There's not necessarily an exact way to pick out the chords in the song; just whatever you feel sounds right. I like to think it's something like this: C5 F5 E5 G5 e | ------------- | -------1------- | --------------- | ------- | B | -----1------- | ---------1---1- | -------0------- | ------- | G | -------0---0- | -----2-----2--- | ---------0---0- | ------- | D | ---2-----2--- | ---3----------- | -----2-----2--- | ------- | A | -3----------- | -0------------- | ---2----------- | ---0-2- | E | ------------- | --------------- | -0------------- | -3----- | C5 F5 E5 G5 The last thing I wanted was to end up like this C5 F5 E5 G5 An old man running away from his kids C5 F5 Tell-tale neighbors bust my block E5 G5 What I feared is clear C5 F5 Write me back and rescue me E5 G5 Everyone has their day in jail (strum chorus) C5 F5 A5 G5 Hold me down around your corner C5 F5 A5 G5 Tell me something you have won C5 F5 A5 G5 Sign outside reads 'House for sale' C5 F5 A5 G5 Keeps me running down by law (verse) (chorus) (bridge) A5 C5 D5 G5 F5 C5 A5 C5 D5 G5 F5 C5 A5 C5 D5 G5 F5 C5 e | ---------------------------------- | B | ---------------------------------- | G | ---------------------------------- | D | ---------------------------------- | A | -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0----2- | E | -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--- | (go into verse) (chorus) (bridge)