You Can't Do Wrong And Get By Song Lyrics and Chords
You Can't Do Wrong And Get By Song Lyrics and Chords by George Jones and Ricky Skaggs
You Can't Do Wrong And Get By
Recorded by Ricky skaggs and George Jones
Written by Larry Cordle and Jim Rushing
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I remember my
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grandfather's
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counsel
As he laid the
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leather to my
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hide
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said there's just one
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rule to life that
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always will
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apply
You
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can't do
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wrong and get
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Now lessons tend to
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fade as we grow
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older
And I found myself in
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jail at twenty-
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five
Had to
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sit there by my
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lawyer the old
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judge looked me in the
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can't do
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wrong and get
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by
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can't do wrong and get
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by for very long
Do wrong and all your troubles multi
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ply
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may not face them
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here but you'll
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face the man on
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high
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can't do
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Now once I had a
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wife and loving
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But I gave into the
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pleasures of the
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night
She
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used my grand dads
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very words to
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say her last good
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bye
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can't do
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wrong and get
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by
Repeat #3
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no you
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can't do
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by
FAQ
Who sang the the song You Can't Do Wrong And Get By?
- The song You Can't Do Wrong And Get By was sang by George Jones and Ricky Skaggs.
Who is George Jones and Ricky Skaggs?
- Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. On January 13, 2021, it was reported that Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.
