F#m  A   E   B
F#m  A   E   B
E            B
E            B

[Verse]
E        B
Here I stand
E                                  B
Going through the motions with the mic in my hand
E                                      B
Playing hard to get, pretending like I understand
       E            B
Just a fool getting by
       E            B
Just a fool doing alright

Rock out now

[Interlude]
F#m  A   E   B
F#m  A   E   B

[Verse]
E           B        E                     B
Out getting loaded, only way away from the pain I guess?
E                             B
Holding me so tightly will it ever let me rest?
E                             B
Memorize the lines and try to work within the frame
E                                      B
Busting out the glass, bloody knuckles broke the pain

[Chorus]
       E            B
Just a fool getting by
       E            B
Just a fool doing alright
       E            B
Just a fool getting by
       E            B
Just a fool doing alright
       E            B
Just a fool, just a fool

[Interlude]
F#m  A   E   B
F#m  A   E   B

[Verse]
E           B
Out on the street
E                                B
Bleeding in the gutter, busting out the teeth
E                               B
Spoke my mind, wound up on the wrong side of the fence
E                                     B
Made another promise that should have never left my lips
          E                                   B
Now I'm wasting away behind the bars of this country cage
                E                B
Nowhere else to turn and try to quiet down my rage
E                                     B
Thinking about the ones who did just what they always said
E                                       B
Trying to find the strength it takes to become one of them
E                                 B
Working for the man and dreaming of the day
          E                                    B
That I'm throwing down the hammer and marching my own way

[Chorus]
E                   B
Just a fool getting by
E                   B
Just a fool doing alright
E                   B
Just a fool getting by
E                   B
Just a fool doing alright
                      E                    B
And dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight
        E            B
Just a fool, just a fool
        E            B
Just a fool, just a fool