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When We Get By

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Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with lovA#9eG7  
I Cm7look in your eyes, when I A#m7look in your D#9eyes
I G#maj7know what your thinking oA#9fG7  
T'is a Cm7beautiful day, and you're A#m7welcome to D#9stay
We can G#maj7spend some time and catch the A#9matiG7nee, sugar
Cm7You're so fine, and A#m7the day is D#9fine, and G#maj7we'll be fine
When we make it A#9by and we get G7by with love
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with lovA#9eG7  
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with lovA#9eG7  
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with lovA#9eG7  
I Cm7look in your eyes, I A#m7look in your D#9eyes
They're G#maj7pretty as the skies aA#9boveG7  
Cm7Everything, everything, everyA#m7thing is oD#9kay
We could make G#maj7love in the shade, sip some A#9chocolate lemoG7nade, sugar
Cm7You're so fine, and A#m7today's D#9fine, and G#maj7we'll be fine
When we make it A#9by and we get G7by with love
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with lovA#9eG7  
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with love
When we make it A#9by and we get G7by with love
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with lovA#9eG7  
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with love
When we make it A#9by and we get G7by with love
B7   A#m7   D#9   G#maj7We'll make it by
B7   A#m7   D#9   G#maj7We'll make it by
B7   A#m7   D#9   G#maj7We'll make it A#9by by G7by
Cm7When we get by, A#m7we'll make it D#9by,
G#maj7When we get by with lovA#9eG7  
I Cm7look in your eyes, when I A#m7look in your D#9eyes
I G#maj7know what your thinking oA#9fG7  
'Cause this is a Cm7beautiful day and you A#m7know that's a D#9fact
G#maj7You scratch mine and A#9I'll scratch your G7back sugar
Cm7You're so fine and A#m7today's D#9fine, and G#maj7we'll be fine
When we make it A#9by and we get G7by with love
Chorus to finish.
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