27th December 2000, 7.15pm
I GOT BY IN TIME
(Paul Weller)
Chords used:
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G#m/F#: 466444 (F# implied by the bass)
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/ (x4)
Saw a girl that I used to know
I was deep in thought at the time
Didn't recognize her face at first
'Cos I was probably looking at mine
Yeah well she was the only girl I've ever loved
But my folks didn't dig her so much
I was young, it was serious
And to me she was the world (she was my world now)
I thought I'd never live without her but
I got by in time
n..
Well let me tell ya now
I saw a guy that I used to know
Man he's changed so much
I think it hurt him to say hello
He hardly opened his mouth
Yeah well he was my best friend a few years ago
Truly inseparable
We were young (young), and full of ideas,
We were gonna rule this whole world
But something happened I didn't know why
And well that's the way that it goes
I suppose
What you say, what you do
Don't mean nothing (nothing) (nothing at all) yeah
And all the bonds you make between
Can be broken anytime you want, now
Please tell me if my philosophy's wrong
I've got to know the truth
I don't mean to fail anyone but
You know it's somethin' I do o-o-oh
So nice to see you tonight
And I'm so glad that you came
I'm sure the people all standing outside say
'Sure feel the same'
Yeah my point is in a roundabout way
In time you will always forget
'Cos the memories (memories) that are shouting me on
To me they're everything (they're everything now)
I know they always will be mine
And no-one can take them away
/ (x4)