(intro)  A  D

(verse 1)
E
Well, I got a lot, Lord, I got a lotta losin’ 

A
Friends and heroes packin’ up and movin’
B
And one of these days I’ll be left with nothin’
C#m7
But memories and no time
B
So I better get Yeah, I better get accustomed
A
'Cause, I got a lot Lord, I got a lotta losin’
E        A       E       B
By and by and by and by and by 


(verse 2)
E
Well, we never got laid  But we had a lotta laughs, so
 A
Runnin’ like thieves through the streets of Chicago 

B
Look at me now, I’m leanin’ out of open windows, singin’
C#m7
I still miss someone
B
So I better get,  Yeah, I better get accustomed
A
'Cause, I got a lot Lord, I got a lotta losin’
E        A       E       B
By and by and by and by and by 


(chorus)
C#m7 

Pickin’ up speed   Pickin’ up the pieces 

B
Losin’ leaves in every season
A
The winter ends right at my feet with 

B
Flowers creepin’ up through the crack in the concrete 



(verse 1)
(chorus)

(outro
)
E              A              G               D       E
By and by and by and by and by and by and by and by and by