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[Intro]
G D G D
[Verse 1]
GGive me your cigarette but Dnot your smoker's Gcough
I Gwanna push your buttons but Ddon't wanna turn you Goff
I Gwanna be the star and I Dwanna make it Grain
So when CI burn out I got ice to cool the Bmpain
[Chorus]
GThat's the problem with people like meC  
CWhy make it hard when Dyou could make it easy?
(G6Take it Geasy, G6take-take it Geasy)
CWhy work hard when Dyou can take it easy?
(G6Take it Geasy, G6take-take it Geasy)
[Verse 2]
Give me your Gwords of wisdom but Ddon't make me take the Gclass
I wanna Gfly you to the moon but I dDon't wanna pay for gGas
When GI stop working Dyou can put me in the Gtrash
Or you can Cuse me again on a date that doesn't Bmcrash
[Chorus]
GThat's the problem with people like meC  
CWhy make it hard when Dyou could make it easy?
(G6Take it Geasy, G6take-take it Geasy)
CWhy work hard when Dyou can take it easy?
(G6Take it Geasy, G6take-take it Geasy)
[Instrumental]
G Em Am D D7
G Em Am Em D
G
[Outro]
[Chorus]
GThat's the problem with people like meC  
CWhy work hard when Dyou could take it easy?
(G6Take it Geasy, G6take-take it Geasy)
GThat's the problem with people like meC  
CWhy make it hard when Dyou could make it easy?
(G6Take it Geasy, G6take-take it Geasy)
CWhy work hard when Dyou can take it easy?
(BmTake it easy, Emtake-take it easy)
CWhy work hard when Dyou can take it easy?G  

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Take It Easy

by The Vaccines

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D G D

[Verse 1]

G D G

Give me your cigarette but not your smoker's cough

G D G

I wanna push your buttons but don't wanna turn you off

G D G

I wanna be the star and I wanna make it rain

C Bm

So when I burn out I got ice to cool the pain

[Chorus]

G C

That's the problem with people like me

C D

Why make it hard when you could make it easy?

G6 G G6 G

(Take it easy, take-take it easy)

C D

Why work hard when you can take it easy?

G6 G G6 G

(Take it easy, take-take it easy)

[Verse 2]

G D G

Give me your words of wisdom but don't make me take the class

G D G

I wanna fly you to the moon but I don't wanna pay for gas

G D G

When I stop working you can put me in the trash

C Bm

Or you can use me again on a date that doesn't crash

[Chorus]

G C

That's the problem with people like me

C D

Why make it hard when you could make it easy?

G6 G G6 G

(Take it easy, take-take it easy)

C D

Why work hard when you can take it easy?

G6 G G6 G

(Take it easy, take-take it easy)

[Instrumental]

G Em Am D D7

G Em Am Em D

[Outro]

[Chorus]

G C

That's the problem with people like me

C D

Why work hard when you could take it easy?

G6 G G6 G

(Take it easy, take-take it easy)

G C

That's the problem with people like me

C D

Why make it hard when you could make it easy?

G6 G G6 G

(Take it easy, take-take it easy)

C D

Why work hard when you can take it easy?

Bm Em

(Take it easy, take-take it easy)

C D G

Why work hard when you can take it easy?

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