The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living

The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living easy guitar chords by The Streets

N/A•
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 5

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Em

  • E

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Em

  • E

    • Verse 1

    I need 
    something 

    in my 
    life 
    to straighten 
    me 
    out 

    Let's 
    rent 
    this shed, 

    we'll do 
    vocals 
    in the bog 

    Call 
    toast 
    PR tell 
    'em 

    we've opened 
    up shop 

    Campaign 
    meetings 
    at Warner, 

    no 
    coke 
    and not 
    drunk, 

    Three years 
    to make 
    this 
    work, 

    or look a joke 
    and 
    be broke 

    Blag their lawyers 
    like 
    the con 
    with 
    a dog, 

    And 
    there'll be 
    no more 
    straight 
    scores 

    to drop 
    and keep 
    dropping 

    Settle 
    my 
    gross 
    addic
    tions 
    with my 
    net 
    and come, 

    tell 
    my mum 
    over tea 
    that 
    my whole life's 
    fucking 
    up 

    We've got 
    two hundred 
    and fifty 
    grand 
    in 
    the 
    budget 
    to 
    go, 

    subtract 
    five 
    for 
    club 
    promo. 

    Lose five 
    for 
    a good 
    video 
    and fifteen 

    for 
    a dud 
    video 
    - fuck 
    that 

    Verse 2
    It's 
    the hardest 
    way 
    to 
    make 

    an easy 
    living 

    The party 
    stage 
    is 
    a bit 

    nearer 
    to 
    de
    livery 

    Verse 3
    Mayhem 
    texts 
    me 
    about the 
    press 
    and TV 

    See 
    if I've taken 
    any 
    Es, 

    So I can 
    get some 
    sleep, 

    Nap 
    on 
    the settee, 
    the 
    laptop 
    next 
    to me 

    Wince 
    for my 
    family 
    at the 

    skinner 
    scandal 
    of the 
    week 

    TV 
    pluggers, pro

    duct managers 
    straight 
    up 

    Club 
    promo needs 
    to step 
    up, 

    help 
    it 
    work 

    Stick 
    to 
    our guns, 

    don't 
    crack 
    to demands 

    Tell 
    my 
    mum 
    in the car, 

    that the 
    car might 
    have 
    to go 
    back 

    Two 
    hundred 
    and twenty 
    five 
    grand, 
    twenty 
    six 
    grand 
    for 
    a showcase 
    and, 

    five 
    more on 
    tour 
    support 
    and support 
    story 


    Verse 4

    Chorus 

    We'll 
    never 
    get 
    bankrupt 

    if we never 
    have 
    a go 

    This is 
    no ordinary 
    label, 

    I 
    need to 
    flash 
    up 
    my flow 

    Go 
    into 
    Morris 
    Stead 
    as well 
    as Saville 
    Row 

    I 
    want a 
    pin- stripe 
    suit 
    that no 
    man 
    owns 

    Cash 
    in 
    the Kano 
    beat 
    for 

    the silver 
    shadow 

    Send 
    it to 
    warrior 
    for 
    the flash 

    and 
    the 
    glow 

    The safest 
    way to 
    double 
    your money 

    is to 
    fold it in 
    your pocket 

    Tell my mum 
    during 
    breakfast 

    that I 
    got no 
    sleep 

    Eight 
    grand 
    payed 
    in September, 

    April, 
    may 
    and December 

    If 
    this 
    keeps 
    going 
    so 
    well, 

    this 
    is going 
    to be 
    the end 
    of us 


    Verse 5

    Chorus 

    In 
    spread 
    betting 
    it's easy 
    to draw 
    a small 
    fortune 
    start 

    with a big 
    fortune 
    and 
    lose 
    into 
    a small 
    for
    tune 

    Haven't 
    got 
    a clue, 

    we blindly 
    charge 
    on 

    Death 
    threats 
    from a boy 

    of the 
    girl 
    I 
    sarged on 

    She said 
    she 
    didn't have 
    a bloke, 

    an
    other 
    lesson 
    marked down 

    Verbal 
    agreements 
    aren't worth 

    the paper 
    they're 
    marked 
    on 

    Get scans 
    of reviews, 
    we beg 
    to 
    chart 
    up 

    Tell 
    mum 
    over 
    tea, 

    the 
    press 
    have started 
    up 

    We've 
    spent 
    a for
    tune, 

    'cause with 
    ghost 
    buying 
    it's 
    the end 
    for 
    tune 

    We need 
    to sell 
    some 
    re
    cords 
    soon 

    Outro 1








    Autoscroll20%

    More songs to play

    Join millions playing with GuitarTuna

    • #1 Tuner

      in AppStore & Google Play

    • +

      AppStore & Play rating

    • M

      Downloads worldwide

    • +

      Tunings available

    Trusted by guitar players worldwide

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Best Tuning App Ever

      MaddProfessor

      "

      I’ve downloaded many tuning apps before and this one is by far the best. Easy to use, super user-friendly, and they have a bunch of fun different chords and songs to help you learn new music. I highly recommend.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Great to tune and play

      Lynae T

      "

      I love how easy it is to tune and find and play my favorite songs.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Well-Designed App

      Rose the Black Cat

      "

      I mostly use this for tuning my guitar, which this app makes ridiculously easy. It also has a large selection of songs to play along to and it helps show you which chords to play as well how to make the shapes with your fingers.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Got me back into playing

      Tuliketsune

      "

      I got this app to tune an old guitar, and noticed it has a feature that autoscrolls as I play chords to famous songs. For some reason, this was a lot more motivating for me than any other way of practicing guitar. Now I'm actually practicing and remembering the names of chords 🙂

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Secret weapon

      Brad

      "

      Not only is it a tuner (best app tuner I've used personally) but it also has a metronome, games, chords, and a plethora of instruments to choose from and it's SUPER easy to navigate. I love it! Thanks for making an awesome app. From one musician to another, THANKS!!!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Very reliable tuner

      theNewPaul

      "

      This is a great app! Very easy to use and very reliable, if you are just starting out, you can take a big worry off your mind, by getting in tune quickly and easily with this app. Highly recommended!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      This is the best guitar tuner ever.

      Caleb Schafli

      "

      It tunes your guitar accurately so you can get the best sound. I like all the other little games as well because they teach you how to play different chords and you can learn to identify the chords by listening to them and it is all offline.