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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