[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
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a [E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never [G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an [E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with [E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a [G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Chorus] [C] And when she [Am] knows what She [Dm] wants from her [G] time [C] And when she [Am] wakes up And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind [A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough [D] Just because [B] I'm in love with an
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her [G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her [E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her [G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ..... [F#m] You know I can't afford to [G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my [E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of [G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win
[Chorus] [C] And when she's [Am] walking She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine [C] And when she's [Am] talking She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine [A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough [D] Just because [B] I'm in love with an
[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4] (just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate) [E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with [E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a [G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Verse] [E]Uptown girl [F#m] She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ....... You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ....... You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ......... You [A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)