We Got by chords by Al Jarreau
Verse 1
Am
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D
Em
I hardly had a bellyful
F#m
Never knew a new bicycle
Em
Hand-me-down books books
books and shoes
A
Am
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D
They brought the yule tides in July
Verse 2
Em
I rode a bus, a train and sometimes
F#m
Fdim
Strolling for miles to a movie show
Em
Singing a song "Shoobedoo
Am
"While birds and rich folks flew
G
D
Right on by
Verse 3
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But we got by
Am
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D
Lord knows we got by
Verse 4
Em
Winter wishes wait till June
F#m
We brightened July with
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That hot dog fun
Em
Tell your mama you're with Sue
A
You bring the beans and I'll
G
D
Find the wine
Em
Them neon lights were bright
Till 2:00
F#m
And sneaking back home with
This girl named Jo
Em
I hurried down to say do"
Am
And stared my first man-child
G
D
In In the eye
Verse 5
Gsus4
But we got by
G
D
Lord knows we got by
Interlude 1
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Am
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And now
Verse 6
Fm
baby's got his bellyful
Gm
And finally here's that new bicycle
Gbm
Fm
Working, praying, June to June
Bbm
And mama's got LA gleaming
Eb
In her eye
Verse 7
Absus4
Gb
Eb
And we got by
Absus4
Gb
Absus4
Bbm
Ab
Lord knows we got by
Verse 8
Eb
Absus4
You see we kept on walking
Gb
And talking, hawking
Absus4
Gb
Ooing, cooing, wooing
Eb
Gm
Loving, tugging, hugging, rubbing
Gb
Sugging, fugging, laying,
Absus4
praying, swaying
Eb
Letting, fretting, begetting, lying
Absus4
Gb
Bbm
Flying, trying, sighing,
Eb
Gm
Absus4
Gb
Absus4
Gb
Eb
dy ing.
Outro 1
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Ebm
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Absus4
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We Got by
Al Jarreau
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