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I GET BY: Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
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The songs is pretty simple, it's just straight power chords. Just a heads
up: the chords are a mix of the first a second octave, so listen to the song
who's tab of this was used as a starting point. But basically, I tabbed it
myself outside of the verse riff, so any mistakes are most likely my fault.
Any questions/comments/corrections should be directed to
Lyrics straight from Honest Bob's site.
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Intro: x2
If I had you I'd hold you like a guitar
I could slay you with a well-placed F sharp barre
If you don't want to hear that tune I'll leave my fingers where they are
And every time I see your face I want to touch it
And I know I'll never touch it
I get by, I get by
And I can't tell how hard I tried
I can't reveal what I can't hide
I said that I was fine, I lied
But I can stick around and see you smile from the side
(same chords for verse and chorus 2)
I say William Shakespeare had the right idea
Put your passion in a poem she won't hear
If your heart is whole again you can publish it next year
And every time I see your neck I want to kiss it
And I know I'll never kiss it
I get by, I get by
And I've been in my head too long
To know when what I think is wrong
But I can write another song
And I can stick around and see you as you sing along
I had another set of words to use instead of what I'm singing here
The rhymes were intricate and every line was filled with alliteration and
the best poetic tricks
It demonstrated just how clearly I'm the perfect guy for you to hear
But in reality perfection isn't really what we want so we just
throw words at the page and we
Call it a masterpiece if any part of it sticks
< , , low , high , low , high , low
EF#
I've been waiting on another bright idea
(listen to the song to get the timing)
(repeat, slowly speeding up)
I've been working on a song that you won't hear
I've been working on a song that you won't hear
I've been working on a song for you, dear
And everybody tells me that I'm fine
And everybody tells me not to mind
And everybody says just toe the line
And everybody tells me that the world was made for me to play in
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but I don't believe them
Outro: x3