to get by chords by Malcolm Holcombe

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Verse 1
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washin' up them
dirty ol' dishes
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mama's good china washed
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away in the flood
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ev'ry drop o' my common sense
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never was good enough

Verse 2

to get by to get by

to get by lord to get by

i scribbled

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Verse 3

down some grocery list

the kind on the

frigidaire

rice's grocery down on main street

we got credit there

Verse 4

to get by to get by

to get by lord to get by

Verse 5

too young to buy cigarettes

so i stole em for a friend o' mine

he dont breathe too good these days

but aint givin' up tryin'

Verse 6

to get by to get by

to get by lord to get by

Verse 7

the power of youth runs by and by

stuck in a revolvin' door

some high falutin' trick in my mind

always cries out for more

Verse 8

to get by to get by

Verse 9
dem bells and whistles they talk money
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for the suits and ties in the cubicles
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oldtime mem'ries soon forgotten
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C 
we use to jus' make do

Verse 10

to get by to get by

to get by lord to get by

egyp

Verse 11

tians mummified their dead

the roman empire flourished

all them after life possessions

makes me old and foolish

Verse 12

to get by to get by

to get by lord to get by

Verse 13

to get by to get by

Verse 14
now
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a dollar burns a hole in my pocket
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from the magazines o' the
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american dream
the grass is always greener
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C 
on my neighbor's property