Chord/Tab song: The Easy Way

INTRO: C F C F

[C]I knew a guy, I [F]thought he was my first love
But he [C]had to decide be[F]tween me and the one before
And she [C]stacked it all up, [F]like a house of cards
Said, if he [C]didn't come back, he'd find her [F]flattened on the floor
And though I [Dm]went and lived in my own Hell
[F]Thought that I could die as well
I [Dm]let him go where he thought he had to [F]go

CHORUS:
'Cause [C]I never took [F]

Heavy words for granted
And [C]I never took[F]

The undeserved advantage
No, I [Am]never took the [F]easy way
So why don't you [Dm]take it a little easy on me [F]now

[C]Out on the road, I [F]had so many questions
That I thought [C]I could explode [F]just for some attention
Like an [C]acolyte, I saw the [F]flames of towering tapers
Almost [C]proselytised by those [F]gleaming piles of papers
Yeah, I [Dm]watched the power huddles
And their [F]coats draped over puddles
And their, ?[Dm]Trust me, baby, I'm the one you [F]need.?

CHORUS:
But [C]I never took [F]

Heavy words for granted
And [C]I never took[F]

The undeserved advantage
No, I [Am]never took the [F]easy way
So why don't you [Dm]take it a little easy on me [F]now

BRIDGE:
We don't [Am]want to be the ones who [F]lie and cheat and [C]slander
So we [Am]hold each other up t[F]o the higher [C]standard
But I'll [Am]tell you what, I never [F]try to make it [C]hard
'Cause when you're [Dm]hard just to be hard
The only [F]thing that's hard is you

So [C]here's what I took, I [F]kept the wine and laughter
Until [C]every path just [F]grew up and ever after
Through the [Dm]peaks and twisty canyons, I made [F]many great companions
Best of [Dm]all, is the one who loves me like you [F]do

CHORUS:
But [C]I never took [F]

Heavy words for granted
And [C]I never took[F]

The undeserved advantage
No, I [Am]never took the [F]easy way
So why don't you [Dm]take it a little easy on me [F]now

CHORUS:
'Cause [C]I never took [F]

Heavy words for granted
And it's [C]much too late
To [F]even want the shortcut
Yeah, I [Am]never took the [F]easy way
So why don't you [Dm]take it a little easy on me [F]now
Because we know that [Dm]easy's never easy any[F]how [C]