Easy Way Out

Artist: 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:

(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

E 022104 G* x5x435

E* 022102 D/C# x40234

E** 022100 D* xx0230

G 32000x D** xx0232

G** 355433

riff 1:

riff 2:

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

while i watch you making mistakes

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

youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used

cos without an enemy your anger gets confused

i got stuck on the side you know i never chose

its all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

etc.......