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It ain't easy being me chords by
John Anderson
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Asus4
Asus4

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Asus4
Asus4

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Asus4
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D

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Verse 1
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G

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There
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D

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ought to be a town somewhere to aim for how I feel
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G

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I could be the mayor down there and
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D

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C
C

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say wel come to sorryville
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G

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Wouldn't be on a map,
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G

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C
C

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no way you might say that it don't exist
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A

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Asus4
Asus4

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A

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But if you make enough wrong turns,
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C

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D

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could it be hard to miss?
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G

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There ought to be a bridge somewhere
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D

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C
C

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they could dedicate to me
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G

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I'd probably show up at the ceremony
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with a can of gasoline
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Walk on over to the other side,
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C
C

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and there I'd light a match
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Asus4
Asus4

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Then sit and stare through the smoking flame,
C
C

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D

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wondering how I'm gonna get back
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G

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Why do I do the things I do?
Am
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Was I born this way?
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G

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Am I a self -made fool?
C
C

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G

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I shoot the lights and I curse the dark I
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G

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need your love and I break your heart
C
C

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G

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I know the words that'll bring you back
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But it don't say nothin'
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G

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as I watch you pack
C
C

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I've had to work to be the
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G

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A
A

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jerk I've come to be
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C

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D

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G

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Em
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It ain't easy being me
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C

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G

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G

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There ought to be a sideshow
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D

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C

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act for freaks like me
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G

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I could be the star of the show
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C

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with my name on the marquee
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G

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In a room with a big red button
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C
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that says danger do not touch
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A

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And twice a day I'd bash you down and
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C

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D

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you could watch me self -destruct
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C

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G

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Why do I do the things I do?
Am
Am

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Was I born this way?
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G

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Am I a self -made fool?
C
C

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G

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Am
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I shoot the lights and I curse the dark I need
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G

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your love and I break your heart
C
C

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Bm
Bm
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G

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I know the words that'll bring you back
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But I don't say nothing
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G

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as I watch you pack
C
C

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I've had to work to be the
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G

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A
A

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jerk I've come to be
C
C

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D

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G

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Em
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It ain't easy being me
D
D

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C
C

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D

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G

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Em
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It ain't easy being me
D
D

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C

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D

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It ain't easy being me
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Asus4

  • Em

  • D

  • C

  • A

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of It ain't easy being me by John anderson is G major.

The primary chords used in It ain't easy being me are G, Asus4, Em, D, C, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Asus4, Em, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of It ain't easy being me is approximately 78 beats per minute.

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