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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
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On the album "Wake Up!" CRECD179
Play with capo on 1st fret
Intro:
F# C#
Verse 1:
F#It's easy to C#hide beF#hind a sC#mile, F#behind C#an uglF#y graceC#  
It's easy to talk behind the back, it's harder to the face
It's easier to drink, than to think, it's all so easy then
It's easy to shy away from life, it's hard to be the man
Chorus:
BOh come on listen to me, BbmI can't complain I got it easy
G#mI've everything I thought I always F#wanted
BEven though I'm keeping busy
BbmThere's something more that still escapes me
G#mI had it then, but now it's gone C#away
F#  C#
Verse 2
It's easy to hide behind a smile, behind an ugly grace
It's easy to talk behind the back, it's harder to the face

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Fairfax Scene

by The Boo Radleys

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

G#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

On the album "Wake Up!" CRECD179

Play with capo on 1st fret

Intro:

F# C#

Verse 1:

F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C#

It's easy to hide behind a smile, behind an ugly grace

It's easy to talk behind the back, it's harder to the face

It's easier to drink, than to think, it's all so easy then

It's easy to shy away from life, it's hard to be the man

Chorus:

B Bbm

Oh come on listen to me, I can't complain I got it easy

G#m F#

I've everything I thought I always wanted

Even though I'm keeping busy

Bbm

There's something more that still escapes me

G#m C#

I had it then, but now it's gone away

F# C#

Verse 2

It's easy to hide behind a smile, behind an ugly grace

It's easy to talk behind the back, it's harder to the face

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