Easy chords by Commodores

Easy - The Commodores (by Lionel Ritchie)


The transcription has been lowerd by one half. This makes it much easyer, to find good
voicings (and also singers might appreceate this very much! ;-))

The lyrics are borrowed from Johan Englund (thanx Johan), but I came to another conclusion concerning
the chords... and here they are: (Corrections are welcome)

Hubert



Basic Pattern (Intro): Strong shuffle!

	A     C#-7   B-7    Esus9
    -------------------------------------------
    -5---5-----5---5-----3---3------3---3------
    -6---6-----4---4-----2---2------2---3------
    -- 7---7-----6---6-----4-- 4- ----4---4----
    -----------4---------2---------------------
    -5------------------------------0----------


Intro  (A C#-7 B-7 Esus9) x2

	A       C#-7          B-7       Esus9
Verse  Know it sounds funny but I just can't stand the pain
    A       C#-7    B-7   Esus9
    Girl, I'm leaving you tomorrow
    A      C#-7        B-7      Esus9
    Seems to me girl you know I've done all I can
    A     c#-7       B-7       Esus9
    You see I beg, stole and I borrowed ...   yeah ooh

            A  c#-7 B-7  Esus9      A  C#-7 B-7 Esus9
Ref:  That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday morning
            A  c#-7 B-7  Esus9      Gj7 F#-7 Esus9 A
    That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday mooooooooorning

	A     C#-7          B-7      Esus9
Verse  Why in the world would anybody put chains on me?
	A  C#-7      B-7    Esus9
    I've paid my dues to make it
	A     C#-7           B-7       Esus9
    Everybody wants me to be what they want me to be
	A     C#-7           B-7       Esus9


            A  c#-7 B-7  Esus9      A  C#-7 B-7 Esus9
Ref:  That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday morning
            A  c#-7 B-7  Esus9      Gj7 F#-7 Esus9 A
    That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday mooooooooorning

          Gj7   F#-7 E-7  Asus7
Bridge: I wanna be high   so  high
          Gj7            F#-7 E-7  Asus7
    I wanna be free to know the things I do  alright
          Gj7          F#-7 E-7  Asus7
    I wanna be free   just me  oh baby
	Cj7 B-7 E-7 D



Solo: A  C#-7  B-7  Esus9
    A  C#-7  B-7  Esus9
    A  C#-7  B-7  Esus9
    A  C#-7  B-7  B-7	Esus9  Esus9


            A  c#-7 B-7  Esus9      A  C#-7 B-7 Esus9
Ref:  That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday morning
            A  c#-7 B-7  Esus9      A  C#-7 B-7 Esus9 Fsus4
    That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday morning

(Modulation)
            Bb  D-7 C-7  Fsus9      Bb  D#-7 C-7 Fsus9
Ref:  That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday morning
            Bb  D-7 C-7  Fsus9      Bb  D#-7 C-7 Fsus9
    That's why I'm easy    I'm easy like sunday morning

	(Fade)



The chords and voicings:

	A
	-5-------
	-5-6-----
	-5---7---
	-5---7---
	-5-------

	C#-7
	-4-------
	-4-5-----
	-4-------
	-4---6---
	-4-------
	-x-------

	B-7
	-2-------
	-2-3-----
	-2-------
	-2--4----
	-2-------
	-x-------

	Esus9
	-2-------
	-2-3-----
	-2-------
	-2---4---
	-2-------
	-0-------

	Gj7 (Gmaj7)
	-0-------
	-3-------
	---4-----
	---4-----
	-x-------
	-3-------

	F#-7
	-2-------
	-2-------
	-2-------
	-2-------
	-2--4----
	-2-------

	E-7
	-0-------
	-0-------
	-0-------
	-0-------
	----2----
	-0-------

	Asus7
	-0-------
	-0--3----
	-0-------
	---2-----
	-0-------
	-0-------

	Cj7
	-3-------
	-3---5---
	-3-4-----
	-3---5---
	-3-------
	-x-------

	D
	--2-----
	----3---
	--2-----
	--------
	--------
	x-------

Modulation chords
	Bb
	-6-------
	-6-7-----
	-6---8---
	-6---8---
	-6-------

	D-7
	-5-------
	-5-6-----
	-5-------
	-5---7---
	-5-------
	-x-------

	C-7
	-3-------
	-3-4-----
	-3-------
	-3--5----
	-3-------
	-x-------

	Fsus9
	-3-------
	-3-4-----
	-3-------
	-3---4---
	-3-------
	-x-------

	Fsus9
	-x-------
	-8-------
	-8-------
	-8-------
	-8-------
	-x-------





-------
Chords transcribed by Hubert Ried

Lyrics corrected by Luiz Otavio Antunes
Corrections and flames are still welcomed.
-------