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Easy Way Out

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The Adicts- Easy Way Out
    F#x4  E  
F#             G
Riff:
b---0--3-2-------
g-0----------------
Verse:
F#We've all been born
GTo live our lives in security
F#How do we know if we'll dieG  
                                       F#   G(riff)
or if we will recover
(same chords)
From day to day
We live our lives the same way
No money to hold in our hands
and no time to 
Bspend it.
Chorus:
BSo I chose the easy way outA  
To do my body some harmB  
BCut my throat and slashed my wristA  
I even tried electricityD  
ID, cAut my throat
I, slashed my wrist
DI, Ait was the easy way out.F#  
 F#X3 
E
 F#x4    G(riff)
We've all been born 
To live our lives on security
How do we know if we'll die
Or if we will recover
Chorus
 F#x4
chorus

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Easy Way Out

by The Adicts

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The Adicts- Easy Way Out

F# E

F# G

Riff:

b---0--3-2-------

g-0----------------

Verse:

We've all been born

To live our lives in security

F# G

How do we know if we'll die

F# G

(riff)

or if we will recover

(same chords)

From day to day

We live our lives the same way

No money to hold in our hands

and no time to

spend it.

Chorus:

B A

So I chose the easy way out

To do my body some harm

B A

Cut my throat and slashed my wrist

I even tried electricity

D A

I, cut my throat

I, slashed my wrist

D A F#

I, it was the easy way out.

F# G

x4 (riff)

We've all been born

To live our lives on security

How do we know if we'll die

Or if we will recover

Chorus

chorus

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