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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
The Adicts
Easy Way Out
Intro the symbols at the bottom indicate harmonics
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--2~--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--2~--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0~--|
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Intro: pt. 2 lead intro part
e|----------------------------|---------------------------------||-----------|-------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------------||-----------|-------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------------||-----------|-------4~--7~-6~---|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--||-----------|---5~--------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--||-----------|-------------------|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--||-----------|-------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|----4------5---|
A|---------------|
E|-2------3------|
Verse 1:
We've all been born
To live our lives in security
How do we know if we'll die
Or if we will recover
Verse Break: lead part
e|----------------------------|---------------------------------||-----------|-------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------------||-----------|-------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------------||-----------|-------4~--7~-6~---|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--||-----------|---5~--------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--||-----------|-------------------|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--||-----------|-------------------|
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Verse 2: 4xs PreChorus
e|---------------| |-------------------|
B|---------------| |-------------------|
G|---------------| |-------------------|
D|----4------5---| |--7/-9--9-9-9------|
A|---------------| |--7/-9--9-9-9------|
E|-2------3------| |--5/-7--7-7-7------|
Verse 2:
From day to day
We live our lives the same way
No money to hold in our hands
And no time to spend it
Pre-Chorus:
Chorus:
e|------------------|-2-2-2-2---------|
B|------------------|-3-3-3-3---------|
G|-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------|-----------------|
Chorus:
Do i chose the easy way out
To do my body some harm
Cut my throat and slashed my wrist
I even tried electricity
Cut my throat
Slashed my wrist
It was the easy way out
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| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025