The way it is
Am - Em - D - C - G - D - C (4x)
Am
Em D C
1. Standing in line marking time, waiting for the welfare dime,
G D
C
'cause they
can't buy a job.
Am
Em D C
The man in the silk suit hurries
by as he catches the poor ladies' eyes,
G D C
just
for fun he says, "Get a job!"
G - F - C
That's just the way it is,
G - F - C
some
things will never change.
G - F - C
That's just the
way it is,
G - F - C Am - Em - D - C - G - D - C
oh,
but don't you believe them.
Am Em D
- C
2. Say, “Hey, little boy, you can't go where the others go,
G D C
‘cause
you don't look like they do.
Am Em D C
Said, “Hey, old man, how can
you stand to think that way ?
G D
C
Did you really think about it,
before you made the rules ?
He said, Son
...
G - F - C
That's just the
way it is,
G - F - C
some
things will never change.
G - F - C
That's just the
way it is,
G - F - C Am - Em - D - C - G - D - C
oh, but don't you
believe them.
+ Am - Em - D - C - G - D - C
(5x) + G -
F - C (2x)
Am Em
3. Well, they passed a law in '64
D C
to give
those who ain't got a little more,
G D C
but
it only goes so far.
Am Em
Because the law don't change
another's mind,
D C
when
all it sees at the hiring time
G D
C
is
the line on the color bar.
G - F - C
That's just the
way it is,
G - F - C
some
things will never change.
G - F - C
That's just the
way it is,
G - F - C
that's
just the way it is.
+ Am - Em - D - C - G - D - C
(4x) + G -
F - C (4x) …
(Bruce Hornsby and the Range)