It Aint Easy Chords
by Tom Paxton
It Aint Easy by Tom Paxton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, D7, G, Em and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN' AND THE LOVIN' ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 D
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
verse 1.
D D7 G Em
When I awoke this mornin', you were on my mind
A7 G D
Sometimes we have moments when good news is hard to find
D D7 G Em
No one knows exactly what another's goin' through
A7 G A7 D
But singin' you these simple words is something I can do
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN' AND THE LOVIN' ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 D
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
verse 2.
D D7 G
I know that you lost something that you loved with all your
Em
Heart
A7 G D
I know how the grieving feels like tearing you apart
D D7 G
Just remember something that might ease you through the
Em
Pain
A7 G A7 D
There are those who'll carry you until you're whole again
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN' AND THE LOVIN' ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 D
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
verse 3.
D D7 G Em
Only you can understand the load you have to bear
A7 G D
All a friend can offer is to try to take a share
D D7 G Em
Friends are all we have and I just want to help you see
A7 G A7 D
However hard it gets for you, you have that friend in me
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN'AND THE LOVIN' ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN'T EASY, NO IT AIN'T EASY,
A7 D
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.