Chords for Ian Hunter - It Ain't Easy When You Fall
Tempo:
54.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[E] You used to [B] run to find the road, [Bm] but now you're tired.
[B] [E] You used to run when [C#m] things were done.
You [B] used to hide.
You talk of boats, you [C#m] talk of ships, you [B] talk of pain.
But now you're down, you ain't [C#m] around.
It's such [B] a shame, cause you, [F#] cause you got [E] something [B] to give.
[A] Something to [E] hold on to.
[F#m] Why don't you [E] give?
You're very young, but [B] you're giving up.
[A] Listen, I'm [E] ready.
[A] You think it's [C#m] giving [F#m] up, but I'm not sure.
[E] It [D] ain't easy when you walk.
[B] [E] [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk.
[B] [E] It ain't [D] easy when you walk.
[B]
[E] [B] [C#m] [B]
[A#] [G#m] [F#]
[E] This isn't [B] love, this world ain't love.
You gotta hear me.
[E] You [B] make no sound, I don't know what you drive, I don't know what you do.
[E] You're a [D#m] weakness, you're a [C#m] weakness, but it's a [B] drag.
[E] Cause in the end, [D#m] I lost [C#m] a friend, I feel so [B] sad.
Cause you, cause [F#] you got something to give.
[A]
Something [E] to hold [F#] [E] on to.
Why don't you give?
You're a [A] weakness, [E] you're a weakness, [F#m] but it's a drag.
[E] Cause you, cause you got something to give.
It [D] ain't easy when you [A] walk.
[E] [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk.
[B] [D] It ain't easy [A] when you walk.
[B] Now that I look [E] good as I am.
[D]
[A] [B] [E] And where do [D] you go when [A] there's somewhere [E] to run?
But the time [D] isn't right,
[A] and there's things to [E] be done.
And you're trapped [D] halfway up, [A] and you don't wanna [E] go back.
So you keep [D] on going on, [A] [E] compromising life.
And you [D] look to the wheat fields, [A] as you [E] travel on by.
And you [D] think of the things [A] you've [E] forgotten to try.
And you [D] wish you were young, [A] and you [E] wish you were hot.
But that [D] sun has already been [A] sunned, and that [E] storm's been toned.
And you [D] thought you were different, [A] but [E] what did that mean?
You [D] tricked yourself, trying, [A] but lost [E] it, you're obscene.
As it is, [D] as it was, [A] as you always [E] knew me.
I was [D]
[A] the one who used to [E] be free.
Now it never was [D] easy, [A] to live with [E] my head.
So I sit in [D] the back room, [A] and I write the [E] list down.
What comes out of the front [D] door, [A] is only [E] for friends.
I have a [D] vain window, [A] but that's where [E] it ends.
And it's here I [D] see pictures, [A] of my madness [E] is clean.
All [D] I've got, [A] will never [E] be.
[D]
[A] [E] Control, sometimes, [D] when, a [A] soul, is so [B] right.
[D] It ain't easy when you're hot.
[E] [A]
[B] [E] [D] [A]
[B] [E] [D#m] [C#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m] [F#]
[G#m]
[B] [E] You used to run when [C#m] things were done.
You [B] used to hide.
You talk of boats, you [C#m] talk of ships, you [B] talk of pain.
But now you're down, you ain't [C#m] around.
It's such [B] a shame, cause you, [F#] cause you got [E] something [B] to give.
[A] Something to [E] hold on to.
[F#m] Why don't you [E] give?
You're very young, but [B] you're giving up.
[A] Listen, I'm [E] ready.
[A] You think it's [C#m] giving [F#m] up, but I'm not sure.
[E] It [D] ain't easy when you walk.
[B] [E] [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk.
[B] [E] It ain't [D] easy when you walk.
[B]
[E] [B] [C#m] [B]
[A#] [G#m] [F#]
[E] This isn't [B] love, this world ain't love.
You gotta hear me.
[E] You [B] make no sound, I don't know what you drive, I don't know what you do.
