The beginning/verse part is
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Here are the actual chords to the song.
Verse 1
F Em D C G
C G
the volunteers were tired, heads were hanging low
F Em D C G C G
the news had spoiled their appettite, for stuffing envelopes
C Em C
Em
twelve points was an awful lot to be down in the polls
C Em D C
with only two weeks to go
Verse 2
F Em D C G
C G
shouldering the phone, loosening his tie
F Em D C G C G
his running mate on pricks and pins, hovering beside
C Em C Em
the candidate wrote furiously as if to save his life
C Em D
D
then hung up the phone and spoke with great conviction
Chorus
G D Em
D C
when you're nothing but a boyfriend dangling by a thread
G D Em
D C
keep in mind the bottom line diamonds are a girls's best friend
input chords from verse 2
inches from the goal
one thing on his mind
to get behind her desk and make
some big decisions
power can be such a tease
you're always wantingmore
it's good to know that just like sex it can be paid for
Chorus
Ends with same verse chords
