The chords used in this song are: Am7, Em7, D, C, G, D, Cadd9, Fmaj7.

E A D G B e
Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
             0 2 2 0 3 0
G               3 x 0 0 0 3
Cadd9           x 3 2 0 3 3
Am7             x 0 2 0 1 0
Fmaj7           x 0 3 2 1 0
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Example chord pattern:

Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
               Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
           DD Piano Chord 
              Cadd9Cadd9 Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 

Standin' in line, markin' time, waitin for the welfare dime,    /

DD Piano Chord 
                      Cadd9Cadd9 Piano Chord 

cause they can't buy a job.

And for the chorus:

GG Piano Chord 
       Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
                       Cadd9Cadd9 Piano Chord 

////    ////    ///     That's just the way it is,

GG Piano Chord 
       Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
                       Cadd9Cadd9 Piano Chord 

////    ////    ///     Somethings will never change,

GG Piano Chord 
       Fmaj7Fmaj7 Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
               Cadd9Cadd9 Piano Chord 
           Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
   Em7Em7 Piano Chord 

////    ////    ///     Ah, but don't you believe them.

and so on...

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| Serge J. Belongie                   | "When the big one hits, I'll be   |
| California Institute of Technology  |  headin' north at 110 miles per!" |
| B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1995   |                                   |