[E] You're a [D#m] weakness, you're a [C#m] weakness, but it's a [B] drag.
[E] Cause in the end, [D#m] I lost [C#m] a friend, I feel so [B] sad.
Cause you, cause [F#] you got something to give.
[A]
Something [E] to hold [F#] [E] on to.
Why don't you give?
You're a [A] weakness, [E] you're a weakness, [F#m] but it's a drag.
[E] Cause you, cause you got something to give.
It [D] ain't easy when you [A] walk.
[E] [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk.
[B] [D] It ain't easy [A] when you walk.
[B] Now that I look [E] good as I am.
[D]
[A] [B] [E] And where do [D] you go when [A] there's somewhere [E] to run?
But the time [D] isn't right,
[A] and there's things to [E] be done.
And you're trapped [D] halfway up, [A] and you don't wanna [E] go back.
So you keep [D] on going on, [A] [E] compromising life.
And you [D] look to the wheat fields, [A] as you [E] travel on by.
And you [D] think of the things [A] you've [E] forgotten to try.
And you [D] wish you were young, [A] and you [E] wish you were hot.
But that [D] sun has already been [A] sunned, and that [E] storm's been toned.
And you [D] thought you were different, [A] but [E] what did that mean?
You [D] tricked yourself, trying, [A] but lost [E] it, you're obscene.
As it is, [D] as it was, [A] as you always [E] knew me.
I was [D]
[A] the one who used to [E] be free.
Now it never was [D] easy, [A] to live with [E] my head.
So I sit in [D] the back room, [A] and I write the [E] list down.
What comes out of the front [D] door, [A] is only [E] for friends.
I have a [D] vain window, [A] but that's where [E] it ends.
And it's here I [D] see pictures, [A] of my madness [E] is clean.
All [D] I've got, [A] will never [E] be.
[D]
[A] [E] Control, sometimes, [D] when, a [A] soul, is so [B] right.
[D] It ain't easy when you're hot.
[E] [A]
[B] [E] [D] [A]
[B] [E] [D#m] [C#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m] [F#]
[G#m]
Key:
E
A
D
B
C#m
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ [E] You used to [B] run to find the road, [Bm] but now you're tired.
[B] _ [E] You used to run when [C#m] things were done.
You [B] used to hide.
_ You talk of boats, you [C#m] talk of ships, you [B] talk of pain.
But now you're down, you ain't [C#m] around.
It's such [B] a shame, cause you, [F#] cause you got [E] something [B] to give.
[A] Something to [E] hold on to.
[F#m] Why don't you [E] give?
You're very young, but [B] you're giving up.
[A] Listen, I'm [E] ready.
[A] You think it's [C#m] giving [F#m] up, but I'm not sure.
_ [E] It [D] ain't easy when you walk.
[B] _ _ [E] _ [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk. _
[B] _ _ [E] It ain't [D] easy when you walk.
[B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] This isn't [B] love, this world ain't love.
You gotta hear me. _
[E] You [B] make no sound, I don't know what you drive, I don't know what you do. _
[E] You're a [D#m] weakness, you're a [C#m] weakness, but it's a [B] drag. _
[E] Cause in the end, [D#m] I lost [C#m] a friend, I feel so [B] sad.
Cause you, cause [F#] you got something to give.
[A]
Something [E] to hold [F#] _ [E] on to.
Why don't you give?
You're a [A] weakness, _ _ _ _ [E] you're a weakness, [F#m] but it's a drag.
_ [E] Cause you, cause you got something to give.
It [D] ain't easy when you [A] walk.
_ _ [E] _ [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk.
_ [B] _ _ [D] It ain't easy [A] when you walk.
[B] Now that I look [E] good as I am.
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] And where do [D] you go when [A] there's somewhere [E] to run?
_ But the time [D] isn't right, _
[A] and there's things to [E] be done.
_ And you're trapped [D] halfway up, [A] and you don't wanna [E] go back.
