Chords for Chris Knight - It Ain't Easy Being Me (Closed Captioned)
Tempo:
77.65 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
It ought to be a town [Fm] somewhere [Eb] named for [Ab] how I feel.
Yeah I could be the mayor down there and say [Eb] welcome to [Db] Sorryville.
[Ab] It wouldn't be on a map nowhere, you might say that it [Db] don't exist.
[Bb] But if you make enough wrong [Db] turns [Ab] it'd be hard [Eb] to miss.
[Ab] There ought to be a bridge [Fm] somewhere they could [Eb] dedicate [Db] to me.
[Ab] I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of [Db] gasoline.
[Ab] Walk on over to the other [Fm] side and [Eb] there I'd [Db] light a match.
[Bb] Sit and stare through the smoke and [Db] flames wondering how I'm [Eb] gonna get back.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
[Db] [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being Steve.
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] There ought to be a statue [Fm] out [Eb] for [Db] freaks like me.
[Ab] Yeah I could be the star of the show with my [Eb] name on the [Db]
marquee.
[Ab] In a room with a big red [Fm] button that says [Eb] danger do [Db] not touch.
[Bb] And twice a day I'd mash it down [Db] and you could watch me [Eb] self-destruct.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
[Db] [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
It ought to be a town [Fm] somewhere [Eb] named for [Ab] how I feel.
Yeah I could be the mayor down there and say [Eb] welcome to [Db] Sorryville.
[Ab] It wouldn't be on a map nowhere, you might say that it [Db] don't exist.
[Bb] But if you make enough wrong [Db] turns [Ab] it'd be hard [Eb] to miss.
[Ab] There ought to be a bridge [Fm] somewhere they could [Eb] dedicate [Db] to me.
[Ab] I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of [Db] gasoline.
[Ab] Walk on over to the other [Fm] side and [Eb] there I'd [Db] light a match.
[Bb] Sit and stare through the smoke and [Db] flames wondering how I'm [Eb] gonna get back.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
[Db] [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being Steve.
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] There ought to be a statue [Fm] out [Eb] for [Db] freaks like me.
[Ab] Yeah I could be the star of the show with my [Eb] name on the [Db]
marquee.
[Ab] In a room with a big red [Fm] button that says [Eb] danger do [Db] not touch.
[Bb] And twice a day I'd mash it down [Db] and you could watch me [Eb] self-destruct.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
[Db] [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Ab
Db
Eb
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ It ought to be a town [Fm] somewhere [Eb] named for [Ab] how I feel.
_ _ Yeah I could be the mayor down there and say [Eb] welcome to [Db] Sorryville.
[Ab] _ _ _ It wouldn't be on a map nowhere, you might say that it [Db] don't exist.
_ _ [Bb] But if you make enough wrong [Db] turns [Ab] it'd be hard [Eb] to miss.
[Ab] There ought to be a bridge [Fm] somewhere they could [Eb] dedicate [Db] to me. _ _
[Ab] I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of [Db] gasoline. _
_ _ [Ab] Walk on over to the other [Fm] side and [Eb] there I'd [Db] light a match.
_ _ [Bb] Sit and stare through the smoke and [Db] flames wondering how I'm [Eb] gonna get back.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being Steve.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] There ought to be a statue [Fm] out [Eb] for [Db] freaks like me. _ _
[Ab] Yeah I could be the star of the show with my [Eb] name on the [Db] _
marquee.
_ [Ab] In a room with a big red [Fm] button that says [Eb] danger do [Db] not touch.
_ _ [Bb] And twice a day I'd mash it down [Db] and you could watch me [Eb] self-destruct.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
[Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ It ought to be a town [Fm] somewhere [Eb] named for [Ab] how I feel.
_ _ Yeah I could be the mayor down there and say [Eb] welcome to [Db] Sorryville.
[Ab] _ _ _ It wouldn't be on a map nowhere, you might say that it [Db] don't exist.
_ _ [Bb] But if you make enough wrong [Db] turns [Ab] it'd be hard [Eb] to miss.
[Ab] There ought to be a bridge [Fm] somewhere they could [Eb] dedicate [Db] to me. _ _
[Ab] I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of [Db] gasoline. _
_ _ [Ab] Walk on over to the other [Fm] side and [Eb] there I'd [Db] light a match.
_ _ [Bb] Sit and stare through the smoke and [Db] flames wondering how I'm [Eb] gonna get back.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being Steve.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] There ought to be a statue [Fm] out [Eb] for [Db] freaks like me. _ _
[Ab] Yeah I could be the star of the show with my [Eb] name on the [Db] _
marquee.
_ [Ab] In a room with a big red [Fm] button that says [Eb] danger do [Db] not touch.
_ _ [Bb] And twice a day I'd mash it down [Db] and you could watch me [Eb] self-destruct.
[Db] Why do I [Ab] do the things I [Bbm] do?
Was I born this [Ab] way or am I a self-made [Db] fool?
I shoot the [Ab] lights and I curse the [Bbm] dark.
I need your [Ab] love but I break your [Db] heart.
And I know the [Ab] words that'll bring you [Bbm] back, but I don't say [Ab] nothing as I watch you [Db] die.
I had to [Ab] work to be the jerk [Bb] I've come to be.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
[Eb] It ain't easy [Ab] being me.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _