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Intro:         A         E       F#m         D         A         E  D  
    AAnd a rEiver ran, and a trF#main ran, and a drDeam ran through Aeverything   E  
that he dDid
    AThere was mEelody, there was hF#marmony, there was swDeet Sherrie, but it 
was mAelody    Ehe loved most of aDll
   AAn iEce cube in a qF#muiet room mDelts through an Aafternoon   E32 in the shaDde
   AAnd a bEooks talks, and a mF#magazine speaks, and a wDindow breaks, and a 
mAovie    Ewas in his hDead
It ain’t eAasy,    Eit ain’t eF#masy, when that lDove is blue, the lAove is bluEeD  
   AIt was a heEad trip, it was a friF#mendship, he pDicked me up when I miAght 
have slipped    Eand not done a thDing
   AA sEly grin, that plF#mayed to win, we wDill not see his kAind again   EanymoDre
It ain’t eAasy,    Eit ain’t eF#masy, when that lDove is blue, the lAove is bluEeD  
Solo (as intro)
   AI wrEite these words F#mto his tune thDat he wrote on a fAull moonE  D  
   AAnd a riEver ran, and a tF#mrain ran, and a dDream ran through Aeverything E  
that he dDid
It ain’t eAasy,    Eit ain’t eF#masy, when that lDove is blue, the lAove is bluEeD  

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It Aint Easy

by Robert Forster

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A E F#m D A E D

Intro:

A E F#m D A E

And a river ran, and a train ran, and a dream ran through everything

that he did

A E F#m D

There was melody, there was harmony, there was sweet Sherrie, but it

A E D

was melody he loved most of all

A E F#m D A E D

An ice cube in a quiet room melts through an afternoon 32 in the shade

A E F#m D

And a books talks, and a magazine speaks, and a window breaks, and a

A E D

movie was in his head

A E F#m D A E D

It ain’t easy, it ain’t easy, when that love is blue, the love is blue

A E F#m D A

It was a head trip, it was a friendship, he picked me up when I might

E D

have slipped and not done a thing

A E F#m D A E D

A sly grin, that played to win, we will not see his kind again anymore

A E F#m D A E D

It ain’t easy, it ain’t easy, when that love is blue, the love is blue

Solo (as intro)

A E F#m D A E D

I write these words to his tune that he wrote on a full moon

A E F#m D A E

And a river ran, and a train ran, and a dream ran through everything

that he did

A E F#m D A E D

It ain’t easy, it ain’t easy, when that love is blue, the love is blue

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