G                             
Ask me how I'm doin'
Bm                               
I smile and say "Just fine"
 G                               
And there's no need to ask me, brotha
 Bm                           
What I've been doin' to pass the time
                                 
                                 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
  G                                Bm
I lay awake at night, still fallin' under your spell (Let her go)
   G                              Bm
What was a home is again my lonely prison cell (She don't know)
                                 
                                 
[Chorus]
    G                     Bm        
Try to get by just for a while
  G                               Bm
To hide my pride, paint on my smile
                                 
                                 
[Verse 2]
  G                               
Too late to say I'm sorry
   Bm                              
With a guilt that I can't stand
  G                               
Upon your chest your arms are folded
 Bm                                
With a bottle in your hand
                                 
                                 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  G                                Bm
The devil makes his mark, the needle takes its toll (Let her go)
  G                             Bm  
I told you that I'd forgive, but that won't save your soul (She don't know)
                                 
                                 
[Chorus]
  G                       Bm        
Try to get by just for a while
   G                   Bm           
To hide my pride, paint on my smile
    G                      Bm       
Yeah, try to get by just for a while
     G                       Bm     
To hide my pride, paint on my smile
                                 
                                 
[Verse 3]
   G                              
All these people think I'm crazy
    Bm                             
I smile and say I'm fine
    G                             
I saw the cruelness of addiction
    Bm                             
I saw you fade away with time
                                 
                                 
[Chorus]
   G                   Bm           
Try to get by just for a while
     G                  Bm          
To hide my pride, paint on smile
     G                   Bm         
Try to get by just for a while
     G                    Bm        
To hide my tears, paint on my smile
     G                     Bm       
Try to get by just for a while, yeah
     G                     Bm       
(Can't you see yeah)