Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: E A E B Verse 1: E You feel it come apart, it's ripping at the seams A Spilling out with everything, your hopes and dreams E Accompanied by misery and all that it B brings to tear you away
Verse 2: E You're coming so close to standing bird in hand A You find it so much harder just to get back up again E But that's how you manage to pretend B it'll be okay Pre-Chorus: A Yeah you made it through E In all that you do A E B Even when the black & blue starts to set in Chorus: A E Ohoh, you can try A E To push it all aside A But sooner or later life will pass you B by A E And in the end A E When the pain sets in A B We find a way to take it in stride A And we get by E Yeah we're getting by A We get by E A E A E A B Yeah we're getting by Verse 3: E You see the sunrise just around the bend A You've made it through the darkness until the end E You've been through hell and back again B to find your way home Verse 4: E And all your scars you wear with pride A You never cover up or keep it all inside E Cause that's how you know you're still B alive and that you've grown Pre-Chorus: A Yeah you made it through E In all that you do A E B Even when the black & blue has already set in Chorus: A E Oh you can try A E To push it all aside A But sooner or later life will pass you B by A E And in the end A E When the pain sets in A B We find a way to take it in stride A And we get by E A E A E A B Yeah we're getting by Bridge: A E Whoa and giving in means there's nothing left A E Oh giving in means there's nothing left A E Yeah giving in means there's nothing B left to change A E Whoa and giving in means there's nothing left A E Oh giving in means there's nothing left A E Yeah giving in means there's nothing B left to change Chorus: A E Oh You can try A E To push it all aside A But sooner or later life will pass you B by A E And in the end A E When the pain sets in A B We find a way to take it in stride A And we get by E Yeah we're getting by Outro: A We get by E Yeah we're getting by A Getting by E Yeah we get by