Well, it's not really a monster track, [E] Mike, I mean.
.
[A] .
Just [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
[D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
.
[D] Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
[D] .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
[A] Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
Income tax overdue.
[Bm] And I think she is too.
[D] .
Been busted, [E] I'll probably get busted [A] some more.
.
But I'll catch it all later.
[Bm] .
Can't let them stop me now.
[E] I've been down this road [A] once before.
Yeah, getting [D] .
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
[D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
[D] Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
.
[D] .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times [D] carry the low.
[A] Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
Yeah, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
.
[D] Living in [A] a day to day.
[D] .
[E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A].
they fall.
.
[D] Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times [D] carry the low.
[A] .
Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
.
[E] Living my life easy [A] come easy go.
.
[N] .
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
F#m
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D#] _ [A] _ _ _ Hi, _ _ Buckaroo's.
[Bm] _ _ .
_ Scamp walker time [D] again.
_ Yeah, I'm [E] trying to slide one by [A] you once more.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
Don't matter how you do it.
[Bm] They say, just do it like you know it.
_ _ [E] And I've been down this road once or [A] twice before.
_ _ _ Getting, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ .
[D] Living in a [A] vintage.
_ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times carry [D] the low.
_ [A] _ _ .
Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ Last week I was thinking, _ [B] _ [Bm] it's record time again.
_ _ [D] _ .
And I could see [E] my mate, Nathan, pacing [A] his floor.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ I'm like, don't you worry, _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ something's bound to come out.
_ [E] _ _ Besides, I've been down this road [A] once before.
_ _ Yeah, getting [D].
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ [D].
Living in a [A] vintage.
_ _ .
_ [D] _ _ Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
_ [A] _ Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ Well, it's not really a monster track, [E] Mike, I mean.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ Just [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ [D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
_ .
_ [D] _ _ Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
_ _ [A] _ Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Income tax overdue.
_ [Bm] _ And I think she is too.
_ _ [D] _ .
Been busted, [E] I'll probably get busted [A] some more.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ But I'll catch it all later.
_ _ [Bm] _ .
Can't let them stop me _ now.
[E] _ _ I've been down this road [A] once before.
_ _ Yeah, getting [D] _ .
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ [D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
_ [D] _ _ Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times [D] carry the low.
_ [A] _ Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy _ go.
_ _ .
Yeah, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ .
_ [D] _ Living in [A] a day to day.
_ [D] _ _ _ .
[E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A].
they fall.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times [D] carry the low.
_ [A] _ .
_ Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] Living my life easy [A] come easy go.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D#] _ [A] _ _ _ Hi, _ _ Buckaroo's.
[Bm] _ _ .
_ Scamp walker time [D] again.
_ Yeah, I'm [E] trying to slide one by [A] you once more.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
Don't matter how you do it.
[Bm] They say, just do it like you know it.
_ _ [E] And I've been down this road once or [A] twice before.
_ _ _ Getting, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ .
[D] Living in a [A] vintage.
_ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times carry [D] the low.
_ [A] _ _ .
Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ Last week I was thinking, _ [B] _ [Bm] it's record time again.
_ _ [D] _ .
And I could see [E] my mate, Nathan, pacing [A] his floor.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ I'm like, don't you worry, _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ something's bound to come out.
_ [E] _ _ Besides, I've been down this road [A] once before.
_ _ Yeah, getting [D].
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ [D].
Living in a [A] vintage.
_ _ .
_ [D] _ _ Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
_ [A] _ Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ Well, it's not really a monster track, [E] Mike, I mean.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ Just [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ [D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
_ .
_ [D] _ _ Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times carry [D] the low.
_ _ [A] _ Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Income tax overdue.
_ [Bm] _ And I think she is too.
_ _ [D] _ .
Been busted, [E] I'll probably get busted [A] some more.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ But I'll catch it all later.
_ _ [Bm] _ .
Can't let them stop me _ now.
[E] _ _ I've been down this road [A] once before.
_ _ Yeah, getting [D] _ .
by, I'm getting [E] by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ _ [D].
Living in a [A] day to day.
_ [D] _ _ Picking [E] up the pieces wherever [A] they fall.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Just letting [E] it roll, letting [F#m] the high times [D] carry the low.
_ [A] _ Just living [E] my life easy come [A] easy _ go.
_ _ .
Yeah, [D] getting by, I'm [E] getting by as my [A] stockings fade.
_ .
_ [D] _ Living in [A] a day to day.
_ [D] _ _ _ .
[E] Picking up the pieces wherever [A].
they fall.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ Just [E] letting it roll, [F#m] letting the high times [D] carry the low.
_ [A] _ .
_ Just [E] living my life easy come [A] easy go.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] Living my life easy [A] come easy go.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ .