Key: B major•
Intro 1
E
A
E
F#
E
F#
E
F#
Verse 1
B
F#
It must be getting early,
B
E
A
E
F#
clocks are running late
Paint- by- number morning sky
B
E
B
looks so phony
F#
B
Dawn is breaking everywhere,
E
A
E
light a candle, curse the glare
B
E
I don't care 'cause it's alright
Verse 2
F#
B
E
F#
I will get by
B
E
F#
I will get by
B
A
E
F#
I will get by
Interlude 1
F#
Verse 3
B
F#
I see you've got your fist out,
B
E
A
E
F#
say your piece and get out
B
E
Yes, I get the gist of it, but it's alright
B
F#
B
Sorry that you feel that way,
E
A
E
F#
the only thing there is to say
B
E
F#
Every silver lining's got a touch of grey
Verse 4
B
E
F#
I will get by
B
E
C#m
F#
I will get by
B
A
E
F#
I will get by
Interlude 2
I will survive
E
F#
C#m
Verse 5
C#
F#
C#m
It's a lesson to me
F#
G#m
and the C's
D#
C#
F#
B
The ABC's we all must face
Interlude 3
F#
B
F#
B
E
A
E
F#
B
E
B
F#
B
E
A
E
F#
B
E
F#
B
E
F#
B
E
F#
B
A
E
F#
E
F#
C#m
Verse 6
C#
F#
It's a lesson to me
C#m
C#
The Deltas and the East
F#
G#m
and the Freeze
D#
C#
F#
B
The ABC's we all think of
Verse 7
F#
B
F#
I know the rent is in arrears,
B
E
A
E
the dog has not been fed in years
F#
B
It's even worse than it appears,
E
B
but it's alright
B
E
A
kid can't read at seventeen
E
F#
The words he knows are all obscene,
B
E
but it's alright
Verse 8
F#
B
E
F#
I will get by
B
E
F#
I will get by
A
E
F#
I will survive
E
F#
Verse 9
B
F#
B
The shoe is on the hand it fits,
E
A
E
F#
there's really nothing much to it
Whistle through your teeth and spit
B
E
F#
E
'cause it's alright
B
F#
B
Oh, well, a touch of grey,
E
A
kinda suits you anyway
E
F#
That was all I had to say
B
E
and it's alright
Verse 10
F#
B
E
F#
I will get by
B
E
F#
I will get by
B
A
E
F#
I will get by
Interlude 4
I will survive
E
F#
Verse 11
B
E
F#
We will get by
B
E
F#
We will get by
B
A
E
F#
We will get by
Interlude 5
We will survive
E
F#
Verse 12
B
E
F#
We will get by
B
E
F#
We will get by
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A F# B C#m...
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