Gettin' There chords by Mose Allison

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Verse 1
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 (C major) People ask me  (D major) questions 'bout
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the way  (F major) I've spent my  (E major) life
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 (C major) Thirty years  (D major) in  (F major) showbiz, only
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had one  (E major) wife
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 (A major) Limousines and  (G major) swimmin' pools,
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I  (C major) didn't  (E major) get my  (F major) share  (G major)  (F major) 
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But  (A major) I'm not down (D major) hearted
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I  (A major) am not down (D major) hearted
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 (E flatdim) I'm not down (D major) hearted,
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 (E major) but I'm gettin'  (A major) there  (D major) 
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I'm  (A minor) gettin' there  (D major) 
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I'm  (A major) gettin' there
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 (D major)  (Esus4) 

Verse 2
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Did you  (C major) ever get the feel (D major) ing
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you've been  (F major) taken for a ride?  (E major) 
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The  (C major) big ones eat the  (D major) little ones and
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there's  (F major) no place left to hide  (E major) 
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 (A major) Just don't drink the wa (G major) ter
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Try  (C major) not to breathe the  (F major) air
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But  (A minor) I'm  (D major) not discouraged
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I  (A major) am not dis (D major) couraged
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 (E flatdim) I'm not dis (D major) couraged,
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 (E major) but I'm gettin'  (A minor) there  (D major) 
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I'm  (A minor) gettin' there  (D major) 

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Interlude 1
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 (A major)  (D major)  (E major)  (C major)  (D major)  (F major) 
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Verse 3
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No  (C major) matter  (A minor) how I'm  (D major) feeling,
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I still pro (F major) pose a toast  (E major) 
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If you're  (C major) almost  (A minor) suc (D major) cessful,
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you're better  (F major) off than  (E major) most
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If  (A major) I  was selling phantasy
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 (E major) I'd  (C major) be a  (D major) millionaire  (F major) 
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But  (A major) I'm not disillu (D major) sioned
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I  (A major) am not disillu (D major) sioned
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 (E flatdim) I'm not disil (D major) lusioned,
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 (E major) but I'm gettin'  (A major) there  (D major) 
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I'm  (A major) gettin' there  (D major) 