Straylight Run - It Never Gets Easier Chords
Tuning: ½ a step down For the Prepare to Be Wrong Version - for the B-side Version of
Song (called Costello) play the same chords but in standard tuning
Intro: Em - D - Am – C D x2
Em
Taking up my time again (taking up my time again),
D
More than I can stand (more than I can stand),
Am C D
Coffee and the conversation never ends when...
Em
All I really need to find (all I really need to find),
D
Is one short clever line (one short clever line),
Am C D
To pinpoint my disgust it's always just too much or...
Am C Am C D
Not...enough... And I'm overwhelmed.
G D Am C D
So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, and I’ll
G D Am C D
Say what I should and just hope you believe me, But It
G D Am C D
Never gets easier, Oh it
G D Am C D Em
Never gets easier, Oh no, no.
Em
Sing it to myself again (sing it to myself again),
D
Can't hear a word you said (can't hear a word you said),
Am C D
The syllables the sounds just are in sentences and...
Em
All I really want to do (all I really want to do),
D
Is tear straight into you
Am C D
Explode, unload a hail of insults until you finally
Am C Am C D
Get.. it...I'm sick...to death.
G D Am C D
So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, and I’ll
G D Am C D
Say what I should and just hope you believe me, But It
G D Am C D
Never gets easier, Oh it
G D Am C D Em
Never gets easier, Oh no, no.
Em C D
A strong distaste for confrontation,
Em C D
Leaves no room for self expression,
Em C D
Such a stranger in me so docile,
Em
Though don't you know it all takes its toll...
G D Am C D
So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, and I’ll
G D Am C D
Say what I should and just hope you believe me, But It
G D Am C D
Never gets easier, Oh it
G D Am C D
Never gets easier, Hell it,
G D Am C D
Never gets easier (all I really want to do), Yeah it
G D Am C D
Never gets easier (is tear straight into you), Well It
G D Am C D x2 – final time strum the C and D twice each and abruptly end
