[Verse 1] Am7 Em7 Standing in line marking time D Cadd9 Waiting for the welfare dime G D Cadd9 'Cause they can't buy a job Am7 Em7 The man in the silk suit hurries by D Cadd9 As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes G D Cadd9 Just for fun he says "get a job"
[Chorus] G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 Some things will never change G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 Ah, but don't you believe them
|Am7 Em7 |D Cadd9 |G D |Cadd9
[Verse 2] Am7 Em7 D Cadd9 They say hey, little boy you can't go where the others go G D Cadd9 'Cause you don't look like they do Am7 Em7 D Cadd9 Said hey, old man how can you stand to think that way G D Cadd9 Did you really think about it before you made the rules, he said, son
[Chorus] G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 Some things will never change G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 Ah, but don't you believe them
|Am7 Em7 |D Cadd9 |G D |Cadd9 | Ooh ya
[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 Cadd9 That's just the way it is G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is
[Verse 3] Am7 Em7 D Cadd9 Well, they passed a law in '64 to give those who ain't got a little more G D Cadd9 But it only goes so far Am7 Em7 Because the law don't change another's mind D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 When all it sees at the hiring time is the line on the color bar
[Chorus] G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 Some things will never change G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is G Fmaj7 C Cadd9 That's just the way it is, it is, it is, it is
[BPM 110 - Intro - Original key Capo at 4 - BUT DONT BOTHER LIVE - start with drums] 2 bars - Am riff - hammer open notes onto Am to play riff
[Chorus] [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm [G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene [G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can (Please don't take him even though you can) [Am - vamp]
[Verse] Your [Am] beauty is be [C] yond compare with [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair With [G] ivory skin and [Em] eyes of emerald [Am] green. [Am - vamp] Your [Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain And [G] I can not com [Em] pete with you Jo [Am] lene. [Am - vamp] He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep and there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep From [G] crying when he [Em] calls your name Jo [Am] lene [Am - vamp] Now [Am] I can easily [C] understand how [G] you could easily [Am] take my man .. But you [G] don't know what he [Em] means to me [Am] Jolene
[Chorus] [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm [G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene [G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can (Please don't take him even though you can)
[Verse] [Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but [G] I could never [Am] love again [G] He's the only [Em] one for me Jo [Am] lene [Am - vamp] I [Am] had to have this [C] talk with you, my [G] happiness de [Am] pends on you And what [G] ever you de [Em] cide to do Jo [Am] lene
[Chorus] [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm [G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene [G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can (Please don't take him even though you can)
