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It Aint Easy

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IT AIN'T EASY from Ziggy Stardust
[Intro]
D/A  A  D/A  A  D/A  A  D/A  A
[Verse 1]
When you D/Aclimb to the top of the mounAtain
D/ALook out over the Asea
D/AThink about the Aplaces perhaps where a D/Ayoung man could Abe
Then you D/Ajump back down to the Arooftops
D/ALook out over the Atown
D/AThink about all of the Cstrange Athings D/Acirculating roundA  
[Chorus]
CIt ain't Aeasy, Cit ain't Aeasy
CIt ain't Cmeasy to get to heDaven when you're going downA  
[Verse 2]
Well all the D/Apeople have got their Aproblems
D/AThat ain't nothing Anew
D/AWith the help of the Agood Lord D/Awe can all pull on Athrough
We can D/Aall pull on thArough
D/AGet there in the Aend
D/ASometimes it'll take you Aright up and D/Asometimes down againA  
[Chorus]
CIt ain't Aeasy, Cit ain't Aeasy
CIt ain't Cmeasy to get to heDaven when you're going downA  
[Verse 3]
SatisD/Afaction, satisAfaction
D/AKeep me satisfiAed
D/AI've got the love of a AHoochie Coochie woman she D/Acalling from inAside
She's a-D/Acalling from insAide
D/ATrying to get to Ayou
D/AAll the woman Areally wants you can D/Agive her something tooA  
[Chorus]
CIt ain't Aeasy, Cit ain't Aeasy
CIt ain't Cmeasy to get to heDaven when you're going downA  
CIt ain't Aeasy, Cit ain't Aeasy
CIt ain't Cmeasy to get to heDaven when you're going downA  
[Outro]
D/A  A  D/A  A  C  D  A

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It Aint Easy

by David Bowie

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D/A

IT AIN'T EASY from Ziggy Stardust

[Intro]

D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A

[Verse 1]

D/A A

When you climb to the top of the mountain

D/A A

Look out over the sea

D/A A D/A A

Think about the places perhaps where a young man could be

D/A A

Then you jump back down to the rooftops

D/A A

Look out over the town

D/A C A D/A A

Think about all of the strange things circulating round

[Chorus]

C A C A

It ain't easy, it ain't easy

C Cm D A

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

[Verse 2]

D/A A

Well all the people have got their problems

D/A A

That ain't nothing new

D/A A D/A A

With the help of the good Lord we can all pull on through

D/A A

We can all pull on through

D/A A

Get there in the end

D/A A D/A A

Sometimes it'll take you right up and sometimes down again

[Chorus]

C A C A

It ain't easy, it ain't easy

C Cm D A

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

[Verse 3]

D/A A

Satisfaction, satisfaction

D/A A

Keep me satisfied

D/A A D/A A

I've got the love of a Hoochie Coochie woman she calling from inside

D/A A

She's a-calling from inside

D/A A

Trying to get to you

D/A A D/A A

All the woman really wants you can give her something too

[Chorus]

C A C A

It ain't easy, it ain't easy

C Cm D A

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

C A C A

It ain't easy, it ain't easy

C Cm D A

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

[Outro]

D/A A D/A A C D A

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