Key: F
Introduction: Em C D Em
Em C
Government man keep calling my house
D Em
talking ?bout i owe, harassing my spouse.
Em C
Gotta park my truck on another block
D Em
cause the sub-prime loan got my ass in hock.
Em C
Gotta couple good friends with helping hands
D Em
I need a brand new job with a health care plan.
Em C
They closed the plant, they stole my job
D Em
told me crime don?t pay unless you ask the mob.
Em C
So i smoke a little grass, drink a little wine.
D Em
Watch a little tube, try to kill a little time.
Em C
And every single day i fall a little more behind.
D Em
But i?m paying it no mind, it?ll all be fine.
Em C DEm
I get by (got it good)
Em C DEm
I barely get by (got it good)
Em C DEm
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
Em C DEm
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
Em C
Party people in the place to be
D Em
Put your hands in the sky if you barely getting by
Em C
It?s on and on till the brake of dawn
D Em
Got to keep the rent paid and the power on
Em C
Yes yes y?all and it never stops.
D Em
I don?t trust the government, i don?t trust no cops.
Em C
We dip and we dive and we socialize
D Em
We struggle and we strive just to stay alive.
Em C DEm
I get by
Em C DEm
I barely get by
No Chords
Em C
Party people in the place to be
D Em
Put your hands in the sky if you barely getting by
Em C
It?s on and on till the brake of dawn
D Em
Got to keep the rent paid and the power on
Em C
Yes yes y?all and it never stops.
D
I don?t trust the government
Em
I don?t trust no cops.
Em C
I dip and i dive and i socialize
D Em
I struggle and i strive just to stay alive.