Easy Way Out chords by Elliott Smith

Song: Easy Way Out
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:

Eb Ab C# F# Bb C#

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

Chords used:

D   xx0234 Bm  x24432
D/Ab 4x0234 Bm7* x24234
D/A  x0x034 Bm7 x24232
D/B  x2x034 F#7 242322
E   022104 G*  x5x435
E*  022102 D/C# x40234
E**  022100 D*  xx0230
G   32000x D** xx0232
F#  244322 D6  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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D   D/Ab /A D/B   D    E      E* E** G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
D   D/Ab /A D/B    E   E*  E** G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm         Bm7* Bm7   F#7     G*
i got stuck on the si----de you know i never chose




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





D   D/Ab /A D/B   D   E    E* E** G
theres no  es-cape for you except in someone else
D D/Ab  /A  D/B   D  E     E* E** G
although youve already disappeared within yourself
Bm      Bm7* Bm7   F#7       G*
the invisible ma---n who’s always changing clothes




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




Bm        F#   E**
while i watch you making mistakes
      Bm   F#   Bm
i wish you luck, i really do
Bm7*   D6  Bm Bm7*  D6  Bm
with the problem, with the puzzle
Bm7* D6       E G**
what-ever is left of you



D D/Ab /A D/B D E riff2 G






D D/Ab /A D/B  D   E  E*  E** G
i heard you found another audience to bore
D D/Ab /A D/B   D    E  E* E** G
a creative thinker who imagined you were more
Bm      Bm7* Bm7  F#7       G*
a new body for yo---u to push around and pose


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


D   D/Ab /A D/B   D    E         G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
D   D/Ab /A D/B    E       G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm   Bm7          F#7     G
i got stuck on the side you know i never chose



  D  D/C#   Bm   D    E     G  D
its all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose