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We Got by easy guitar chords by
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau

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Verse 1
Am
Gsus4
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
G
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
G
Gsus4
D
G
Gsus4

But we got by

Am
G
D

Lord knows we got by
Verse 4
Em

Winter wishes wait till June
F#m

We brightened July with
Fdim

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
D
A
G
Gsus4
Am
Gsus4

D
Em
F#m
Fdim

Em
Am
Gsus4
Dm

Ebm
Em
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

An d 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, sigh ing,
Eb
Gm
Absus4
Gb
Absus4
Gb
Eb

dy ing.
Outro 1
Eb
Absus4
Gb
Absus4

Gb
Eb
Absus4
Gb
Absus4
Eb

Absus4
Gb
Ab
Eb

Absus4
Gb
Ab
Ebm

Eb
Absus4
Gb
Absus4
Ab
Eb

Absus4
Gb
Ab
Eb
Gb

Ab
Eb
Ab
Ab

Gb

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Chords
  • Am

  • Gsus4

  • D

  • Em

  • F#m

    2
  • A

  • G

  • Fdim

    3
  • Dm

  • Ebm

    6
  • Fm

  • Gm

    3
  • Gbm

    2
  • Bbm

  • Eb

    6
  • Absus4

    4
  • Gb

    2
  • Ab

    4

Capo: 3

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