The beginning/verse part is
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Here are the actual chords to the song.

Verse 1
       F (133211@1)       Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G        
              C (x32010@1)Gthe (320003@1)volunteers were tired, heads were hanging low
       F (133211@1)          Em (022000@1)              D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)               C (x32010@1)Gthe (320003@1)news had spoiled their appettite, for stuffing envelopes
C (x32010@1)                             Em (022000@1)            C (x32010@1)           
       Emtwelve (022000@1)points was an awful lot to be down in the polls
C (x32010@1)                 Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1)Cwith (x32010@1)only two weeks to go
Verse 2
F (133211@1)         Em (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)        
 C (x32010@1)Gshouldering (320003@1)the phone, loosening his tie
      F (133211@1)        Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)                 C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
his running mate on pricks and pins, hovering beside
      C (x32010@1)                      Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1)                 Emthe (022000@1)candidate wrote furiously as if to save his life
        C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)            
                 Dthen (xx0232@1)hung up the phone and spoke with great conviction
Chorus
G (320003@1)                            D (xx0232@1)                   Em (022000@1)     
   D (xx0232@1)    Cwhen (x32010@1)you're nothing but a boyfriend dangling by a thread
G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1)         
  D (xx0232@1)              Ckeep (x32010@1)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