Just Getting By
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"Just Getting By" - Neal Casal - Anytime Tomorrow - 2000
Transcribed by wranglingoutlaw
Capo1
Intro - | G | G | C C/B | Am |
G
I've got more dreams
C C/B Am
Than I can take At one time
G
I can't seem to settle down
C C/B Am
I can't seem to relax In My mind
Bm
Without a place to rest,
Am
Without a place to hide, to hideaway
Bm Am
But it's not over yet, I'm only passing time
C D
Just getting by
G
Names from the past
C C/B Am
But that was half My life ago
G
I don't want to let them down
C C/B Am
But I think it's time, I let them go
Bm
To find some place to rest
Am
Somewhere in My mind, and hideaway
Bm
I don't want to forget,
Am
But I've spent so much time
C D
Just getting by....
| G | G |
...
C C/B Am
The roughest ride is always in the clouds
Em D
And that's where We've been flying
Am
Too high
A D
Too high Ahh.. Ha....
C G ..
We've got to come down
... | G | C C/B | Am |
Sometime
| G | G | C C/B | Am |
G
So much to think about
C C/B Am
Before Our days Just slip away
G
I wish there was so much more
C C/B Am
That I could do For You
Bm
With one more eye to catch
Am
And one more name to sign,You're on Your way
Bm
But it's not over yet,
Am
We're only passing time,
C D
Just getting by
| G | G | C C/B | Am |
Just getting by
| G | G | C C/B | Am G ..
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