Let Me Down Easy Chords by Etta James
Tempo:
101.05 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Ebm
Bb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] I gave you [Ab] all of my [Ab] love,
[Eb] don't you abuse it.
[Bbm]
[Ab] I gave you tender loving care, [Eb] oh baby, now don't you misuse it.
[G] And if you got somebody else, [Cm] if you got somebody else on your [Ab] mind,
I want you to please, [Eb] please, please [Ebm]
baby, [Ab] let me down [Ebm] easy.
I [Bb] sweated [C]
[Eb]
and [Ab] toiled for you baby, [C] [Eb] I know, I know you know it.
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Fm] But if you got any [Ab] appreciation for me, you got a [Eb] sad, sad way of showing it.
Oh yeah.
[Fm] [Gb] [G]
If you got somebody,
[Dm] if you got [Cm] somebody, if you got someone else [Ab] on your mind,
I [Eb] want you to please, please, please, [Ab] oh Lord, let me [Eb] down easy.
[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, oh I've been so good, so good to you.
[Ab]
I did everything, everything for you baby, 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.
[Bb] [G]
If you got somebody, if you got somebody, [Cm]
if you got someone else [Ab]
on your mind,
I want [Eb] you to please, please, [Bbm] please,
[Ab] down, let [Eb] me down easy.
Down, let me down easy.
Oh [Ab] yeah.
Let me down, [Eb] let me down [Eb] easy.
[Ab] Let me down baby, [Eb] take it easy.
[Ab] Let me [Ebm] down, let me down easy.
[Eb] [Ab] Ha ha ha baby.
[Eb] If you got someone else on your mind, I want you to please, please, let me down.
[Ab] Oh I'm tired of sweating and toiling for you baby, [Eb] I know, I know, I know.
[Ab] [Ab] I know you got a [Eb] high come appreciation for me baby.
[Ab]
What you gonna say when you're sad, when you're [Eb] showing it?
If you got [Ab]
somebody, [Cm]
[Eb] if you got somebody, [Bb]
[Ab] please,
[Eb]
[Ab] let me down, [Eb] let [Bb] me down.
[Ab] Oh I feel I've been so [Ebm] good to you and I did everything for you baby, [Ab] yeah.
[Bb] I did everything that a [Eb] woman's supposed to do, yeah.
[Ab] Now you've taken [Cm] advantage of [Eb] me, because you know I've been a fool for you.
[Ab] If you got [Eb] somebody, if you got somebody somewhere, [Ab] somewhere on your mind,
I [Ebm] want you to [Bb] please, please, let [Cm] me down, [F] let me down easy.
[G]
[Ab] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Ebm] yeah, let me down, let me down [F]
[Ab] easy.
[Gb] [Eb]
Let me [F] down easy boy.
[Ab] Let me [Eb] down easy.
[Ab] Let me down, [Ebm] let me down easy.
[Eb]
[Ab] [C] Yeah, [Eb] let me down, let me down, let me down [Ab] baby.
Let [Eb] me down, [Ab]
let [Ebm] me down, [Eb]
[Ab] baby.
[Ebm] You gotta let me down baby.
[Ab] Ease me down, let me down.
[Eb]
Oh, baby.
[Ab] Take it easy. Easy.
[Eb]
[Ab] Wow.
[Eb]
Easy now.
[Bb]
[Eb] I gave you [Ab] all of my [Ab] love,
[Eb] don't you abuse it.
[Bbm]
[Ab] I gave you tender loving care, [Eb] oh baby, now don't you misuse it.
[G] And if you got somebody else, [Cm] if you got somebody else on your [Ab] mind,
I want you to please, [Eb] please, please [Ebm]
baby, [Ab] let me down [Ebm] easy.
I [Bb] sweated [C]
[Eb]
and [Ab] toiled for you baby, [C] [Eb] I know, I know you know it.
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Fm] But if you got any [Ab] appreciation for me, you got a [Eb] sad, sad way of showing it.
Oh yeah.
[Fm] [Gb] [G]
If you got somebody,
[Dm] if you got [Cm] somebody, if you got someone else [Ab] on your mind,
I [Eb] want you to please, please, please, [Ab] oh Lord, let me [Eb] down easy.
[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, oh I've been so good, so good to you.
[Ab]
I did everything, everything for you baby, 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.
