Al Jarreau - We got by

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I ^Gm7rode a bus, a train and sometimes Strolling for ^Am7miles to a mov^Abm7ie show ^Gm7Singing a song "Shoobedoo ^Gm7"While birds and ric^Cm9h folks ^Abmaj7/Bbflew Right on ^Fmaj9by

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But we got ^Abmaj7/Bbby ^{Fmaj9 Abmaj7/Bb Cm9}Lord kn^Amaj7/Bbows we go^Fmaj9t by

^Gm7Winter wishes wait till June We brightened ^Am7July with That hot ^Abm7dog f^Gm7un

You bring the ^Cm9beans and I'll ^Abmaj7/BbFind the w^Fmaj9ine

Them ^Gm7neon lights were bright ^Gm7Till 2:00 And sneaking back ^Am7home with This girl ^Abm7named ^Gm7Jo

And stared my ^Cm9first man-child ^Abmaj7/BbIn the ^Fmaj9eye

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But we got ^Abmaj7/Bbby ^{Fmaj9 Abmaj7/Bb Cm9}Lord kn^Amaj7/Bbows we got ^Fm7by

^Gbm7And now ^Gm7baby's got his belly^Abm7ful ^Abm7And finally ^Bbmaj7here's that new ^Am7bicycle ^Abm7Working, praying, June to June And mama's ^Dbm9got LA ^Amaj7/Bgleaming In her ^Gbmaj9eye

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You see we kept on ^Amaj7/Bwalking ^Amaj7/BAnd talking, hawking ^Amaj7/BOoing, cooing, wooing ^Gbmaj9Loving, tugging, hugging, rubbing ^Gbmaj9Sugging, fugging, ^Abmaj7/Blaying, praying, swaying ^Abmaj7/BLetting, fretting, begetting, l^Gbmaj9ying ^Gbmaj9Flying, trying, sighing, dying ^Amaj7/Bad lib scat ^Gbmaj9 Amaj7/B Gbmaj9 Amaj7/B Gbmaj9