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Intro:
F Am C
F Am C
Verse 1:
F Am C
Under the East, gotta leave
I need a way out
F Am C
Lookin' at me, colourin' all of the lines now
F Am C
You only break when you take the bend too far
F Am C
Don't like it fake
I relate
I think it's true love
Pre-Chorus:
F G Am
It's been a while since you and I been where we started
F C G
I don't wanna let it fade away
Chorus:
F
It used to be easy
Am C
Now you can't even look at me in the eye
F
A visceral feelin'
Am C
That I can never leave behind
F
And it's under my skin, but I can't rеach it
Am C
And you know where I've been, so wе play pretend
F Am C
It used to be easy, it used to be easy
Instrumental Post-Chorus:
F G Am C
F G Am C
Verse 2:
F
I know it well, caramel
I feel the comedown
Am C
(Feel the comedown) Yeah
F Am C
We've been to hell
I can tell, we're slowin' down now
F
Ooh, you bring up the past, didn't ask, give me the know-how
Am C
(I'm sorry
I'm sorry
I'm sorry
I'm sorry)
F Am C
So we make it last, 'nother glass, until we come 'round
Pre-Chorus:
F G Am
It's been a while since you and I been where we started
F C G
I don't wanna let it fade away
Chorus:
F
It used to be easy
Am C
Now you can't even look at me in the eye
F
A visceral feelin'
Am C
That I can never leave behind
F
And it's under my skin, but I can't rеach it
Am C
And you know where I've been, so wе play pretend
F Am C
It used to be easy, it used to be easy
Bridge:
F Am C
Love like a landslide
I kiss you goodnight
F Am C
Love like a landslide
I kiss you goodnight
F G Am C
It used to be easy
Instrumental Outro:
F G Am C
F G Am C
F G Am C
F G Am C
C
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Published: October 15, 2022
Last Updated: January 11, 2026