Gettin' By — Jerry Jeff Walker
Chords and lyrics for Gettin' By by Jerry Jeff Walker (key of A).
Verse 1
When it's sung live the second verse is usually left out so I've left it
out of this version.
[A]Hi buckaroos, [D]Skamp Walker time again
[E]I'm tryin to slide one by you once [A]more
[A]Don't matter how you do it
[D]Just do it like you know it
[E]I've been down this road once or twice [A]before
Chorus
[A]Just gettin' [D]by on gettin' [E]by's my stock in [A]trade
[D]Livin it day to [A]day
[D]Pickin' up the [E]pieces wherever they [A]fall
[D]Just letting it [E]roll, lettin the [A]high times carry the [D]load
[A]Just livin my [E]life easy come, easy[A] go
[A] [D] [E] [A] [A] [D] [E] [A]
Chorus
[A]Just gettin' [D]by on gettin' [E]by's my stock in [A]trade
[D]Livin it day to [A]day
[D]Pickin' up the [E]pieces wherever they [A]fall
[D]Just letting it [E]roll, lettin the [A]high times carry the [D]load
[A]I'm livin my [E]life easy come, easy [A]go
[A]Income tax is overdue,[D] I think she is too
[E]Been busted and I'll probably get busted some [A]more
But I'll catch it all later,[D] can't let em stop me now
[E]I've been down this road once or twice [A]before
Chorus
[A]Just gettin' [D]by on gettin' [E]by's my stock in [A]trade
[D]Livin it day to [A]day
[D]Pickin' up the [E]pieces wherever they [A]fall
[D]Just letting it [E]roll, lettin the [A]high times carry the [D]load
[A]I'm livin my [E]life easy come, easy [A]go
Chorus
[A]Just gettin' [D]by on gettin' [E]by's my stock in [A]trade
[D]Livin it day to [A]day
[D]Pickin' up the [E]pieces wherever they [A]fall
[D]Just letting it [E]roll, lettin the [A]high times carry the [D]load
[A]I'm livin my [E]life easy come, easy [A]go
[A]I'm livin my [E]life easy come, easy [A]go
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