Life Ain't Easy chords by American Authors

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

N.C.
(One, two, three, four, five, six)
E  B  C#m7
A  B  E


Verse 1:
                       A       E         B                    E
I saw my mother break down in tears when I was just six years old
                          A             E           B                   E  B
Working three jobs to provide the best life so her kid never felt all alone
 C#m                       E                  G#               G#7          C#m7
Broken and bruised from a world so cruel, but always found the light in the dark
     B             E     B    C#m7 Bsus4  A
She said, "It's a hard, hard, hard, hard road
                                  E   B  C#m7
But the best parts of life ain't easy"
   A  B  E
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Verse 2:
                             A            E       B                  E
My pops did magic tricks to make a quick buck to buy me my first guitar
                                       A           E         B                     E  B
From a pawnshop in Chatsworth, where dreams go to die to be reborn into brighter stars
C#m                       E                        G#7                     C#m
He made me practice 'til my fingers bled, but that Gibson it never let me starve
    B             E     B    C#m   C#m7  AM7
He said, "It's a hard, hard, hard, hard road
         A                            E  B  C#m  C#m7
But the best parts of life ain't easy"
   A  B  E  E7
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Hook:
      C#m         E
La-di-dai, la-di-dai
       B          A          E
La-di-dai, la-di-dai, la-di-dai
      C#m         E
La-di-dai, la-di-dai
         B             A          E
Oh, the best parts of life ain't easy


Bridge:
                          A             E              B                          E
I watched my mom and dad meet the Lord young, I wish they would've both had more time
                                             A                          B                   E   B
They'll never meet their grandkids, see the first female president, or walk me on down the aisle
C#m                     E                          G#7                    C#m7
I lost my mind, then I quickly realized they still live on in this broken heart
     B            E     B    C#m7        A
And say, "It's a hard, hard, hard, hard road
                                  E   E7
But the best parts of life ain't easy"


Outro:
      C#m         E
La-di-dai, la-di-dai
       B          A          E  EM7
La-di-dai, la-di-dai, la-di-dai
      C#m7        E
La-di-dai, la-di-dai
         B             A          E  EM7
Oh, the best parts of life ain't easy
      C#m7        E
La-di-dai, la-di-dai
       B          A          E  EM7
La-di-dai, la-di-dai, la-di-dai
      C#m7        E
La-di-dai, la-di-dai
         B             A          E  EM7
Oh, the best parts of life ain't easy
N.C.
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