Kris Kristofferson – Gettin By High And Strange (Guitar)

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From the album Border Lord [INTRO] C [VERSE 1]
C                     C7
New York City was a stitch in time

           F                   C
When I'd stood all I could of L.A.

C                            C7
Patchin' up the pieces of my tangled mind

D7                                 G    G7
Diggin' somethin' different every day, yeah.
[VERSE 2]
C                           C7
Soon as I was better I was movin' on

E7                            F
Gettin' it together, gettin' good and gone

    C                 G
And by (gettin' by), high (good and high)

       C            F          C
And strange (gonna get some strange)
[CHORUS]
F
New ain't nothin' but a state of mind

C
Keeps a man from missin' what he left behind

D7
I'll take anything that I can find

    G        F       Em       Dm
Anyhow, anywhere, anyway, anytime
[VERSE 3]
C                         C7
I'll keep livin' till the day I die

E7                              F
As long as I can get it up for one more try

        C                 G
Gettin' by (gettin' by), high (good and high)

       C            F          C
And strange (gonna get some strange) 
[SOLO]
    C                                 C7            E7                 F   
e|------------------------------------8-6----------------4-----4/5-----5--------3-------1---------|
B|-------10-8-----------------------------8-4h5------3-------3------3----3--------2---1-----------|
G|----9-------9---------------------5----------5/0/4---4---4------4--------5--3-----------2--1-0--|
D|-10-----------10---7-10--10-10--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   C                  G                 C            F              C
e|-6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--------------------8------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8h9---------------------------------9-----------10-----10-----------|
D|---------9h10-10----8h9----9-9-9-8---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------10---10---10/12----12---12--10-10--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS]
F
New ain't nothin' but a state of mind

C
Keeps a man from missin' what he left behind

D7
I'll take anything that I can find

    G        F       Em       Dm
Anyhow, anywhere, anyway, anytime
[VERSE 4]
C                         C7
I'll keep livin' till the day I die

E7                                F
If I can keep it gettting up for one more try

        C                 G
Gettin' by (gettin' by), high (good and high)

       C            F          C
And strange (gonna get some strange) 
[OUTRO]
        C                 G
          (gettin' by),     (good and high)

       C            F          C
And strange (gonna get some strange) 

        C                 G
Gettin' by (gettin' by), high (good and high)

       C            F          C
And strange (gonna get some strange)