Nothing Comes Easy Chords
by Godsmack
Nothing Comes Easy by Godsmack is a guitar song played in the key of D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro (extra guitar with modulation effect, let chords ring out)
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-8----------0---------| repeats through most of the intro and fades out as rest of band enters
A|-8----------0---------|
D|-8----------0---------|
Riff 1
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------3-------------|
G|-10------10----------------------------2----------|
D|-8-----------8---------------0--------------------| repeats throughout entire intro
A|-8---------------6\5---------0--------------6\5---|
D|-8-----8-------0-----0-8\7-0-0----0-------0-----0-|
Riff 1 ending
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------10\9-9-|
D|-8--8-8---------7--7-7---10\9-9-|
A|-8--8-8---6\5---7--7-7---8\\7-7-|
D|-8--8-8-0-----0-7--7-7-0--------|
Riff 2 "Beat down and questioned..."
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 "...never crosses himself..." (just the chords)
E|---------------------------------|
B|-8----4----6----8----8----4----6-|
G|-7----3----5----7----7----3----5-|
D|-5----1----3----5----5----1----3-|
A|-5----1----3----5----5----1----3-|
D|-5----1----3----5----5----1----3-|
"Nothing in my life comes easy..."
E|-------------------------|
B|-3--3--3-----------------|
G|-2--2--2-3--3--3---------|
D|-0--0--0-1--1--1-1/3-3/8-|
A|-0--0--0-1--1--1-1/3-3/8-|
D|-0--0--0-1--1--1-1/3-3/8-|
Play Riff 1 x2
Play Riff 2 x1 "You never thought to see me..."
Play Riff 3 x1 "...never crosses himself..."
Play Riff 1 x2
Riff 4
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8\7------8\7-7-----8\7---------------------|
D|-0---8\7--0---8\7-7--0--8\7--0-13-12-0-15-13-10-|
A|-0---6\5--0---6\5-5--0--6\5--0-11-10-0-15-13-10-|
D|-0--------0----------0-------0-------0-15-13-10-|
Play Riff 4 x8 "Don't justify..."
Play Riff 3 x1 "...never crosses himself..."
Play Riff 1 until end and fade out
Enjoy!!