Elliott Smith - Easy Way Out Chords & Tabs

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:

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



[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elliott_smith/easy_way_out_crd.html ]
    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


etc.......