The Way It Is (ver. 2)

Am7 – Em7 | D – C | G – D – C9 Am7 Em7 D C9 Standing in line marking time waiting for the welfare dime G D C9 ’cause they can’t find a job Am7 Em7 D C The man in the silk suit hurries by, as he catches the poor old lady’s eye G D C9 Just for fun he says: get a job ! G – Fmaj7 – C C9 That’s just the way it is G – Fmaj7 – C C9 Some things will never change G – Fmaj7 – C C9 That’s just the way it is G – Fmaj7 – C C9 Am7 Em7 D C G D C9 Ah, but don’t you believe them Am7 Em7 D C9 They say hey little boy you can’t go where the others go G D C9 ’cause you don’t look like they do Am7 Em7 D C Said hey old man how can you stand to think that way G D C9 Did you really think about it, before you made the rules G He said: son Refrão |Am7 – Em7 | D – C | G – D – C9 Am7 Em7 D C9 Well they passed a law in ’64, to give those who ain’t got a little more G D C9 But it only goes so far Am7 Em7 D C Because the law another’s mind, when all it sees at the hiring time G D C9 Is the line on the colour bar, oh no Refrão |Am7 – Em7 | D – C | G – D – C9 |