Tom: E
F#m A E B
F#m A E B
E B
E B
[Verse]
E B
Here I stand
E B
Going through the motions with the mic in my hand
E B
Playing hard to get, pretending like I understand
E B
Just a fool getting by
E B
Just a fool doing alright
Rock out now
[Interlude]
F#m A E B
F#m A E B
[Verse]
E B E B
Out getting loaded, only way away from the pain I guess?
E B
Holding me so tightly will it ever let me rest?
E B
Memorize the lines and try to work within the frame
E B
Busting out the glass, bloody knuckles broke the pain
[Chorus]
E B
Just a fool getting by
E B
Just a fool doing alright
E B
Just a fool getting by
E B
Just a fool doing alright
E B
Just a fool, just a fool
[Interlude]
F#m A E B
F#m A E B
[Verse]
E B
Out on the street
E B
Bleeding in the gutter, busting out the teeth
E B
Spoke my mind, wound up on the wrong side of the fence
E B
Made another promise that should have never left my lips
E B
Now I'm wasting away behind the bars of this country cage
E B
Nowhere else to turn and try to quiet down my rage
E B
Thinking about the ones who did just what they always said
E B
Trying to find the strength it takes to become one of them
E B
Working for the man and dreaming of the day
E B
That I'm throwing down the hammer and marching my own way
[Chorus]
E B
Just a fool getting by
E B
Just a fool doing alright
E B
Just a fool getting by
E B
Just a fool doing alright
E B
And dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight
E B
Just a fool, just a fool
E B
Just a fool, just a fool
