Taking The Easy Way Out
Elliott Smith
Transcribed by Ian

D		xx0232
A/C#		x42220
G/B		x20003
D/A		x00232
E		022100
D/F#		2002xx
G		320003
Bm		x24432
F#		244322
Bm*=Bmadd11	x24030
F#*=F#7add13	244300



Intro:
e|--------------|
B|---3-3----3-3-|
G|---2-2----2-2-|
D|-0------0-----|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|


Verse:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------3-3-|--------------
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B|---3-3---3-----3---3-3---3-----3-|---0-0---0-----------0-0-|---3-3----3-3-
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G|---2-2---1-----2---4-2---2-----2-|---1-1---1-----------0-0-|---2-2----2-2-
|
D|-0-----0-------0---0-0---0-----0-|---2-2---2-----------0-0-|-0------0-----
|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------
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E|---------------------------------|-0-----0---0-2-3---3-----|--------------
|
       You take advantage though you think your being used
       With no direction your anger gets misused

Bm*                               F#*          G      D

e|---0-0---0-0--0-0----2-0-|---0-0---0-0-|---3-3---2-2-|
B|---3-3---3-3--5-5--3-3-5-|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---3-3-|
G|---0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|---3-3---3-3-|---0-0---2-2-|
D|---4-4---4-4--4-4--4-4-4-|---4-4---4-4-|---0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-----2------2-2--2-2-2-|-4-----4-----|-2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-2-----2-----|-3-----------|

        I got stuck on a side you know i never chose

D                    A/C#   G/B       D/A      E           G
        But it's all about taking the easy way out for you, I suppose

Repeat for each verse


The only reall change is the middle 8:

Bm                    F#7     Em

well i don't want you making mistakes

           Bm     F#*      Bm

i wish you luck i really do

Bm/F#    Bm*     Bm/F#     Bm*

but the problem with the puzzle

                   E  F# D

whatever's left to y--o--u