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Chic

You Can Get By

Release date: 22nd November 1977

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"You Can Get By" is a track by Chic, from the album Chic, released 22nd November 1977. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Chic

Chic

Lyrics

You Can Get By

You can get by if you try

You can get by if you try

Somewhere in the city

There's someone for you

Maybe in some doorway

You know love begins there too

I know it's a pity

To be so all alone

The bed seems so empty

And not a ring from the phone

You can get by if you try

You can get by if you try

You may not be pretty

Oh but you can be, you know

Take off those shabby clothes, girl

And let your beauty show

Make yourself a lovely woman

And get yourself a man

Then you will be happy

You can do it, yes you can, hey hey

You can get by if you try

You can get by if you try

You can get by if you try

You can get by if you try

[Repeat and fade]

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Track details

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1977
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Chic
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22nd November 1977
Release year
1977
  1. —São Paulo
  2. —Falling in Love with You
  3. —Everybody Dance
  4. —Strike Up the Band
  5. —Est-ce Que C’est Chic
  6. —You Can Get By
  7. —Everybody Dance
    6:43
  8. —Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)

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