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Easy Way Out chords by Elliott Smith

Chords with lyrics

Album: Figure 8


Hey guys, if the first version is to complicated for you, scroll down to the end
and there you can find an alternate version! ;)



tuning:

Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramC#C#

(half-step down, high e string tuned down one step lower than the rest)


Chords used:

Chord diagramD MajorD     xx0234  Chord diagramB minorBm   x24432
D/Ab  4x0234  Bm7* x24234
Chord diagramD/AD/A   x0x034  Chord diagramBm7Bm7  x24232
D/B   x2x034  Chord diagramF#7F#7  242322
Chord diagramE MajorE     022104  G*   x5x435
E*    022102  D/C# x40234
E**   022100  D*   xx0230
Chord diagramG+G     32000x  D**  xx0232
Chord diagramF#F#    244322  Chord diagramD6D6   xx7779
G**   355433





riff 1:

--5--4--2--|
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--2--------|
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riff 2:

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--2/4--4--2p0--|
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Chord diagramD MajorD     D/Ab /A D/B     Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE MajorE            E* E** Chord diagramG+G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
Chord diagramD MajorD      D/Ab /A D/B        Chord diagramE MajorE     E*   E** Chord diagramG+G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Chord diagramB minorBm                 Bm7* Chord diagramBm7Bm7     Chord diagramF#7F#7          G*
i got stuck on the si----de you know i never chose



        Chord diagramD MajorD   D/C#  riff1      D* D** Chord diagramD MajorD   E*  E**     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramD/AD/A  Chord diagramD MajorD
but its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose




Chord diagramD MajorD      D/Ab /A D/B      Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramE MajorE       E*  E** Chord diagramG+G
theres no   es-cape for you except in someone else
Chord diagramD MajorD D/Ab   /A    D/B     Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE MajorE          E* E** Chord diagramG+G
although youve already disappeared within yourself
Chord diagramB minorBm           Bm7* Chord diagramBm7Bm7      Chord diagramF#7F#7             G*
the invisible ma---n who’s always changing clothes



    Chord diagramD MajorD   D/C#  riff1      D* D** Chord diagramD MajorD   E*  E**     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose



Chord diagramB minorBm                Chord diagramF#F#     E**
while i watch you making mistakes
           Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramF#F#     Chord diagramB minorBm
i wish you luck, i really do
Bm7*     Chord diagramD6D6    Chord diagramB minorBm  Bm7*    Chord diagramD6D6    Chord diagramB minorBm
with the problem, with the puzzle
Bm7* Chord diagramD6D6             Chord diagramE MajorE  G**
what-ever is left of you


Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab /A D/B  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE  riff2  Chord diagramG+G





Chord diagramD MajorD D/Ab  /A  D/B    Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE MajorE   E*   E** Chord diagramG+G
i heard you found another audience to bore
Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab /A D/B     Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE MajorE    E*  E**  Chord diagramG+G
a creative thinker who imagined you were more
Chord diagramB minorBm            Bm7* Chord diagramBm7Bm7   Chord diagramF#7F#7             G*
a new body for yo---u to push around and pose


(for this fill only change the bass note)
    Chord diagramD MajorD   D/C#  riff1      D* D** Chord diagramD MajorD   E*  E**     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD    /A  /G /F# /E
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
    Chord diagramD MajorD   D/C#  riff1      D* D** Chord diagramD MajorD   E*  E**     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose


Alternate Version:

by ignoring the variations elliott plays on the high e-string you can play it like
that
in this case you wouldn't have to tune your high e-string to an c# just to an Eb!!
and so you could use the classic chords
it sounds good as well and its less complicated


Chord diagramD MajorD     D/Ab /A D/B     Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE MajorE                  Chord diagramG+G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
Chord diagramD MajorD      D/Ab /A D/B        Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramG+G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Chord diagramB minorBm     Chord diagramBm7Bm7                   Chord diagramF#7F#7          Chord diagramG+G
i got stuck on the side you know i never chose


    Chord diagramD MajorD   D/C#     Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD
its all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

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