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When It Don't Come Easy - Music and lyrics by Patty Griffin
Capo 1
[Verse 1]
  CRed lights are flashing on a highway,  GI wonder if we're gonna ever get home
  FI wonder if we're gonna ever get home toniCght
  CEverywhere the water's getting rough,  Gyour best intentions may not be enough
  FI wonder if we're gonna ever get home tonCight
[Chorus]
But if you break doFwn, I'll drive out and fCind you
If you forget my lFove, I'll try to remiCnd you
I'll stay by Dmyou, when it don't come eFasy
[Verse 2]
  CI don't know nothing except change will come, Gyear after year what we do is undone
  FTime gets moving from a crawl to a run,  CI wonder if we're gonna ever get home
  CYou're out there walking down a highway, and aGll of the signs got blown away
  FSometimes you wonder if you're walking in the wrong dirCection
[Chorus]
But if you break doFwn, I'll drive out and fCind you
If you forget my lFove, I'll try to remiCnd you
I'll stay by Dmyou, when it don't come eFasy
  FWhen it don't come eCasy
[Bridge]
  GSo many things that I've had before, Fthey don't matter to me nCow
  GTonight I cry for the Flove that I've lost, Cand the love I've never found
  DmAnd when the last bird falls, Fand the last siren sounds
  CSomeone will say what's been said before, Git's only love that we're lFooking for
[Chorus]
But if you break doFwn, I'll drive out and fCind you
If you forget my lFove, I'll try to remiCnd you
I'll stay by Dmyou, when it don't come eFasy
  FWhen it don't come eCasy

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When It Dont Come Easy

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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When It Don't Come Easy - Music and lyrics by Patty Griffin

Capo 1

[Verse 1]

C G

Red lights are flashing on a highway, I wonder if we're gonna ever get home

F C

I wonder if we're gonna ever get home tonight

C G

Everywhere the water's getting rough, your best intentions may not be enough

F C

I wonder if we're gonna ever get home tonight

[Chorus]

F C

But if you break down, I'll drive out and find you

F C

If you forget my love, I'll try to remind you

Dm F

I'll stay by you, when it don't come easy

[Verse 2]

C G

I don't know nothing except change will come, year after year what we do is undone

F C

Time gets moving from a crawl to a run, I wonder if we're gonna ever get home

C G

You're out there walking down a highway, and all of the signs got blown away

F C

Sometimes you wonder if you're walking in the wrong direction

[Chorus]

F C

But if you break down, I'll drive out and find you

F C

If you forget my love, I'll try to remind you

Dm F

I'll stay by you, when it don't come easy

F C

When it don't come easy

[Bridge]

G F C

So many things that I've had before, they don't matter to me now

G F C

Tonight I cry for the love that I've lost, and the love I've never found

Dm F

And when the last bird falls, and the last siren sounds

C G F

Someone will say what's been said before, it's only love that we're looking for

[Chorus]

F C

But if you break down, I'll drive out and find you

F C

If you forget my love, I'll try to remind you

Dm F

I'll stay by you, when it don't come easy

F C

When it don't come easy

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