Easy On You
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Intro
One, two, three...
|C |C |Am |Am | x2
verse 1
C C
No one knew you back in high school
Am Am
Now you're barely twenty-two
C C Am Am
You had your whole entire life ahead of you
C C
Left town on the Greyhound
Am Am
Cuz there's no love where you grew up
C C Am Am
They always told you you were never good enough
Pre-Chorus
F G C Am
But why oh why are you making it
F G Am
Are you making it so hard?
[Refrão]G C C
Be easy on yourself
G G
Be easy on yourself
Am F
Be easy on yourself
C G C
Cuz nobody's been easy on you
Instrumental
|C |Am |Am |
verse 2
C C Am Am
You leave it all behind, you didn't need to travel far
C C Am Am
You may have lost yourself, but you found yourself a bar
C C
Yeah you got some boys, you were an easy choice
Am Am
But you didn't seem to mind
C C Am Am
You got attention and you didn't care what kind
Pre-Chorus
F G C Am
But why oh why are you making it
F G Am
Are you making it so hard?
[Refrão]G C C
Be easy on yourself
G G
Be easy on yourself
Am F
Be easy on yourself
C G C
Cuz nobody's been easy on you
Am G F F C
Easy on you
Am G F F
Easy on you
verse 3
C C Am Am
Started selling everything from a corner anywhere
C C Am Am
You got nothing to lose and you're too young to care
C C
Well the men in blue, yeah, they searched you
Am Am
And you knew you were going down
C C Am Am
You rather die than deal with working it around
Post-Chorus
F G C Am
But why oh why are you making it
F G Am
Are you making it so hard?
[Refrão]G C C
Be easy on yourself
G G
Be easy on yourself
Am F
Be easy on yourself
C G C
Cuz nobody's been easy on you
Am G F F C
Easy on you
Am G F F
Easy on you
Instrumental
|Am |Am |G |G |
Outro
F F
Easy on yourself
G G C
Cuz nobody's been easy on you
How to play Easy On You
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.