The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby Intro: [Am7] [Em7] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [Am7] [Em7] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [Am7]Standing in line [Em7]marking time [D]waiting for the [C]welfare dime [G] 'Cause [D]they can't [Cadd9]buy a job [Am7]The man in the silk suit [Em7]hurries by as he [D]catches the poor [C]ladies' eyes [G] Just for [D]fun he says [Cadd9] "get a job" [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 don't you be[Cadd9]lieve them [Am7] [Em7] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Cadd9] They say, [Am7]hey little boy [Em7]you can't go where the [D]others go[C] [G]'cause you don't [D]look like [Cadd9]they do Said [Am7]hey old man [Em7]how can you stand to [D]think that [C]way Did you [G]really think a[D]bout it Before you [Cadd9]made the rules he said, Son [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 don't you be[Cadd9]lieve them [Am7] [Em7] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Cadd9] x2 Well they [Am7]passed a law in [Em7]'64 to [D]give those who ain't got a [C]little more [G] But it [D]only goes [Cadd9]so far Because the [Am7]law don't change a[Em7]nother's mind when [D]all it sees at the [C]hiring time [G] Is the [D]line on the [Cadd9]colour bar [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 don't you be[Cadd9]lieve them [G] [Fmaj7] [C]That's just the [Cadd9]way it is, it is, it is. [Am7] [Em7] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Cadd9] x5