There's No Easy Way chords by James Ingram (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb
Eb7sus4
Ab/Eb
Abm/Eb
Fm7
Eb/G
Ab
Bb/Ab
Gm7
Cm7
Abmaj7
Ab/Bb
Dbmaj7
G7#5
C9sus4
F9sus4
F13
Bmaj7
G#m9
Emaj7
D#m7
C#m7
B/D#
E/F#
B
Dmaj7
Bm7
Gmaj7
F#m7
Em7
D/F#
C#m7b5
F#7
Badd9
A#m11
D#7
Bb7
F7#11
A#m7
G#m7
C

Intro 1

Eb7sus4

Ab/Eb

Abm/Eb

Eb7sus4

Ab/Eb

Abm/Eb

Verse 1
Eb 
Fm7 
Eb/G 
I   held  her close to me
Ab 
Bb/Ab 
Gm7 
Cm7 
'Cause I know she breaks so easily
Abmaj7 
Eb/G 
And then I told her
Fm7 
Eb/G 
But I knew  no matter how
Ab/Bb 
I tried    to console her
Eb 
Fm7 
Eb/G 
She'd just do    the best she could
Ab 
Bb/Ab 
Gm7 
But there are times the best is
Cm7 
Dbmaj7 
no    damn good
Ab/Bb 
Eb 
Fm7 
And no matter   how you try to be kind
Eb/G 
Abmaj7 
G7#5 
There's always still a part of you
C9sus4 
Cm7 
you leave behind

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Chorus 1

F9sus4

F13

When it falls apart

Abmaj7

Gm7

There's no easy way to

Fm7

Ab/Bb

break somebody's heart

Eb7sus4

Ab/Eb

Abm/Eb

Verse 2
Eb 
Fm7 
Eb/G 
I lied and told  her she'd be fine
Ab 
Though we both knew
Bb/Ab 
Gm7 
Cm7 
Abmaj7 
it was just a line
Eb/G 
I had to do it
Fm7 
Eb/G 
'Cause I'd've said  anything
Ab/Bb 
to help me get through it
Eb 
Fm7 
Eb/G 
Then she reached out for my hand
Ab 
Bb/Ab 
And her simple touch was
Gm7 
Cm7 
Dbmaj7 
more than I     could stand
Ab/Bb 
Eb 
And I had      to turn away
Fm7 
Eb/G 
'Cause I knew  all the hurt
Abmaj7 
That she was feeling
G7#5 
C9sus4 
Cm7 
I was feeling too

Chorus 2

F9sus4

F13

'Cause when it falls apart

Abmaj7

Gm7

Fm7

There's no easy way to break

Ab/Bb

somebody's heart

Bridge 1
Bmaj7 
G#m9 
She could've gotten angry
Emaj7 
D#m7 
C#m7 
And made me feel     like a guilty child
B/D# 
E/F# 
B 
But I realized that never was her style
Dmaj7 
Bm7 
I wanted her to hurt  me
Gmaj7 
F#m7 
Em7 
And not treat    me like a friend
D/F# 
I wanted her to say there'd be someday
Gmaj7 
I'd come crawling on my knees
C#m7b5 
F#7 
to ask her back again
Badd9 
B 
A#m11 
But she acted    like
D#7 
Abmaj7 
a lady 'til the end
Ab/Bb 
Bb7 
Oh, what a lady

Verse 3
Eb 
Fm7 
Eb/G 
I thought that she'd break down
Ab 
Bb/Ab 
But she smiled at me and
Gm7 
Cm7 
Dbmaj7 
never made  a sound
Ab/Bb 
Eb 
Fm7 
And I guess    she understood in her way
Eb/G 
'Cause her silence told me
Abmaj7 
G7#5 
C9sus4 
Cm7 
everything she could not say

Chorus 3
F9sus4 
F7#11 
When it falls apart
Fm7 
Gm7 
Abmaj7 
Well there's just  no easy  way
Bmaj7 
A#m7 
G#m7 
There's just     no easy   way
Fm7 
Eb/G 
There's no easy  way to
Ab/Bb 
break somebody's heart
Eb 
Eb7sus4 
Ab/Eb 
Abm/Eb 
C 

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Eb
Eb7sus4
Ab/Eb
Abm/Eb
Fm7
Eb/G
Ab
Bb/Ab
Gm7
Cm7
Abmaj7
Ab/Bb
Dbmaj7
G7#5
C9sus4
F9sus4
F13
Bmaj7
G#m9
Emaj7
D#m7
C#m7
B/D#
E/F#
B
Dmaj7
Bm7
Gmaj7
F#m7
Em7
D/F#
C#m7b5
F#7
Badd9
A#m11
D#7
Bb7
F7#11
A#m7
G#m7
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Eb majorBPM: 127

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Eb7sus4: x-x-1-3-2-4
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Abm/Eb: x-6-6-4-4-4
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb/Ab: 4-x-3-3-3-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Ab/Bb: 6-x-6-5-4-x
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
G7#5: 3-x-3-4-4-x
C9sus4: x-3-3-3-3-3
F9sus4: x-x-3-3-4-3
F13: 1-x-1-2-3-x
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
G#m9: 4-6-4-4-4-6
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
E/F#: 2-x-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
C#m7b5: x-4-5-4-5-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
A#m11: 6-x-6-6-4-x
D#7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
F7#11: 1-x-1-2-0-x
A#m7: x-1-3-1-2-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of There's No Easy Way by James Ingram, 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 Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of James Ingram.