We Got By chords by Al Jarreau

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro: Cm9Cm9 Abmaj7/Bb FMaj9Fmaj9


verse 1
                    Gm7Gm7
I hardly had a bellyful
      Am7Am7             Abm7Abm7
Never knew a new bicycle
Gm7Gm7
Hand-me-down books and shoes
Gm7Gm7                 Cm9Cm9  Abmaj7/Bb FMaj9Fmaj9
They brought the yule tides in July

verse 2
  Gm7Gm7
I rode a bus, a train and sometimes
              Am7Am7           Abm7Abm7
Strolling for miles to a movie show
Gm7Gm7
Singing a song "Shoobedoo
Gm7Gm7                 Cm9Cm9     Abmaj7/Bb
"While birds and rich folks flew
         FMaj9Fmaj9
Right on by


N.C.       Abmaj7/Bb FMaj9Fmaj9 Abmaj7/Bb
But we got by
Cm9Cm9    Amaj7/Bb FMaj9Fmaj9
Lord knows we got by

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verse 3
Gm7Gm7
Winter wishes wait till June
              Am7Am7
We brightened July with
         Abm7Abm7 Gm7Gm7
That hot dog fun

Tell your mama you're with Sue
              Cm9Cm9
You bring the beans and I'll
Abmaj7/Bb FMaj9Fmaj9
Find the wine


verse 4
     Gm7Gm7
Them neon lights were bright
Gm7Gm7
Till 2:00
                  Am7Am7
And sneaking back home with
          Abm7Abm7  Gm7Gm7
This girl named Jo

I hurried down to say do"
              Cm9Cm9
And stared my first man-child
Abmaj7/Bb FMaj9Fmaj9
In the    eye


N.C.       Abmaj7/Bb    FMaj9Fmaj9  Abmaj7/Bb
But we got by
Cm9Cm9    Amaj7/Bb   Fm7Fm7
Lord knows we got by


Verse 5
Gbm7Gbm7     Gm7Gm7                 Abm7Abm7
And  now baby's got his bellyful
Abm7Abm7        Bbmaj7Bbmaj7          Am7Am7
And finally here's that new bicycle
Abm7Abm7
Working, praying, June to June
           Dbm9Dbm9   Amaj7/B
And mama's got LA gleaming
       GbMaj9Gbmaj9
In her eye


N.C.       Amaj7/B   GbMaj9Gbmaj9  Amaj7/B
And we got by
Dbm9Dbm9     Amaj7/B  GbMaj9Gbmaj9
Lord knows we got by


Outro
                   Amaj7/B
You see we kept on walking
Amaj7/B
And talking, hawking
Amaj7/B
Ooing, cooing, wooing
GbMaj9Gbmaj9
Loving, tugging, hugging, rubbing
GbMaj9Gbmaj9            Abmaj7/B
Sugging, fugging, laying, praying, swaying
Abmaj7/B                       GbMaj9Gbmaj9
Letting, fretting, begetting, lying
GbMaj9Gbmaj9
Flying, trying, sighing, dying
Amaj7/B                        GbMaj9Gbmaj9
ad lib scat
Amaj7/B                        GbMaj9Gbmaj9
Amaj7/B                        GbMaj9Gbmaj9