Dm Gm It’s been that way since the git go, Gm Dm It’s been that way since the git go Dm Gm Well, it’s been that way since the git go, A Dm Lord it’s always been that way Verse Dm A Dm Woman shined the apple, and the man had to take a bite Dm A Anything that good, God knows, just had to be right Dm Well they woke up naked with a big headache, Gm He been done in by a slippery snake, Dm A Dm a man and a woman get to live a while and then they die Dm Gm It’s been that way since the git go, Gm Dm It’s been that way since the git go Dm Gm Well, it’s been that way since the git go, A Dm Lord it’s always been that way Verse Dm A Dm Politicians make promises that they can’t keep Dm A They keep printin’ money ‘till they get in way too deep Dm It’s the same old lesson, they never learn, Gm They’re too busy workin’ on their next term Dm A Dm Politicians keep makin’ fools out of you and me Dm Gm It’s been that way since the git go, Gm Dm It’s been that way since the git go Dm Gm Well, it’s been that way since the git go, A Dm Lord it’s always been that way Verse Dm A Dm Money breeds war, as long as there’s a man alive Dm A Rich kids go to college, and the poor kids fight Dm Gm High-rollers crap out every time, roll a soldier’s bones like loaded dice Dm A Dm War is the beast that makes every mother cry Dm Gm It’s been that way since the git go, Gm Dm It’s been that way since the git go Dm Gm Well, it’s been that way since the git go, A Dm Lord it’s always been that way Verse Dm A Dm He told the truth, and they hung him up to die Dm A The son of God who created you and I Dm He said it in the Good Book with letters in red Gm But we keep on forgettin’ every thing He said Dm A Dm Jesus Christ hung on the cross for you and I Dm Gm It’s been that way since the git go, Gm Dm It’s been that way since the git go Dm Gm Well, it’s been that way since the git go, A Dm Lord it’s always been that way Dm Gm It’s been that way since the git go, Gm Dm It’s been that way since the git go Dm Gm Well, it’s been that way since the git go, A Dm Lord it’s always been that way