Intro: F#  A  E 

verse 1 
            E 
I've had to buy back damn near everything I own, 
       A                                                       E 
From a little man who's name is Saul and has a lot of money to loan. 
          E                          E7 
I drive a beat up '67 Chevrolet, hey hey, 
       A                                                              E 
With a torn up seat that pokes a brand new hole in my back near every day. 
        E                                   E7 
I got a letter from the folks over at Bell, 
        A                                                    E 
Just to let me know my next phonecall I can walk outside and yell. 
     F#7                                                                   B7 
Hey, I know my life seems a mess, but honey, things to me still look real swell. 


[Refrão]
                E                      E7 
'Cause I've got you, to see me through, 
               A  A7                 E7 
Yeah, I've got you,  oh to chase my blues. 
         E                   E7 
I've got you to ease my pain, 
               A  A7                E7 
Yeah, I've got you, girl to keep me sane. 
   F#7 
So let 'em do what they wanna do, 
       A                                E 
'Cause it don't matter long as I've got you. 

Instrumental 
E   A   E   F#7   A   E 

verse 2 
             E 
I've got the landlord breathin' down my neck for rent, 
        A                                                         E 
Oh, but he don't give a damn about my kids or where the money was spent. 
          E 
And after all those years of payin' union dues, 
   A                                                         E 
It sure didn't seem to count for much when we got our layoff news. 
        E 
I got a note from the man over at the bank, 
         A                                                 E 
said the next 10 gallons of gas I buy won't be goin' in my tank. 
     F#7                                A                               B7 
Hey, I know I might seem near dead, but honey, I think I might just get well 


[Refrão]
                E                      E7 
'Cause I've got you, to see me through, 
               A  A7                 E7 
Yeah, I've got you,  oh to chase my blues. 
         E                   E7 
I've got you to ease my pain, 
               A  A7                E7 
Yeah, I've got you, girl to keep me sane. 
   F#7 
So let 'em do what they wanna do, 
       A                                E 
'Cause it don't matter long as I've got you. 

Outro 
      F#7 
Yeah, let 'em go right ahead and sue, 
       A                                E 
'Cause it don't matter long as I've got you.