A
Didn't I raise my voice
E               D
High enough for you
      A                               E
I was running like a fugitive all the time
D              A                 E
  Risking rejection from my own people yeah
D              A
  Now that you got what you wanted
           E           D    A
You don't even know my name
                  E            D
It's so funny, we don't talk anymore

[Pre-chorus]
   A
Be good to the people on your way up the ladder
             E                     D
Cause you'll need them on your way down

[Chorus]
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
                  A     E         D
That's the way it is    (way it is)

[Instrumental]
A      E   D   x4

[Verse 2]
       A                 E              D
Didn't I raise my fists high enough for you
  A
I guess I can't pat myself on the shoulder
      E        D
For a job well done
     A
Dodging bullets in the streets
      E     D
I was there
          A               E          D
Risking rejection from my own people
             A
Now that you got what you wanted
               E       D
You don't even know my name, remember

[Pre-chorus]
   A
Be good to the people on your way up the ladder
             E                     D
Cause you'll need them on your way down

[Chorus]
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
                  A     E         D
That's the way it is    (way it is)

[Instrumental]
A      E   D   x4

[Outro]
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
   A
Be good to the people on your way up the ladder
             E                     D
Cause you'll need them on your way down
           A          E        D
That's the way it is (way it is)
                  A     E         D   A
That's the way it is    (way it is)