Get By
Talib Kweli
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|Am Bm | C Dm||Am G | Am G | [Verse 1]Am We sell, crack to our own out theG back of our homesAm We smell the musk of the dusk inG the crack of the dawnAm We go through episodes too, likeG Attack of the ClonesAm Work 'til we break our back, andG you hear the crack of the boneAm Bm Just to get by, just to get by,C Dm just to get by, just to get by [Verse 2]Am We commute to computers, spiritsG stay mute while you egos spread rumorsAm We're survivalists turned toG consumersAm Bm Just to get by, just to get by,C Dm just to get by, just to get by [Verse 3]Am Ask Him why some people got to liveG in a trailer, cuss like a sailorAm I paint a picture with the pen likeG Norman MailerAm Mi abuela raised three daughtersG all by herself, with no helpAm I think about her struggle and IG find the strength in myselfAm These words, melt in my mouth,G they hot like a jail cell in theAm SouthG Before my nigga Cor' bailed me outAm Bm To get by, just to get by, just toC Dm get by, just to get by [Verse 4]Am If you was born in New York CityG and you know you're flyAm then wave your hands in the air ifG you know, nigga [Hook]Am G This morning, I woke upAm G Feelin' brand new, I jumped upAm G Feelin' my highs (yeah) and my lows (yeah)Am G In my soul (yeah) and my goalsAm Just to stop smokin', and stopG drinkin'Continúa después del anuncioAm I've been thinkin' I've got myG reasonsAm Bm Just to get (by), just to getC (by), just to get (by), just to getDm (by) [Refrain]Am G by by by, by by by-byAm G by by by-by, by by by-byAm Bm (by), just to getC (by), just to get (by), just to getDm (by)Am G by-by-by, by by by-byAm G by by by-by, by by by-byAm Bm (by), just to getC (by), just to get (by), just to getDm (by) [Verse 5]Am We keepin' it gangster, say "fo'G shizzle", "fo' sheezy", and stayin' crunkAm It's easy to pull a breezy, smokeG trees, and we stayin' drunkAm Yo, our activism, attackin' theG system, the Blacks and Latins inAm prisonG Numbers have risen, they're victims lackin' the visionAm Shit, and all they got is rappin'G to listen toAm I let them know we missin' you, theG love is unconditionalAm Even when the condition isG critical, when the livin' is miserableAm G Your position is pivotal, I ain't bullshittin' youAm Bm Now, why would I lie? Just to getC Dm by? Just to get by, get fly, [Verse 6]Am G the TV got us reachin' for starsAm Not the ones between Venus andG Mars, the ones that be readin' for partsAm Some people get breast enhancementsG and penis enlargersAm Saturday sinners, Sunday morning atG the feet of the FatherAm G They need somethin' to rely on, we get high onAm All types of drug, when all youG really need is loveAm Bm To get by, just to get by, just toC Dm get by, just to get byAm Our parents sing like John Lennon:G imagine all the people watchAm We rock like Paul McCartney fromG now until the last Beatle drop. (What?) (yah yo-yo yo, yo) [Hook]Am G This morning, I woke upAm G Feelin' brand new, I jumped upAm G Feelin' my highs, and my lowsAm G In my soul, and my goal'sAm Just to stop smokin' and stopG drinkin'Am G I've been thinkin' I got my reasonsAm Bm Just to get (by), just to getC (by), just to get (by), just to getDm (by) (yah yo-yo yo, yo) [Verse 3]Am G Some people cry, and some people tryAm Just to get by, for a piece of theG pieAm G You love to eat and get highAm We deceive when we lie, and weG keepin' it fly (yah yo-yo yo, yo)Am Bm When the people decide to keep aC Dm disguise, can't see they eyes,Am see the evil inside, but there'sG people you findAm Strong or feeble in mind, I stayG readin' the signsAm G Some people cry, and some people tryAm Just to get by, for a piece of theG pieAm G You love to eat and get highAm We deceive when we lie, and weG keepin' it flyAm (yah yo-yo yo, yo) [Otro] (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)