🎸 It Wwasn't Easy To Be Happy For You chords by The Lumineers

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice


Introduction:

A A7 x4

Verse 1:
    D      A
On the last time we met
       D
Your love was dead
      A
You held my hand
     D
Bit your tongue
    A
Shut me out
      D
Spilled my blood
     A
All around

Chorus:
D        Bm     A     D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
D        Bm       A       D
Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too
D       Bm        A     D
You held your punches back, and I left the room
D        Bm     A     D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you


intro riff x2:


Verse 2:
  D
All alone
    A
Your ax fell
        D
We dragged you down
    A
Gave me hell
     D
Made your bed
    A
Now you sleep
    D
On your own
      A
Guess we'll see


Chorus:
D        Bm     A     D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
D        Bm       A       D
Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too
D       Bm        A     D
You held your punches back, and I left the room
D        Bm     A     D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

Bridge:
G          D A
I know that you tried
G            D  A
But you're no friend of mine
     Bm
Falling apart
         G
You played it the best
          A
A dame in distress, ooh


Chorus:
D        Bm     A     D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
D        Bm          A       D
Yeah, wrapped my neck and prayed that you'd feel the noose
D     Bm     A     D
I saw the restaurant table for two
D        Bm     A    D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
D        Bm     A     D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
D        Bm          A    D
Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too
D       Bm         A    D
You held your punches back, and I left the room
D        Bm     A     D
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you