_ So you keep [D] on going on, [A] _ [E] compromising life.
And you [D] look to the wheat fields, [A] as you [E] travel on by.
And you [D] think of the things [A] you've [E] forgotten to try.
And you [D] wish you were young, [A] and you [E] wish you were hot.
_ But that [D] sun has already been [A] sunned, and that [E] storm's been toned.
And you [D] thought you were different, [A] but [E] what did that mean?
You [D] tricked yourself, trying, [A] but lost [E] it, you're obscene.
As it is, [D] as it was, [A] as you always [E] knew me.
I was [D] _
[A] the one who used to [E] be free.
Now it never was [D] easy, [A] to live with [E] my head.
_ So I sit in [D] the back room, [A] and I write the [E] list down.
What comes out of the front [D] door, [A] is only [E] for friends.
I have a [D] vain window, [A] but that's where [E] it ends.
And it's here I [D] see pictures, [A] of my madness [E] is clean.
All [D] I've got, [A] will never [E] be.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] Control, sometimes, _ [D] when, a [A] soul, is so [B] right.
_ [D] It ain't easy when you're hot.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] You used to run when [C#m] things were done.
You [B] used to hide.
_ You talk of boats, you [C#m] talk of ships, you [B] talk of pain.
But now you're down, you ain't [C#m] around.
It's such [B] a shame, cause you, [F#] cause you got [E] something [B] to give.
[A] Something to [E] hold on to.
[F#m] Why don't you [E] give?
You're very young, but [B] you're giving up.
[A] Listen, I'm [E] ready.
[A] You think it's [C#m] giving [F#m] up, but I'm not sure.
_ [E] It [D] ain't easy when you walk.
[B] _ _ [E] _ [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk. _
[B] _ _ [E] It ain't [D] easy when you walk.
[B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] This isn't [B] love, this world ain't love.
You gotta hear me. _
[E] You [B] make no sound, I don't know what you drive, I don't know what you do. _
[E] You're a [D#m] weakness, you're a [C#m] weakness, but it's a [B] drag. _
[E] Cause in the end, [D#m] I lost [C#m] a friend, I feel so [B] sad.
Cause you, cause [F#] you got something to give.
[A]
Something [E] to hold [F#] _ [E] on to.
Why don't you give?
You're a [A] weakness, _ _ _ _ [E] you're a weakness, [F#m] but it's a drag.
_ [E] Cause you, cause you got something to give.
It [D] ain't easy when you [A] walk.
_ _ [E] _ [D] It ain't easy when [A] you walk.
_ [B] _ _ [D] It ain't easy [A] when you walk.
[B] Now that I look [E] good as I am.
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] And where do [D] you go when [A] there's somewhere [E] to run?
_ But the time [D] isn't right, _
[A] and there's things to [E] be done.
_ And you're trapped [D] halfway up, [A] and you don't wanna [E] go back.
_ So you keep [D] on going on, [A] _ [E] compromising life.
And you [D] look to the wheat fields, [A] as you [E] travel on by.
And you [D] think of the things [A] you've [E] forgotten to try.
And you [D] wish you were young, [A] and you [E] wish you were hot.
_ But that [D] sun has already been [A] sunned, and that [E] storm's been toned.
And you [D] thought you were different, [A] but [E] what did that mean?
You [D] tricked yourself, trying, [A] but lost [E] it, you're obscene.
As it is, [D] as it was, [A] as you always [E] knew me.
I was [D] _
[A] the one who used to [E] be free.
Now it never was [D] easy, [A] to live with [E] my head.
_ So I sit in [D] the back room, [A] and I write the [E] list down.
What comes out of the front [D] door, [A] is only [E] for friends.
I have a [D] vain window, [A] but that's where [E] it ends.
And it's here I [D] see pictures, [A] of my madness [E] is clean.
All [D] I've got, [A] will never [E] be.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] Control, sometimes, _ [D] when, a [A] soul, is so [B] right.
_ [D] It ain't easy when you're hot.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _