Take It Easy On Me
Little River Band
Chorded by: S. Peterson & C. Brady

Note: Here is the proper fingering for the Bm5b7 -
 1324
x2323x


Verse 1
Dm (xx0231@1)                             AIt (x02220@1)used to be so easy to be your lover
Dm (xx0231@1)                                          AWe (x02220@1)wandered through the days like they had no end
Dm (xx0231@1)                           ABut (x02220@1)now that you are gone, I'm undercover
Dm (xx0231@1)                              AI (x02220@1)just can't think about you as a friend

Chorus
D (xx0232@1)                              ATake (x02220@1)it easy on me, it should be easy to see
F#m (244222@1)                                 Esus (022200@1)     EI'm (022100@1)getting lost in the crowd, nearly crying out loud
D (xx0232@1)                      A (x02220@1)                   F#mJust (244222@1)want you to know, I know that you have to go
B (x2444x@1)                     Bm7b5                            AIt's (x02220@1)all up to you, but whatever you do, take it easy on me

Verse 2
Dm (xx0231@1)                                     ASo (x02220@1)now I'll go the minstrel road without you
Dm (xx0231@1)                                          AI (x02220@1)know there will be times when I'll need you there
Dm (xx0231@1)                                       AAnd (x02220@1)each night as I sing those songs about you
Dm (xx0231@1)                                         AI'll (x02220@1)think back to the time when you used to care

(Chorus)

Bridge
A (x02220@1)             Dsus (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)                   ATake (x02220@1)it easy on me, oh baby don't leave me cryin'
A (x02220@1)               Dsus (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)                     AIt (x02220@1)should be easy to see, I've needed you for so long
Dsus (xx0233@1)        D (xx0232@1)               F (133211@1)                  EJust (022100@1)one more chance, will you, one more chance will you take a chance
E (022100@1)        Esus (022200@1)     EC'mon (022100@1)and take a chance

Solo

(Chorus)

B (x2444x@1)                           D (xx0232@1)          Asus (x02230@1)            AIt's (x02220@1)still up to you, but whatever you do, take it easy on me


Note: Credit and thanks to C. Brady, my guitar instructor, for helping clean up this 
which sounds better than the first one I submitted.
Submitted 18 November 2006