High On Gettin By

G G7 I been stranded on the plains, livin' life estranged C G From everyone who knew me back in my travelin' days D C G C G I used to play the jester but I let go of the scepter along the way G G7 Like a bird caught in a store I been searchin' for the door C G But there ain't no clear direction when you ain't needed anymore D C G C G In my dreams I shot the dealer, could I make it any clearer what I'm for? F C G C G Well I been drunk on the ideas of my future F C G C G And I been high on gettin' by, on gettin' by F C G C G G G7 Well I tried to change my luck, ah, but luck don't give a damn C G Watchin' everything I'd worked for just slip right through my hands D C G C G Ain't no rhyme for the reason, no consequence for treason in this land G G7 But I refuse to go out losin', I ain't nobody's fool C G You can tell me that it's rainin' while you dig your swimmin' pools D C G C G But I'll be diggin' ditches while the man is flippin' switches on the dial F C G C G Well I been drunk on the ideas of my future F C G C G And I been high on gettin' by, on gettin' by F C G C G F C G C G G G7 I got my first child on the way and the bills are all unpaid C G I should have finished high school, got a job and learned to save D C G C G But the words they keep on fallin' and the highway keeps on callin' to my pen G G7 If I could make myself a deal then I might not have to steal C G Ah, but something's bound to break with all the spinnin' of the wheels D C G C G Well I came here for the music, but I can't afford to lose it after all F C G C G Well I been drunk on the ideas of my future F C G C G And I been high on gettin' by, on gettin' by F C G C G Well I been drunk on the ideas of my future F C G And I been high on gettin' by, on gettin' by