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Easy Way Out

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Bminor

90BPM

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

tuning:
Eb Ab C# F# Bb C#
(half-step down, high e string tuned down one step lower than the rest)
Chords used:
     Dxx0234     Bmx24432
  D/Ab4x0234  Bm7* x24234
   D/Ax0x034    Bm7x24232
   D/Bx2x034    F#7242322
     E022104  G*   x5x435
E*    022102   D/C#x40234
E**   022100  D*   xx0230
     G32000x  D**  xx0232
    F#244322     D6xx7779
G**   355433
riff 1:
e|--5--4--2--|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|--2--------|
E|-----------|
riff 2:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--2/4--4--2p0--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
     D   D/Ab/ A       D/B         D              E  E* E** G  
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
      D   D/Ab/ A          D/B       E  E*   E** G  
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
                 Bm  Bm7*      Bm7            F#7  G*
i got stuck on the si----de you know i never chose
           D    D/C#riff1      D* D**    D  E*  E**         G      D  D/A  D  
but its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
      D   D/Ab/ A        D/B       D         E  E*  E** G  
theres no   es-cape for you except in someone else
 D     D/Ab/    A       D/B      D            E  E* E** G  
although youve already disappeared within yourself
           Bm  Bm7*       Bm7               F#7  G*
the invisible ma---n who’s always changing clothes
       D    D/C#riff1      D* D**    D  E*  E**         G      D  
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
                Bm       F#  E**
while i watch you making mistakes
i wish you Bmluck, i F#really Bmdo
Bm7*         D6    Bm  Bm7*        D6   Bm  
with the problem, with the puzzle
Bm7*              D6    E  G** 
what-ever is left of you
  D   D/Ab/ A    D/B    D    Eriff2  G  
 D    D/Ab/  A      D/B        D     E  E*   E** G  
i heard you found another audience to bore
  D   D/Ab/ A       D/B         D      E  E*  E**  G  
a creative thinker who imagined you were more
            Bm  Bm7*    Bm7               F#7  G*
a new body for yo---u to push around and pose
(for this fill only change the bass note)
       D    D/C#riff1      D* D**    D  E*  E**         G      D/  A/ G/ F#/E  
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
       D    D/C#riff1      D* D**    D  E*  E**         G      D  
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
and so you could use the classic chords
     D   D/Ab/ A       D/B         D                    E  G  
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
      D   D/Ab/ A          D/B                E  G  
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bmi got sBm7tuck on the side you kF#7now i never cGhose
its Dall D/C#about takBming the Deasy way Eout for you Gi suDppose
| p  Pull-off

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Easy Way Out

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/Ab

Bm7

D/A

D/B

F#7

D/C#

tuning:

Eb Ab C# F# Bb C#

(half-step down, high e string tuned down one step lower than the rest)

Chords used:

D Bm

xx0234 x24432

D/Ab Bm7

4x0234 * x24234

D/A Bm7

x0x034 x24232

D/B F#7

x2x034 242322

E G

022104 * x5x435

E D/C#

* 022102 x40234

E D

** 022100 * xx0230

G D

32000x ** xx0232

F# D6

244322 xx7779

** 355433

riff 1:

e|--5--4--2--|

B|-----------|

G|-----------|

D|-----------|

A|--2--------|

E|-----------|

riff 2:

e|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|---------------|

D|--2/4--4--2p0--|

A|---------------|

E|---------------|

D D/Ab A D/B D E E E G

/ * **

youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used

D D/Ab A D/B E E E G

/ * **

cos without an enemy your anger gets confused

Bm Bm7 Bm7 F#7 G

* *

i got stuck on the si----de you know i never chose

D D/C# D D D E E G D D D

riff1 * ** * ** /A

but its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose

D D/Ab A D/B D E E E G

/ * **

theres no es-cape for you except in someone else

D D/Ab A D/B D E E E G

/ * **

although youve already disappeared within yourself

Bm Bm7 Bm7 F#7 G

* *

the invisible ma---n who’s always changing clothes

D D/C# D D D E E G D

riff1 * ** * **

its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose

Bm F# E

while i watch you making mistakes

Bm F# Bm

i wish you luck, i really do

Bm7 D6 Bm Bm7 D6 Bm

* *

with the problem, with the puzzle

Bm7 D6 E G

* **

what-ever is left of you

D D/Ab A D/B D E G

/ riff2

D D/Ab A D/B D E E E G

/ * **

i heard you found another audience to bore

D D/Ab A D/B D E E E G

/ * **

a creative thinker who imagined you were more

Bm Bm7 Bm7 F#7 G

* *

a new body for yo---u to push around and pose

(for this fill only change the bass note)

D D/C# D D D E E G D A G F# E

riff1 * ** * ** / / / /

its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose

D D/C# D D D E E G D

riff1 * ** * **

its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose

and so you could use the classic chords

D D/Ab A D/B D E G

youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used

D D/Ab A D/B E G

cos without an enemy your anger gets confused

Bm Bm7 F#7 G

i got stuck on the side you know i never chose

D D/C# Bm D E G D

its all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

| p Pull-off

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