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β« Intro:
E B F# B
E B F#
β« Verse 1:
G#m B
Eighteen, failed dream
F#
Attracted to a bad scene
Think I'll make a couple errands
E B
Cataclysmic age to be
F#
When you're out of luck and your mother's in need
G#m B
I made my money for the crooks and pushers
F# E B
In the hopes that I got somethin' together for tonight
F#
I'm going out
E B F#
Oh, tonight I'm going out
β« Chorus:
E B F#
I'm only gettin' started
B E
Don't mean to be disheartened
B F#
It felt like I'd give it up so many times before
B E
But I'm still here grinding
B F#
I'm only gettin' started
B E
Don't need to be dishearten d
B F#
It felt like I'd given up so many tim s before
But I'm still here grinding
β« Verse 2:
G#m B F#
I came home and you were on the floor
E B F#
Floored by the letters and the council rigmarole
G#m B F#
What I wouldn't do to get you out this hole
E B F#
For tonight I gotta let her go
E B F#
But tonight you gotta let me let go
β« Chorus:
E B F#
I'm only gettin' started
B E
Don't mean to be disheartened
B F#
It felt like I'd give it up so many times before
B E
But I'm still here grinding
B F#
I'm only gettin' started
B E
Don't need to be dishearten d
B F#
It felt like I'd given up so many tim s before
B E
But I'm still here grinding
β« Post-Chorus:
E F#
I'm gettin' started
G#m
Gettin' started
F#/Bb
I'm gettin' started
B
I'm only gettin' started
β« Chorus:
E B F#
I'm only gettin' started (I'm gettin' started)
G#m
Don't mean to be disheartened (I'm gettin' started)
F#/Bb
It felt like I'd give it up so many times before (I'm gettin' started)
But I'm still here grinding (I'm gettin' started)
E
I'm only gettin' started (I'm gettin' started)
F#
Don't mean to be disheartened (I'm gettin' started)
G#m F#/Bb
It felt like I'd give it up so many times before (I'm gettin' started)
β« Outro:
E B F# B
E B F# B E
Other versions of this song
- Getting Started (Intro)
- Getting Started (Bass)
Song History
Published: October 11, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025