Tom: E
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Looking backwards, all my pictures
A E
Look like send-ups of stolen scriptures
E
We were children dressed up like men
A E
Paintin' places we'd never been
[Chorus]
A E
How am I ever gonna get by?
A E B A
How am I ever gonna get by all by myself?
[Verse 2]
E
Well, I'm trying to keep it simple
A E
But ain't these gods so damn fickle?
E
You're stiff and strong, then you're scared and sober
A E
North Carolina in East October
[Chorus]
A E
How am I ever gonna get by?
A E B A
How am I ever gonna get by all by myself?
A E
How am I ever gonna get by?
A E B A
How am I ever gonna get by all by myself?
[Verse 3]
E
Tell me when and where you learned it
A E
You built your chapel and then you burned it
E
Was it Satan or the Second Coming?
A E
The soul you're bearing, the song you're strumming
[Chorus]
A E
How am I ever gonna get by?
A E B A
How am I ever gonna get by all by myself?
A E
How am I ever gonna get by?
A E B A
How am I ever gonna get by all by myself?
