Artist: Elliott Smith
Song: Easy Way Out
Album: Figure 8

Hey guys, if the first version is to complicated for you, scroll down to the end 
and there you can find an alternate version! ;)



tuning:

Eb Ab C# F# Bb C#

(half-step down, high e string tuned down one step lower than the rest)



Chords used:

D (xx0232@1)   xx0234  Bm (x24432@1) x24432
D/Ab  4x0234  Bm7* x24234
D/A   x0x034  Bm7  x24232
D/B   x2x034  F#7  242322
E (022100@1)   022104  G*   x5x435
E*    022102  D/C# x40234
E**   022100  D*   xx0230
G     32000x  D**  xx0232
F#    244322  D6   xx7779
G**   355433





riff 1:

--5--4--2--|
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--2--------|
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riff 2:

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--2/4--4--2p0--|
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D (xx0232@1)   D/Ab /A D/B (x20232@1)   D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)          E* E** Gyoull (320003@1)take ad-vantage til you think you're being used
D (xx0232@1)    D/Ab /A D/B (x20232@1)      E (022100@1)   E*   E** Gcos (320003@1)without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm (x24432@1)               Bm7* Bm7 (x20202@1)   F#7 (242352@1)        G*
i got stuck on the si----de you know i never chose



D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1)riff1      D* D** D (xx0232@1) E*  E**     G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  D/A (x00232@1)Dbut (xx0232@1)its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose





D (xx0232@1)    D/Ab /A D/B (x20232@1)    D (xx0232@1)   E (022100@1)     E*  E** Gtheres (320003@1)no   es-cape for you except in someone else
DD/Ab (xx0232@1)  /A    D/B (x20232@1)   D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)        E* E** Galthough (320003@1)youve already disappeared within yourself
Bm (x24432@1)         Bm7* Bm7 (x20202@1)    F#7 (242352@1)           G*
the invisible ma---n who's always changing clothes



D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1)riff1      D* D** D (xx0232@1) E*  E**     G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose



Bm (x24432@1)              F# (244322@1)   E**
while i watch you making mistakes
           Bm (x24432@1)    F# (244322@1)   Bmi (x24432@1)wish you luck, i really do
Bm7*     D6 (xx04xx@1)  Bm (x24432@1)Bm7*    D6 (xx04xx@1)  Bm (x24432@1)with the problem, with the puzzle
Bm7* D6 (xx04xx@1)           E (022100@1)G** 
what-ever is left of you



D (xx0232@1)D/Ab /A D/B (x20232@1)D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)riff2  G (320003@1)



DD/Ab (xx0232@1) /A  D/B (x20232@1)  D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1) E*   E** Gi (320003@1)heard you found another audience to bore
D (xx0232@1)D/Ab /A D/B (x20232@1)   D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)  E*  E**  Ga (320003@1)creative thinker who imagined you were more
Bm (x24432@1)          Bm7* Bm7 (x20202@1) F#7 (242352@1)           G*
a new body for yo---u to push around and pose

(for this fill only change the bass note)
    D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1)riff1      D* D** D (xx0232@1) E*  E**     G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  /A  /G /F# /E
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
    D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1)riff1      D* D** D (xx0232@1) E*  E**     G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose

Alternate Version:

by ignoring the variations elliott plays on the high e-string you can play it like 
that
in this case you wouldn't have to tune your high e-string to an c# just to an Eb!! 
and so you could use the classic chords
it sounds good as well and its less complicated

D (xx0232@1)   D/Ab /A D/B (x20232@1)   D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)                Gyoull (320003@1)take ad-vantage til you think you're being used
D (xx0232@1)    D/Ab /A D/B (x20232@1)      E (022100@1)            Gcos (320003@1)without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm (x24432@1)   Bm7 (x20202@1)                 F#7 (242352@1)        Gi (320003@1)got stuck on the side you know i never chose



D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1)   Bm (x24432@1)    D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)        G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  
its all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

etc.......