The Getting By chords by The Killers

[Intro]

A A
 
 
[Verse 1]

     A 
When I get up, 
      Dsus2
she swears that 
           A
she don't hear it
 Dsus2
Says that I'm as 

quiet as a mouse
   A 
I comb my hair and 
   Dsus2
throw some water 
       A
on my face
     Dsus2 
And back out of the 
                  A
stillness of our house
            E
Lately, my patience 
        F#m      Dsus2
is in short supply
      
Nothing good seems 
   E
to ever come 
     F#m
from all this work
    Dsus2              A  Asus2
No matter how hard I try
 
 
[Verse 2]

      A                    Dsus2
You know I believe in the Son, 
                 A
I ain't no backslider
        Dsus2  
But my people were told 

they'd prosper 
         A
in this land
      
Still, I know some 
        Dsus2         A
who've never seen the ocean
    Dsus2
Or set one foot on a 
               A
velvet bed of sand
                        E
But they've got their treasure 
        F#m    Dsus2
laying way up high
             E
Where there might 

be many mansions
         F#m        Dsus2
But when I look up, all 
           A Asus2
I see is sky
 
 
[Chorus]

                F#m
Maybe it's the getting 
         E
by that gets 
            Dsus2
right underneath you
        
It'd swallow up your 
E       F#m
every step, boy
       Dsus2
if it could
     
But maybe it's the stuff 
                E
it takes to get up
        A     Dsus2
In the mor---ning and 
             E       F#m
put another day in, son
            
That holds you till the 
 E         A   E/G#
getting's good
 
 
[Bridge]

F#m                      E
 Green ribbon front doors 

dishwater days
A                    
 This whole town is tied 
             Dsus2
to the torso of 
                     E
God's mysterious ways
 
 
[Chorus]

                F#m
Maybe it's the getting by that 
  E              Dsus2
gets right underneath you
                     E       F#m
It'd swallow up your every step, 
            Dsus2
boy, if it could
            
But maybe it's the stuff 
                E
it takes to get up
        A     Dsus2
In the mor---ning and 
             E       F#m
put another day in, son
      A   
That keeps you standing 
  Dsus2     A
where you should
                E       F#m
So put another day in, son, 
     A
and hold on 
          Dsus2     A   Dsus2
till the getting's good
 
 
[Ending]

A    Dsus2 A

ℹ️ About This Song

On the 13th of August 2021, the track was released. The track is written by Jonathan Rado & Brandon Flowers

Track Info

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• Song: The Getting By
• Artist: The Killers
• Produced by Jonathan Rado & Shawn Everett
• Album: Pressure Machine
• Released Date: 13 August 2021

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key:
• Chords: A, Dsus2, E, F#m, Asus2, E/G#
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
A – x02220 Dsus2 – xx0230 E – 022100 F#m – 244222 Asus2 – x02200 E/G# – 476454	A – 2100 Dsus2 – 2200 E – 1402 F#m – 2120 Asus2 – 2402 E/G# – 1402