Talib Kweli – Get By chords
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[Intro] |Am Bm | C Dm| |Am G | Am G | [Verse 1] Am G We sell, crack to our own out the back of our homes Am G We smell the musk of the dusk in the crack of the dawn Am G We go through episodes too, like Attack of the Clones Am G Work 'til we break our back, and you hear the crack of the bone Am Bm C Dm Just to get by, just to get by, just to get by, just to get by [Verse 2] Am G We commute to computers, spirits stay mute while you egos spread rumors Am G We're survivalists turned to consumers Am Bm C Dm Just to get by, just to get by, just to get by, just to get by [Verse 3] Am G Ask Him why some people got to live in a trailer, cuss like a sailor Am G I paint a picture with the pen like Norman Mailer Am G Mi abuela raised three daughters all by herself, with no help Am G I think about her struggle and I find the strength in myself Am G Am These words, melt in my mouth, they hot like a jail cell in the South G Before my nigga Cor' bailed me out Am Bm C Dm To get by, just to get by, just to get by, just to get by [Verse 4] Am G If you was born in New York City and you know you're fly Am G then wave your hands in the air if you know, nigga [Hook] Am G This morning, I woke up Am G Feelin' brand new, I jumped up Am G Feelin' my highs (yeah) and my lows (yeah) Am G In my soul (yeah) and my goals Am G Just to stop smokin', and stop drinkin' Am G I've been thinkin' I've got my reasons Am Bm C Dm Just to get (by), just to get (by), just to get (by), just to get (by) [Refrain] Am G by by by, by by by-by Am G by by by-by, by by by-by Am Bm C Dm (by), just to get (by), just to get (by), just to get (by) Am G by-by-by, by by by-by Am G by by by-by, by by by-by Am Bm C Dm (by), just to get (by), just to get (by), just to get (by) [Verse 5] Am G We keepin' it gangster, say "fo' shizzle", "fo' sheezy", and stayin' crunk Am G It's easy to pull a breezy, smoke trees, and we stayin' drunk Am G Am Yo, our activism, attackin' the system, the Blacks and Latins in prison G Numbers have risen, they're victims lackin' the vision Am G Shit, and all they got is rappin' to listen to Am G I let them know we missin' you, the love is unconditional Am G Even when the condition is critical, when the livin' is miserable Am G Your position is pivotal, I ain't bullshittin' you Am Bm C Dm Now, why would I lie? Just to get by? Just to get by, get fly, [Verse 6] Am G the TV got us reachin' for stars Am G Not the ones between Venus and Mars, the ones that be readin' for parts Am G Some people get breast enhancements and penis enlargers Am G Saturday sinners, Sunday morning at the feet of the Father Am G They need somethin' to rely on, we get high on Am G All types of drug, when all you really need is love Am Bm C Dm To get by, just to get by, just to get by, just to get by Am G Our parents sing like John Lennon: imagine all the people watch Am G We rock like Paul McCartney from now until the last Beatle drop. (What?) (yah yo-yo yo, yo) [Hook] Am G This morning, I woke up Am G Feelin' brand new, I jumped up Am G Feelin' my highs, and my lows Am G In my soul, and my goal's Am G Just to stop smokin' and stop drinkin' Am G I've been thinkin' I got my reasons Am Bm C Dm Just to get (by), just to get (by), just to get (by), just to get (by) (yah yo-yo yo, yo) [Verse 3] Am G Some people cry, and some people try Am G Just to get by, for a piece of the pie Am G You love to eat and get high Am G We deceive when we lie, and we keepin' it fly (yah yo-yo yo, yo) Am Bm C Dm When the people decide to keep a disguise, can't see they eyes, Am G see the evil inside, but there's people you find Am G Strong or feeble in mind, I stay readin' the signs Am G Some people cry, and some people try Am G Just to get by, for a piece of the pie Am G You love to eat and get high Am G We deceive when we lie, and we keepin' it fly Am (yah yo-yo yo, yo) [Outro] (accappella) N.C. When the people decide to keep a disguise Can't see they eyes, see the evil inside But there's people you find Strong or feeble in mind, I stay readin' the signs yah yo-yo yo, yo (hey) X