These Days I Barely Get By By Daryle Singletary 12/13/2011 Capo 2 D D7 G D I woke up this morning aching with pain D A D A Don't think I can work, but I'll try D D7 G The car's in the shop so I thumbed all the way D A D Oh, these days I barely get by I walked home from work and it rained all the way My wife left and didn't say why She laid all our bills on the desk in the hall Oh, these days I barely get by Key Change to D# D# D7# G# D# Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse D# A# D# A# He lost by a nose and I cried D# D& G# Oh, my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off D# A# D# Oh, these days I barely get by G# These days I barely get by D# A# I want to give up, lay down and die D# D7# G# Worst of all is when she told me goodbye D# A# D Oh, these days I barely get by D# A# G# D# Oh, these days, one barely gets by