Standard (EADGBE)

Riff

Intro

and Riff 2x

Verse

Now I'm gonna put something to ya

That may not sound too smart

Well you can use a hammer to mend a broken heart

He's traveled the whole world over

He's been here from the start

You can let me follow your neighbor

But still we're miles apart

and Riff 1x

Chorus

Well that's the way it is

That's the way it is

You don't like to say it is

But that's the way it is

and Riff 2x

Verse

Now I've got something that's for ya

Further on down the road

Cuz they ain't not gonna play to forgive me

When everything's been sold

It's like there's something at me

That's trying to follow me

It's the folks that have no ideals

That seem to have the most to say

and Riff 1x

Chorus

Well I say it is

That's the way it is

You don't like to say it is

But that's the way it is

They hold down ever since

That's the way it is

Yea that's the way it is

YEA

Outro

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