Easier chords by 5 Seconds of Summer (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Dm
Bbmaj7
F
C
Gm7
C#dim
Bb
Bbm
Gm

Intro 1

Chorus 1

Is it easier to stay, is it easier to go?

I don't wanna know, oh

But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change

And you know you don't want it any other way

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Verse 1

Why do we always gotta run away?

And we wind up in the same place

It's like we're looking for the same thing

Same thing, yeah

Yeah, do we really gotta do this now?

Right here with all your friends around

In the morning, we can work it out

Pre-chorus 1
Work it out
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) I   love you so much that I  (F major) hate you
C 
Bbmaj7 
 (C major) Right now, it's so hard to  (B flat minoraj7) blame     you
Gm7 
'Cause you're so damn beauti (G minor7) ful
C#dim 
You're so damn beauti (C sharpdim) ful

Chorus 2
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) Is it easier to stay, is it easier to  (F major) go?
C 
I don't wanna  (C major) know, oh
Bbmaj7 
But  (B flat minoraj7) I         know that I'm never, ever gonna change
Gm7 
And  (G minor7) you   know that you're
always gonna stay the same
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) Is it easier to stay, is it easier to  (F major) go?
C 
I don't wanna  (C major) know, oh
Bbmaj7 
But  (B flat minoraj7) I         know that I'm never, ever gonna change
Gm7 
And  (G minor7) you   know you don't want it any other way

Verse 2

Every time that you say

you're gonna leave

That's when you get the very best of me

You know we need it like the air we breathe

Pre-chorus 2
Air we breathe, yeah
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) I   love you so much that I  (F major) hate you
C 
Bbmaj7 
 (C major) Right now, it's so hard to  (B flat minoraj7) blame     you
Gm7 
'Cause you're so damn beauti (G minor7) ful
C#dim 
You're so damn beauti (C sharpdim) ful

Chorus 3
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) Is it easier to stay, is it easier to  (F major) go?
C 
I don't wanna  (C major) know, oh
Bbmaj7 
But  (B flat minoraj7) I         know that I'm never, ever gonna change
Gm7 
And  (G minor7) you   know that you're
always gonna stay the same
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) Is it easier to stay, is it easier to  (F major) go?
C 
I don't wanna  (C major) know, oh
Bbmaj7 
But  (B flat minoraj7) I         know that I'm never, ever gonna change
Gm7 
And  (G minor7) you   know you don't want it any other way

Bridge 1

The hardest part of all

Is that we're only built to fall

Chorus 4
(Is it any easier?)
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) Is it easier to stay, is it easier to  (F major) go?
C 
I don't wanna  (C major) know, oh
Bbmaj7 
But  (B flat minoraj7) I         know that I'm never, ever gonna change
Gm7 
And  (G minor7) you   know that you're
always gonna stay the same
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) Is it easier to stay, is it easier to  (F major) go?
C 
I don't wanna  (C major) know, oh
Bbmaj7 
But  (B flat minoraj7) I         know that I'm never, ever gonna change
Gm7 
And  (G minor7) you   know you don't want it any other way

Outro 1

I love you so much that I hate you

Right now, it's so hard to blame you

'Cause you're so damn beautiful

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Dm
Bbmaj7
F
C
Gm7
C#dim
Bb
Bbm
Gm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D minorBPM: 88

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
C#dim: x-4-5-x-5-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of 5 Seconds Of Summer's performance.