Intro: Cm9 Abmaj7/Bb Fmaj9 


verse 1 
                    Gm7 
I hardly had a bellyful 
      Am7             Abm7 
Never knew a new bicycle 
Gm7 
Hand-me-down books and shoes 
Gm7                 Cm9  Abmaj7/Bb Fmaj9 
They brought the yule tides in July 


verse 2 
  Gm7 
I rode a bus, a train and sometimes 
              Am7           Abm7 
Strolling for miles to a movie show 
Gm7 
Singing a song "Shoobedoo 
Gm7                 Cm9     Abmaj7/Bb 
"While birds and rich folks flew 
         Fmaj9 
Right on by 


[Refrão]

N.C.       Abmaj7/Bb Fmaj9 Abmaj7/Bb 
But we got by 
Cm9    Amaj7/Bb Fmaj9 
Lord knows we got by 


verse 3 
Gm7 
Winter wishes wait till June 
              Am7 
We brightened July with 
         Abm7 Gm7 
That hot dog fun 

Tell your mama you're with Sue 
              Cm9      
You bring the beans and I'll 
Abmaj7/Bb Fmaj9 
Find the wine 


verse 4 
     Gm7 
Them neon lights were bright 
Gm7 
Till 2:00 
                  Am7 
And sneaking back home with 
          Abm7  Gm7 
This girl named Jo 

I hurried down to say do" 
              Cm9     
And stared my first man-child 
Abmaj7/Bb Fmaj9 
In the    eye 


[Refrão]

N.C.       Abmaj7/Bb    Fmaj9  Abmaj7/Bb 
But we got by 
Cm9    Amaj7/Bb   Fm7 
Lord knows we got by  


Verse 5 
Gbm7     Gm7                 Abm7 
And  now baby's got his bellyful 
Abm7        Bbmaj7          Am7 
And finally here's that new bicycle 
Abm7 
Working, praying, June to June 
           Dbm9   Amaj7/B 
And mama's got LA gleaming 
       Gbmaj9 
In her eye 


[Refrão]

N.C.       Amaj7/B   Gbmaj9  Amaj7/B 
And we got by 
Dbm9     Amaj7/B  Gbmaj9 
Lord knows we got by 


Outro 
                   Amaj7/B 
You see we kept on walking 
Amaj7/B 
And talking, hawking 
Amaj7/B 
Ooing, cooing, wooing 
Gbmaj9 
Loving, tugging, hugging, rubbing 
Gbmaj9            Abmaj7/B 
Sugging, fugging, laying, praying, swaying 
Abmaj7/B                       Gbmaj9 
Letting, fretting, begetting, lying 
Gbmaj9 
Flying, trying, sighing, dying 
Amaj7/B                        Gbmaj9 
ad lib scat 
Amaj7/B                        Gbmaj9 
Amaj7/B                        Gbmaj9