Key: C Intro: C G Am F C Dm E7 Am F C Dm G C Verse 1: C G Am Will the astonishment kill me F C Dm E Can I die from being blown aghast Am F C Somewhere out there a whale is swimmin. Hey! Dm G C And when I find it I will know at last F I seenthe silversmiths in baghdad and bosra Dm G E I laid eyes on them alone Am I'm talking bout dimensions F I'm talkin bout ascending C/E Dm G C My soul's gonna know to come to me when i'm home
Verse 2: C G Am Trace me back a thousand mothers F C Dm E7 Maybe time is just a magazine Am I wanna tell all the things i know F C/E How a mind can really grow Dm G C But then again, I ain't ever been F Unconditional love has conditions, love Dm G E7 Ask anyone, they know best Am F I thought that Jesus was for everyone C/E Dm G C G I picked the wrong flavor Christ I guess Chorus: C But don't we get by C7 Don't we get by F Fm C G C G Don't we get by alright? Am Em Don't we get by F G C Don't we get by alright Harmonica Solo: C G Am F C/E Dm E7 Am F C Dm G C Verse 2: C G Am The skeletons of the living dead amongst us F C Dm E7 Lived and laughed and loved so bitterly Am They said "you had better hate F C All the people that I hate" Dm G "you better wear the same skin C As me" F I've seen camels weave themselves through needles Dm G E I've seen angels avoid the eyes of the dead Am Still blessed are the meek F C/E The geeks and the freaks Dm G C G Blessed are cursed instead Chorus: C But don't we get by C7 Don't we get by F Fm C G Don't we get by alright? C G Don't we get by Am Em Don't we get by F G C Don't we get by alright Bridge: F There are Mesopotamian visions Dm G E And then again, there are midwestern dreams Am I built a trebuchet to jump the wall and see 'em F C/E While they were quarrying the Colosseum G C G I saw a copy of the facsimile Chorus: C But don't we get by C7 Don't we get by F Fm C G Don't we get by alright? C G Don't we get by Am Em Don't we get by F G C Don't we get by alright Harmonica Solo: C G Am F C/E Dm E7 Am F C/E Dm G C Cmaj7