[Bb] [G]
If you got somebody, if you got somebody, [Cm]
if you got someone else [Ab]
on your mind,
I want [Eb] you to please, please, [Bbm] please,
[Ab] down, let [Eb] me down easy.
Down, let me down easy.
Oh [Ab] yeah.
Let me down, [Eb] let me down [Eb] easy.
[Ab] Let me down baby, [Eb] take it easy.
[Ab] Let me [Ebm] down, let me down easy.
[Eb] [Ab] Ha ha ha baby.
[Eb] If you got someone else on your mind, I want you to please, please, let me down.
[Ab] Oh I'm tired of sweating and toiling for you baby, [Eb] I know, I know, I know.
[Ab] [Ab] I know you got a [Eb] high come appreciation for me baby.
[Ab]
What you gonna say when you're sad, when you're [Eb] showing it?
If you got [Ab]
somebody, [Cm]
[Eb] if you got somebody, [Bb]
[Ab] please,
[Eb]
[Ab] let me down, [Eb] let [Bb] me down.
[Ab] Oh I feel I've been so [Ebm] good to you and I did everything for you baby, [Ab] yeah.
[Bb] I did everything that a [Eb] woman's supposed to do, yeah.
[Ab] Now you've taken [Cm] advantage of [Eb] me, because you know I've been a fool for you.
[Ab] If you got [Eb] somebody, if you got somebody somewhere, [Ab] somewhere on your mind,
I [Ebm] want you to [Bb] please, please, let [Cm] me down, [F] let me down easy.
[G]
[Ab] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Ebm] yeah, let me down, let me down [F]
[Ab] easy.
[Gb] [Eb]
Let me [F] down easy boy.
[Ab] Let me [Eb] down easy.
[Ab] Let me down, [Ebm] let me down easy.
[Eb]
[Ab] [C] Yeah, [Eb] let me down, let me down, let me down [Ab] baby.
Let [Eb] me down, [Ab]
let [Ebm] me down, [Eb]
[Ab] baby.
[Ebm] You gotta let me down baby.
[Ab] Ease me down, let me down.
[Eb]
Oh, baby.
[Ab] Take it easy. Easy.
[Eb]
[Ab] Wow.
[Eb]
Easy now.
Key:
Ab
Eb
Ebm
Bb
Cm
Ab
Eb
Ebm
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ I gave you [Ab] all of my [Ab] love, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ don't you abuse it.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ I gave you tender loving care, _ _ [Eb] oh baby, _ now don't you misuse it. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ And if you got somebody _ else, _ [Cm] if you got somebody else on your [Ab] mind,
_ I want you to please, [Eb] please, please [Ebm]
baby, [Ab] _ _ let me down [Ebm] easy.
I _ _ [Bb] sweated _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
and [Ab] toiled for you baby, [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ I know, I know you know it. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] But if you got any [Ab] appreciation for me, _ _ _ _ you got a [Eb] sad, sad way of showing it.
Oh yeah.
[Fm] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
If you got somebody, _ _
[Dm] if you got [Cm] somebody, if you got someone else [Ab] on your mind,
_ I [Eb] want you to please, please, please, [Ab] oh Lord, let me [Eb] down easy.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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, _ _ oh I've been so good, so good to you. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
I did _ everything, everything for you baby, _ _ _ 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. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ If you got somebody, _ if you got somebody, _ [Cm] _
if you got someone else [Ab]
on your mind,
_ _ I want [Eb] you to please, please, [Bbm] please, _
[Ab] _ _ _ down, let [Eb] me down easy. _ _ _ _
_ _ Down, let me down easy.
_ Oh [Ab] yeah.
_ _ _ Let me down, [Eb] let me down [Eb] easy. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ Let me down baby, [Eb] _ take it easy. _
[Ab] _ _ _ Let me [Ebm] down, let me down easy.
[Eb] _ [Ab] Ha ha ha baby. _ _ _ _
[Eb] If you got someone else on your mind, I want you to please, please, let me down. _ _
[Ab] Oh I'm tired of sweating and toiling for you baby, [Eb] I know, I know, I know.
[Ab] _ _ [Ab] I know you got a [Eb] high come appreciation for me baby.
_ [Ab] _
What you gonna say when you're sad, when you're [Eb] showing it?
_ _ If you got [Ab]
somebody, _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] if you got somebody, [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ please, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ let me down, _ [Eb] _ let [Bb] me down.
[Ab] _ Oh I feel I've been so [Ebm] good to you and I did everything for you baby, [Ab] yeah.
