Let Me Down Easy Chords by Etta James

Tempo:
99.65 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Ebm

Cm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Etta James - Let Me Down Easy chords
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[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Cm]
[Eb] I gave [Ab] you all of my love,
[Eb] don't you abuse it.
[Ebm]
[Ab] I gave you tender love and care, oh [Eb] baby, now don't you misuse it.
[F] [Ebm]
[G] And if you got somebody else, [Cm] if you got somebody else [Ab] on your mind,
I want you to [Ebm]
[Eb] please, please, please, baby, [Ab]
let me [Ebm] down easy.
[Bb]
[Eb] I sweated and [Ab] toiled for you, baby, [Ebm] [Ab]
[Eb] I know, I know you know it.
[F] [Ab] [Fm] But if you got any [Ab] appreciation for me, [Eb] you got a sad, sad way of showing it.
Oh yeah.
[Fm] [Gb]
[G] If you got somebody, [Eb] if you [Cm] got somebody, if you got someone else [Ab] on your mind,
[Eb] I want you to please, please, please, [Ab] oh Lord, let me [Eb] down [Abm] easy.
[Eb]
[Ab] You ought to give credit, baby, yeah, oh baby, where credit, where credit is due right now.
[Eb] Cause I know, I know that you know, [Ab] oh [Eb] I've been so good, so good to you.
I
[Ab] did everything, everything for you, [Db] baby, [Ab] that a woman's supposed to do.
[F] And you're taking, you're taking advantage of me, baby, because you know I've been [Bb] a fool, I've been a fool for you.
[Gb] [G] If you got somebody, if you got somebody, [Cm] if you got [Eb] someone else [Ab] on your mind,
[Eb] I want you to please, please, [Bbm] please, [Ab] down, [Eb] let me down easy.
Down, let me down easy.
Oh [Ab] yeah.
Let me [Eb] down, let me down easy.
[Ab] Let me down, baby.
[Eb] [Ebm] [Eb] Take it easy.
[Ab] Let me [Eb] down, let me down easy.
[Ab]
Let me down, baby.
If
[Eb] you got someone else on your mind, I [Ab] want you to please, please, [Eb] let me down.
[G] [C]
Oh, [B] I'm tired [Ab] of sweating and toil for you, [Eb] baby, I know, I know, I know.
[C] [Ab] I know you got to [Eb] have some [Ebm] appreciation for [Eb] me, baby.
[Ab] But you got to say it where you're saying it, where you're showing [Eb] it.
If [Ab] you got somebody, [Eb]
if you got somebody, [Ab]
please,
[Cm] [Eb] [Ab]
let me down, [Eb] let [Cm] me [Eb] down.
[Ab]
[Ebm] Oh, I feel I've been [Ab] so good to [Ebm] you and everything for you, [Eb] baby.
[Ab]
I did [Cm] everything that a woman's supposed to do, [Eb] yeah.
[Ab]
Why you've taken advantage of me?
[Eb] Because you know I've been a fool for you.
[Ab]
If you got [Eb] somebody, if you got [Ab] somebody [Gb] somewhere, [Ab]
somewhere on your mind, I want [Gb] you to please, [Ab] please, [Ebm] please let [Ab] me down.
Let [Eb] me down [Db] easy.
[Gbm] [C] [Ab] [Db]
[Abm] Oh yeah, [Ab] yeah, yeah, let me [Ebm] down, let me [Gbm] [Gm] down [Ab] easy.
[Gb]
[Bm] [Ab] Let me down [Gbm] easy, [Eb] boy.
[F] [Ab]
Let me [Eb] down easy.
[Ab]
Let me down, let [Eb] me [Ebm] down easy.
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] Let me down, let me down, let me down, [Ab] baby.
[Eb] Let me down.
[Ab]
You [Ebm] let me down, [Ab] baby.
[Ebm] You gotta let me down, baby.
[Eb] [Ebm] Easy down, [Ab] honey.
Easy [Eb] down.
Oh, baby.
[Ab] Take it easy.
[Eb] Easy.
[Ab] Whoa.
[Eb] [Gb] Easy now.
