EASY WAY OUT    -       Gotye

Intro:
F#m - G#m - D5/A - E      4x 

                                                         

F#5            D5                 E5                               
    Seventeen     seconds and I'm     over it
F#5                D5          E5                                  
    Ready for the     discon -     nect
F#5               D5             E5                                
    Putting on a     brave face,     trying not to listen To
    F#5                D5              E5                           
the     voices in the      back of my      head


           F#5        D5         E5                                   
(But it's       al -      right      now) It's a distant memory baby
   F#5        D5         E5                                           
(       Al -      right      now) You know you should just let it go


F#5           D5/A                 E                                 
    But some       feelings have a     habit of persisting
     F#5                       D5/A          E                         
Even      though you wouldn't        let it     show /


Chorus:
F#m          G#m      D5/A       E                                        
    Wearing       me        out     (All this)
F#m          G#m      D5/A         E                                      
    Hanging       a -       round     (It just starts)
F#m          G#m      D5/A        E                                       
    Getting       me        down     (Till I'm just)
F#m          G#m         D5/A            E                                
    Looking      for an        easy way     out


F#5 /                            E /                             
     Braindead from boredom I'm      lead to distraction
F#5                 D5             E5                               
    Scratching the     surface of      life
F#5                D5                    E5                         
   Nothing really     happens, But it's      easy to keep busy
         F#5                      D5             E5               
When you     tell yourself you're     traveling      right


           F#5        D5       E5                                    
(But it's       al -     right     now) Was it really worth it baby?
  F#5       D5        E5                                           
(     Al -      right     now) Was it just a waste of time?


F#5          D5/A          E                                  F#5        
    Keep on       second -     guessing, Use my memory like a      weapon
   D5/A               E              E /                           
On      everything I     try /     


Chorus:
F#m          G#m      D5/A       E                                        
    Wearing       me        out     (All this)
F#m          G#m       D5/A        E                                      
    Hanging       a -       round     (It just starts)
F#m          G#m      D5/A        E                                       
    Getting       me        down     (Till I'm just)
F#m          G#m         D5/A            E                                
    Looking      for an        easy way     out

Outro:
F#m          G#m       D5/A       E                                       
    Wearing       me         out     (It's alright now)
F#m          G#m       D5/A         E                                     
    Hanging       a -        round     (Alright now)
F#m          G#m      D5/A        E                                       
    Getting       me        down     (It's alright now)
F#m          G#m          D5/A            E                               
    Looking       for an        easy way     out //



F#m   244222
G#m   466444
D5/A  5577xx
E     0221xx
F#5   244xxx
D5    x577xx
E5    022xxx