The Lumineers – It Wasnt Easy Being Happy For You (Guitar Live)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

[Intro] |G |G G7| x2 [Verse 1]
       C/G        F/C       G
On the last time we met

                   C/G     F/C       G
Your love was dead,    you held my hand

               C/G   F/C        G
Bit your tongue,     shut me out

                C/G  F/C         G
Spilled my blood,    all around
[Chorus]
C/G   F/C           Am         G
    Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

C/G   F/C            Am              G                  C/G
    Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too

C/G   F/C            Am                G
      You held your punches back, and I left the room

C/G   F/C           Am         G
    Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
[Break] |G | G G7| |G | G | [Verse 2]
          C/G  F/C     G
All alone     your ax fell

               C/G    F/C        G
We dragged you down,  gave me hell

          C/G    F/C     G
Made your bed,   now you sleep

        C/G  F/C          G
On your own,  guess we'll see
[Chorus]
C/G   F/C           Am         G
    Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

C/G   F/C            Am              G
    Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too

C/G  F/C           Am                G
     You held your punches back, and I left the room

C/G   F/C           Am         G
    Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
[Bridge]
F/C                     G  C/G
   I know that you tried

F/C                          G
    But you're no friend of mine

C/G         Am
Falling apart

                  D7                 G7          G7  
You played it the best, a dame in distress, ehhh-ohhhh
[Chorus]
C/G   F/C           Am         G
    Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

C/G   F/C              Am                   G              C/G
     Yeah, wrapped my neck and prayed that you'd feel the noose

F/C       Am         G         C/G
I saw the restaurant table for two

  F/C           Am         G
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

C/F   F/C           Am         G
    Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

C/F   C/F             Am                    G     C/F
    Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too

C/F            Am               G          C
You held your punches back, and I left the room

C/F   F/C           Am         G
    Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
[Outro]
C/F   F/C  Am G  C/F
                     yeah

F/C  Am G  C/F
                yeah

F/C  Am G  C/F
                yeah
F/C Am G C/F