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:

   C             F               Em              G
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-----|

C                F          Em             G
The last thing I wanted was to end up like this
C          F       Em            G
An old man running away from his kids
C                   F
Tell-tale neighbors bust my block
Em               G
What I feared is clear
C                 F
Write me back and rescue me
Em                 G
Everyone has their day in jail

(strum chorus)
C       F     Am         G
Hold me down around your corner
C       F         Am       G
Tell me something you have won
C       F           Am        G
Sign outside reads 'House for sale'
C        F       Am      G
Keeps me running down by law

(verse)
(chorus)

(bridge)
Am C D
G F C
Am C D
G F C
Am C D
G F C

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)