|Am Bm | C Dm||Am G | Am G | [Verse 1]Am G We sell, crack to our own out the back of our homesAm G We smell the musk of the dusk in the crack of the dawnAm G We go through episodes too, like Attack of the ClonesAm G Work 'til we break our back, and you hear the crack of the boneAm 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 rumorsAm G We're survivalists turned to consumersAm 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 sailorAm G I paint a picture with the pen like Norman MailerAm G Mi abuela raised three daughters all by herself, with no helpAm G I think about her struggle and I find the strength in myselfAm G Am These words, melt in my mouth, they hot like a jail cell in the SouthG Before my nigga Cor' bailed me outAm 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 flyAm G then wave your hands in the air if 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 G Just to stop smokin', and stop drinkin'Continues after the adAm G I've been thinkin' I've got my reasonsAm 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-byAm G by by by-by, by by by-byAm Bm C Dm (by), just to get (by), just to get (by), just to get (by)Am G by-by-by, by by by-byAm G by by by-by, by by by-byAm 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' crunkAm G It's easy to pull a breezy, smoke trees, and we stayin' drunkAm G Am Yo, our activism, attackin' the system, the Blacks and Latins in prisonG Numbers have risen, they're victims lackin' the visionAm G Shit, and all they got is rappin' to listen toAm G I let them know we missin' you, the love is unconditionalAm G Even when the condition is critical, when the livin' is miserableAm G Your position is pivotal, I ain't bullshittin' youAm 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 starsAm G Not the ones between Venus and Mars, the ones that be readin' for partsAm G Some people get breast enhancements and penis enlargersAm G Saturday sinners, Sunday morning at the feet of the FatherAm G They need somethin' to rely on, we get high onAm G All types of drug, when all you really need is loveAm Bm C Dm To get by, just to get by, just to get by, just to get byAm G Our parents sing like John Lennon: imagine all the people watchAm 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 upAm G Feelin' brand new, I jumped upAm G Feelin' my highs, and my lowsAm G In my soul, and my goal'sAm G Just to stop smokin' and stop drinkin'Am G I've been thinkin' I got my reasonsAm 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 tryAm G Just to get by, for a piece of the pieAm G You love to eat and get highAm 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 findAm G Strong or feeble in mind, I stay readin' the signsAm G Some people cry, and some people tryAm G Just to get by, for a piece of the pieAm G You love to eat and get highAm G We deceive when we lie, and we keepin' it flyAm (yah yo-yo yo, yo) [Other] (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)
Get By
Talib Kweli
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