The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby & The Range • Key:
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The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
intro - like verse
Am7
Standing in line
Em7
marking time,
D
waiting for the
Cadd9
welfare dime
G
'Cause
D
they can't buy a
Cadd9
job
Am7
The man in the silk suit
Em7
hurries by as he
D
catches the poor
Cadd9
ladies' eyes
G
Just for
D
fun he says
Cadd9
"get a job"
chorus
Chorus
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is
G
Fmaj7
C
Some things will never change
G
Fmaj7
C
That's just the
Cadd9
way it is
G
Fmaj7
C
Ah, but
Cadd9
don't you believe
Am7
them
Em7
They say hey little boy you can't go where the others go
'Cause you don't look like they do
Said hey old man how can you stand to think that way
Did you really think about it before you made the rules
He said, Son
chorus
solo
Well they passed a law in '64 to give those who ain't got a little more
But it only goes so far
Because the law don't change another's mind when all it sees at the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar
chorus
solo - until fade
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