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Ebm
13421116
Cm
13421113
Gb
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Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
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To start learning Etta James - (Album Version) Let Me Down Easy chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, Eb and Ab in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 49 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 100. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ I gave [Ab] you all of my love, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ don't you abuse it.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] _ I gave you tender love and care, _ _ oh [Eb] baby, _ now don't you misuse it.
_ _ [F] _ [Ebm] _
[G] _ _ _ And if you got somebody _ else, _ [Cm] if you got somebody else [Ab] on your mind,
_ I want you to [Ebm]
[Eb] please, please, please, baby, [Ab] _
_ let _ me [Ebm] down easy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ I sweated and [Ab] toiled for you, baby, [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ I know, I know you know it. _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] But if you got any [Ab] appreciation for me, _ _ _ [Eb] you got a sad, sad way of showing it.
Oh yeah.
[Fm] _ [Gb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ If you got somebody, _ _ [Eb] if you [Cm] got somebody, if you got someone else [Ab] on your mind, _
[Eb] I want you to please, please, please, [Ab] oh Lord, _ let me [Eb] down [Abm] easy. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ You ought to give credit, baby, yeah, _ oh baby, _ where credit, where credit is due right now. _
_ [Eb] _ Cause I know, I know that you know, _ _ [Ab] oh [Eb] I've been so good, so good to you.
I _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ did everything, _ everything for you, [Db] baby, [Ab] _ _ _ that a woman's supposed to do. _ _
[F] And you're taking, you're taking advantage of me, baby, _ because you know I've been [Bb] a fool, I've been a fool for you. _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [G] _ _ If you got somebody, _ if you got somebody, _ [Cm] _ if you got [Eb] someone else [Ab] on your mind, _ _
[Eb] I want you to please, please, [Bbm] please, [Ab] _ _ _ down, [Eb] let me down easy. _ _ _
_ _ _ Down, let me down easy.
_ Oh [Ab] yeah.
_ _ _ Let me [Eb] down, let me down easy. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Let me down, baby.
[Eb] _ [Ebm] [Eb] Take it easy.
[Ab] _ _ Let me [Eb] down, let me down easy.
_ [Ab] _
_ Let me down, baby.
If _ _
[Eb] you got someone else on your mind, I [Ab] want you to please, please, [Eb] _ let me down.
[G] _ [C] _
Oh, [B] I'm tired [Ab] of sweating and toil for you, [Eb] baby, I know, I know, I know.
[C] _ _ [Ab] I know you got to [Eb] have some [Ebm] appreciation for [Eb] me, baby. _ _
[Ab] But you got to say it where you're saying it, where you're showing [Eb] it.
If [Ab] you got somebody, _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
if you got somebody, _ [Ab] _
_ _ please, _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ let me down, [Eb] _ let [Cm] me [Eb] down.
[Ab] _
_ [Ebm] Oh, I feel I've been [Ab] so good to [Ebm] you and _ everything for you, [Eb] baby.
[Ab]
I _ did [Cm] everything that a woman's supposed to do, [Eb] yeah.
_ [Ab] _
Why you've taken advantage of me?
[Eb] Because you know I've been a fool for you.
[Ab] _
_ If you got [Eb] somebody, if you got [Ab] somebody [Gb] somewhere, [Ab] _
somewhere on your mind, I want [Gb] you to please, _ _ [Ab] please, [Ebm] please let [Ab] me down.
Let [Eb] me down [Db] easy.
[Gbm] _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db]
[Abm] Oh yeah, [Ab] yeah, yeah, let me [Ebm] down, let me [Gbm] [Gm] down _ [Ab] easy.
[Gb] _
[Bm] _ _ [Ab] _ Let me down [Gbm] easy, [Eb] boy.
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ Let me [Eb] down easy.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Let me down, let [Eb] me [Ebm] down easy.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Let me down, let me down, let me down, [Ab] baby. _
_ _ [Eb] Let me _ _ down.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ You [Ebm] let me down, _ _ _ [Ab] _ baby.
_ [Ebm] You gotta let me down, baby.
[Eb] _ [Ebm] Easy down, [Ab] honey.
Easy [Eb] down.
_ Oh, baby.
_ [Ab] _ Take it easy.
_ [Eb] Easy. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Whoa.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] Easy now.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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