Gettin' By High And Strange Song Lyrics and Chords
Gettin' By High And Strange Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Gettin' By High And Strange
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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New York City was a stich in time
When I'd
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stood all I could of L.
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Patchin' up the pieces of my tangled mind
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diggin' somethin' different every
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Soon as I was better I was movin' on
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Gettin' it together gettin'
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good and gone
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by (gettin' by)
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high (good and high) and
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strange
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get some
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strange)
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New ain't nothin' but a state of mind
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Keeps a man from missin' what he left behind
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I'll take anything that I can find
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where any
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way any
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time
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I'll keep livin' 'til the day I die
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long as I can get it up for
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one more try
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by (gettin' by)
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high (good and high) and
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strange
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get some
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strange)
Repeat #2
(Gettin' by good and
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high) and
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strange (gonna
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get some
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strange)
FAQ
Who sang the the song Gettin' By High And Strange?
- The song Gettin' By High And Strange was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
