I Get By — Stealers Wheel
Chords and lyrics for I Get By by Stealers Wheel (key of A#).
Verse 1
(From the 1972 Album STEALERS WHEEL)
Intro
[D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [F]
Verse 1
[G]Woke up this morning, I get out of bed
[G]Too late to go to work, walked my dog instead
Chorus 1
[Bb]I don't [F]try too [C]hard, but I get [G]by
Verse 2
[G]You don't have to tell me, I've got a lot to learn
[G]Think I gotta laugh at your overconcern?
Chorus 1
[Bb]I don't [C]try too hard, but I get [G]by
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Pre-Chorus
You [C]sit there with your fancy [G]cigar
And you think I got it made, [F]yeah[C]
Chorus 2
[D]I don't want no fast [G]car, whoa [C][G]no[F]
Verse 3
[G]I'm never ready, don't have to wait
[G]Everybody knows I'm bound to get there late
Chorus 1
[Bb]I don't [F]try too [C]hard, but I get [G]by
[G]Hey, lord, yeah
Pre-Chorus
[C]You sit there with your fancy [G]cigar
And you think I got it made, [F]yeah[C]
Chorus 2
[D]I don't want no fast [G]car, whoa [C][G]no[F]
Verse 3
[G]I'm never ready, you don't have to wait
[G]Everybody knows I'm bound to get there late
Chorus 1
[Bb]I don't [F]try too [C]hard, but I get [G]by, mmm
[Bb]I don't [F]try too [C]hard, but I get [G]by, yeah, oh, yeah
[Bb]I don't [F]try too [C]hard, mmm
Outro
[D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [D7] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G]Late, oh no[C]
Late, [G][F]oh[C][Bb]
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