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 : D# G# C# F# A# C# ( half - step down , high E string tuned down one step lower than the rest ) chords used : D xx0234 Bm x24432 D/G# 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 - - | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - 2 - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - | riff 2 : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - 2/4 - - 4 - - 2p0 - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D D/G# /A D/B D E E * E * * G youll take ad - vantage til you think youre being used D D/G# /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/G# /A D/B D E E * E * * G theres no es - cape for you except in someone else D D/G# /A D/B D E E * E * * G although youve already disappeared within yourself Bm Bm7 * Bm7 F#7 G * the invisible ma - - - n whos 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/G# /A D/B D E riff2 G D D/G# /A D/B D E E * E * * G i heard you found another audience to bore D D/G# /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/G# /A D/B D E G youll take ad - vantage til you think youre being used D D/G# /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 etc . . . . . . .