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You Dont Make It Easy Babe

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Capo 4th fret
[Intro]
G C/G G Am/G
G C/G G Am/G
[Verse 1]
   GHere I am C/Gstanding at your Gwindow agC/Gain
   GWaiting for yC/Gou to say go awaGy or come iC/Gn
I'm your Glocked door's worst C/Gknocker
I'm your Gcurtain's best C/Gfriend
[Chorus]
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - you dDon't make it easy GbabeC/G  G  
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - I'm Dlookin' for an easy wGayC/G  G  
[Verse 2]
  GYour friends ask abC/Gout me, you say GI can be fC/Gound
  Gwith the cheap romance C/Gnovels with their Gspines battered C/Gdown
Oh the   Gheart has no C/Gbones you say Gso it won't C/Gbreak
but the   Gpurpose of C/Glovin' is the Gpounding it C/Gtakes
[Chorus]
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - you dDon't make it easy GbabeC/G  G  
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - I'm Dlookin' for an easy wGayC/G  G  
[Solo]
G C/G G Am/G
G C/G G Am/G
[Verse 2]
  Gthe ropes that have C/Gbound me leave no Gmarks by their C/Gknots
and   Gthough they’re your C/Ghair that don't Gmean I'm not C/Gcaught
I know the   Gsound of the C/Ghandcuffs as they Gscrape across the C/Gfloor
but that   Gnew thing you've C/Ggot I've got no Gclue what it's C/Gfor
[Chorus]
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - you dDon't make it easy GbabeC/G  G  
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - I'm Dlookin' for an easy wGayC/G  G  
[Solo]
G C/G G Am/G
G C/G G Am/G
[Verse 3]
With   Gfortune's rocks C/Gmillstones you Ghang round my tC/Ghroat
and a   Gbrick for my C/Gwindow weighted Gdown with a C/Gnote
Well, I   Ghope you find C/Gsomeone just as Ghard as you C/Gcome
in this   Ghard world sC/Gadly that's so eGasily dC/Gone
[Chorus]
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - you dDon't make it easy GbabeC/G  G  
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - I'm Dlookin' for an easy wGayC/G  G  
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - you dDon't make it easy GbabeC/G  G  
I'm Amtrying hard to love you - There's Dgotta be an easy wGayC/G  G  

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You Dont Make It Easy Babe

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Am/G

Capo 4th fret

[Intro]

G C/G G Am/G

[Verse 1]

G C/G G C/G

Here I am standing at your window again

G C/G G C/G

Waiting for you to say go away or come in

G C/G

I'm your locked door's worst knocker

G C/G

I'm your curtain's best friend

[Chorus]

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - you don't make it easy babe

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - I'm lookin' for an easy way

[Verse 2]

G C/G G C/G

Your friends ask about me, you say I can be found

G C/G G C/G

with the cheap romance novels with their spines battered down

G C/G G C/G

Oh the heart has no bones you say so it won't break

G C/G G C/G

but the purpose of lovin' is the pounding it takes

[Chorus]

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - you don't make it easy babe

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - I'm lookin' for an easy way

[Solo]

G C/G G Am/G

[Verse 2]

G C/G G C/G

the ropes that have bound me leave no marks by their knots

G C/G G C/G

and though they’re your hair that don't mean I'm not caught

G C/G G C/G

I know the sound of the handcuffs as they scrape across the floor

G C/G G C/G

but that new thing you've got I've got no clue what it's for

[Chorus]

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - you don't make it easy babe

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - I'm lookin' for an easy way

[Solo]

G C/G G Am/G

[Verse 3]

G C/G G C/G

With fortune's rocks millstones you hang round my throat

G C/G G C/G

and a brick for my window weighted down with a note

G C/G G C/G

Well, I hope you find someone just as hard as you come

G C/G G C/G

in this hard world sadly that's so easily done

[Chorus]

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - you don't make it easy babe

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - I'm lookin' for an easy way

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - you don't make it easy babe

Am D G C/G G

I'm trying hard to love you - There's gotta be an easy way

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