The Way It Is

By

Guitar

Ukulele

Intro

Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9

Verse 1

Am7
Standing in line
Em7
marking time
D
Waiting for the
Cadd9
welfare dime
G
D
'Cause they can't buy a
Cadd9
job
Am7
The man in the silk suit
Em7
hurries by
D
As he catches the poor
Cadd9
ladies' eyes
G
D
Just for fun he says "get a
Cadd9
job"

Chorus

G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,
G
Fmaj7
C
Somethings will
Cadd9
never change,
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,
G
Fmaj7
C
Ah, but
Cadd9
don't you believe them.

Interlude

Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9

Verse 2

They say
Am7
hey little boy
Em7
you can't go
D
where the others
Cadd9
go
G
'Cause you don't
D
look like they
Cadd9
do
Said
Am7
hey old man
Em7
how can you stand to
D
think that
Cadd9
way
Did you
G
really think
D
about it before you
Cadd9
made the rules, he said, son

Chorus *

G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,
G
Fmaj7
C
Somethings will
Cadd9
never change,
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,
G
Fmaj7
C
Ah, but
Cadd9
don't you believe them.

Solo

Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,

Verse 3

Well they
Am7
passed a law in '
Em7
64 To
D
give those who ain't
Cadd9
got a little more
G
But it
D
only goes so
Cadd9
far
because the
Am7
law don't change
Em7
another's mind
When
D
all it sees at the
Cadd9
hiring tim
G
e is the
D
line on the
Cadd9
color bar

Chorus

G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,
G
Fmaj7
C
Somethings will
Cadd9
never change,
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is,
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is, it is, it is, it is,

Outro

Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
Am7
Em7
D
Cadd9
G
D
Cadd9
G
Fmaj7
C
Cadd9
G
Fmaj7
C
Cadd9
G
Fmaj7
C
Cadd9
G
Fmaj7
C
Cadd9
G
Fmaj7
C
Cadd9
G
Fmaj7
C
Cadd9