_ _ [Bb] I did everything that a [Eb] woman's supposed to do, yeah. _
[Ab] _ Now you've taken [Cm] advantage of [Eb] me, because you know I've been a fool for you.
[Ab] _ _ _ If you got [Eb] somebody, if you got somebody somewhere, [Ab] _ somewhere on your mind,
I [Ebm] want you to _ _ _ [Bb] please, _ please, let [Cm] me down, [F] let me down easy.
_ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Ebm] yeah, let me down, let me down [F] _
[Ab] easy.
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
Let me [F] down easy boy. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Let me [Eb] down _ easy. _ _
[Ab] _ _ Let me down, [Ebm] let me down easy.
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] Yeah, [Eb] let me down, let me down, let me down [Ab] baby.
_ _ _ Let [Eb] me _ _ down, [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ let [Ebm] me down, [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ baby.
_ [Ebm] You gotta let me down baby.
_ [Ab] Ease me down, let me down.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ Oh, baby. _ _
[Ab] Take it easy. Easy.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Wow.
_ _ [Eb] _
Easy now. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ I gave you [Ab] all of my [Ab] love, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ don't you abuse it.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ I gave you tender loving care, _ _ [Eb] oh baby, _ now don't you misuse it. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ And if you got somebody _ else, _ [Cm] if you got somebody else on your [Ab] mind,
_ I want you to please, [Eb] please, please [Ebm]
baby, [Ab] _ _ let me down [Ebm] easy.
I _ _ [Bb] sweated _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
and [Ab] toiled for you baby, [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ I know, I know you know it. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] But if you got any [Ab] appreciation for me, _ _ _ _ you got a [Eb] sad, sad way of showing it.
Oh yeah.
[Fm] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
If you got somebody, _ _
[Dm] if you got [Cm] somebody, if you got someone else [Ab] on your mind,
_ I [Eb] want you to please, please, please, [Ab] oh Lord, let me [Eb] down easy.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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, _ _ oh I've been so good, so good to you. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
I did _ everything, everything for you baby, _ _ _ 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. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ If you got somebody, _ if you got somebody, _ [Cm] _
if you got someone else [Ab]
on your mind,
_ _ I want [Eb] you to please, please, [Bbm] please, _
[Ab] _ _ _ down, let [Eb] me down easy. _ _ _ _
_ _ Down, let me down easy.
_ Oh [Ab] yeah.
_ _ _ Let me down, [Eb] let me down [Eb] easy. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ Let me down baby, [Eb] _ take it easy. _
[Ab] _ _ _ Let me [Ebm] down, let me down easy.
[Eb] _ [Ab] Ha ha ha baby. _ _ _ _
[Eb] If you got someone else on your mind, I want you to please, please, let me down. _ _
[Ab] Oh I'm tired of sweating and toiling for you baby, [Eb] I know, I know, I know.
[Ab] _ _ [Ab] I know you got a [Eb] high come appreciation for me baby.
_ [Ab] _
What you gonna say when you're sad, when you're [Eb] showing it?
_ _ If you got [Ab]
somebody, _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] if you got somebody, [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ please, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ let me down, _ [Eb] _ let [Bb] me down.
[Ab] _ Oh I feel I've been so [Ebm] good to you and I did everything for you baby, [Ab] yeah.
_ _ [Bb] I did everything that a [Eb] woman's supposed to do, yeah. _
[Ab] _ Now you've taken [Cm] advantage of [Eb] me, because you know I've been a fool for you.
[Ab] _ _ _ If you got [Eb] somebody, if you got somebody somewhere, [Ab] _ somewhere on your mind,
I [Ebm] want you to _ _ _ [Bb] please, _ please, let [Cm] me down, [F] let me down easy.
_ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Ebm] yeah, let me down, let me down [F] _
[Ab] easy.
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
Let me [F] down easy boy. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Let me [Eb] down _ easy. _ _
[Ab] _ _ Let me down, [Ebm] let me down easy.
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] Yeah, [Eb] let me down, let me down, let me down [Ab] baby.
_ _ _ Let [Eb] me _ _ down, [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ let [Ebm] me down, [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ baby.
_ [Ebm] You gotta let me down baby.
_ [Ab] Ease me down, let me down.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ Oh, baby. _ _
[Ab] Take it easy. Easy.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Wow.
_ _ [Eb] _
Easy now. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _