IT AIN’T EASY—TOM PAXTON
CHORUS:
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
CHORUS:
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
CHORUS:
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
CHORUS:
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.
Repeat last line and end.
