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Dar Williams - The Easy Way
INTRO:   C    F    C  F  
CI knew a guy, I Fthought he was my first love
But he Chad to decide beFtween me and the one before
And she Cstacked it all up, Flike a house of cards
Said, if he Cdidn't come back, he'd find her Fflattened on the floor
And though I Dmwent and lived in my own Hell
FThought that I could die as well
I Dmlet him go where he thought he had to Fgo
CHORUS:
'Cause CI never took F  
Heavy words for granted
And CI never tookF  
The undeserved advantage
No, I Amnever took the Feasy way
So why don't you Dmtake it a little easy on me Fnow
COut on the road, I Fhad so many questions
That I thought CI could explode Fjust for some attention
Like an Cacolyte, I saw the Fflames of towering tapers
Almost Cproselytised by those Fgleaming piles of papers
Yeah, I Dmwatched the power huddles
And their Fcoats draped over puddles
And their, “DmTrust me, baby, I'm the one you Fneed.”
CHORUS:
But CI never took F  
Heavy words for granted
And CI never tookF  
The undeserved advantage
No, I Amnever took the Feasy way
So why don't you Dmtake it a little easy on me Fnow
BRIDGE:
We don't Amwant to be the ones who Flie and cheat and Cslander
So we Amhold each other up tFo the higher Cstandard
But I'll Amtell you what, I never Ftry to make it Chard
'Cause when you're Dmhard just to be hard
The only Fthing that's hard is you
So Chere's what I took, I Fkept the wine and laughter
Until Cevery path just Fgrew up and ever after
Through the Dmpeaks and twisty canyons, I made Fmany great companions
Best of Dmall, is the one who loves me like you Fdo
CHORUS:
But CI never took F  
Heavy words for granted
And CI never tookF  
The undeserved advantage
No, I Amnever took the Feasy way
So why don't you Dmtake it a little easy on me Fnow
CHORUS:
'Cause CI never took F  
Heavy words for granted
And it's Cmuch too late
To Feven want the shortcut
Yeah, I Amnever took the Feasy way
So why don't you Dmtake it a little easy on me Fnow
Because we know that Dmeasy's never easy anyFhowC  

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The Easy Way

by Dar Williams

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Dar Williams - The Easy Way

C F C F

INTRO:

C F

I knew a guy, I thought he was my first love

C F

But he had to decide between me and the one before

C F

And she stacked it all up, like a house of cards

C F

Said, if he didn't come back, he'd find her flattened on the floor

And though I went and lived in my own Hell

Thought that I could die as well

Dm F

I let him go where he thought he had to go

CHORUS:

C F

'Cause I never took

Heavy words for granted

C F

And I never took

The undeserved advantage

Am F

No, I never took the easy way

Dm F

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now

C F

Out on the road, I had so many questions

C F

That I thought I could explode just for some attention

C F

Like an acolyte, I saw the flames of towering tapers

C F

Almost proselytised by those gleaming piles of papers

Yeah, I watched the power huddles

And their coats draped over puddles

Dm F

And their, “Trust me, baby, I'm the one you need.”

CHORUS:

C F

But I never took

Heavy words for granted

C F

And I never took

The undeserved advantage

Am F

No, I never took the easy way

Dm F

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now

BRIDGE:

Am F C

We don't want to be the ones who lie and cheat and slander

Am F C

So we hold each other up to the higher standard

Am F C

But I'll tell you what, I never try to make it hard

'Cause when you're hard just to be hard

The only thing that's hard is you

C F

So here's what I took, I kept the wine and laughter

C F

Until every path just grew up and ever after

Dm F

Through the peaks and twisty canyons, I made many great companions

Dm F

Best of all, is the one who loves me like you do

CHORUS:

C F

But I never took

Heavy words for granted

C F

And I never took

The undeserved advantage

Am F

No, I never took the easy way

Dm F

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now

CHORUS:

C F

'Cause I never took

Heavy words for granted

And it's much too late

To even want the shortcut

Am F

Yeah, I never took the easy way

Dm F

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now

Dm F C

Because we know that easy's never easy anyhow

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