Intro: Ab Eb Bbm Db Ab

Verse 1:
           Ab       Eb
You'll get by just fine
                  Bbm                         Db                             Ab
The comin' of the ages, another xxxxxx' dream wasted, and the passin' of the time.
               Ab               Eb
And you'll get by, just take it slow
                    Bbm                                      Db                 Ab
Cuz everything, everywhere, all the time, ain't a thing that you always have to know.

Bridge 1:
                         Bbm
So be kind when it ain't easy
                     Fm
Don't let the vices in deep
                 Ab                        Eb
And call up your mamma when you've got the time.
                      Bbm
Let the trash take itself out
                            Fm
Take the telephone off the line for a while
                Ab                         Eb
Never let your hands play for a rich man's dime.

Chorus:
               Bbm     Fm
And you'll get by-y-y-y-y
     Ab      Eb
Just fiiiiiine

Instrumental: Bbm Db Ab

Verse 2:
              Ab                      Eb
And she said "Boy, you've been gone a long time"
                   Bbm                      Db                        Ab
The comin' of your age has been a long hard practice in lettin' birds fly.
               Ab             Eb
And you'll fly east to Old Kentucky
                       Bbm                           Db                               Ab
And if you're feelin' lucky, you'll spend all your spendin' money on women, weed, and wine.

Bridge 2:
                         Bbm
So be kind when it ain't easy
                     Fm
Don't let the vices in deep
                 Ab                        Eb
And call up your mamma when you've got the time.
                      Bbm
Let the trash take itself out
                                Fm
Don't let em tell you Oklahoma ain't in the South
                Ab                         Eb
Never let your hands work for a rich man's dime.

Chorus:
               Bbm     Fm
And you'll get by-y-y-y-y
     Ab      Eb
Just fiiiiiine

Instrumental: Bbm Db Ab

Outro:
                Ab                      Eb
And you'll find God at the end of every hard road
                  Bbm                         Db                            Ab
The comin' of the age is, another practice in patience, and learnin' how to grow old.
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