Written by John Stewart
‘Easy
Money’ is on the excellent “Cannons in the Rain” album, RCA, 1973,
Now Art,
Charlie and I have done all the songs from that great album.
Capo 2nd fret
(E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (A)
(E) Gold (E6)out
(E)there,
(E6)Out in (E)
Ca(E6)li(E)for(E6)nia,
(E) Get (E6)you
a (E)map
To the (A) Dutchman Mine.
(E) Pickin' (E6)up
(E)gold
(E6)With our (E)
bare (E6)hands, (E)ba(E6)by
(E)When we (E6)got
(E)there,
It was (A)stone bone dry.
(D) Easy (E)money
Is a (Bm) hard life, (E)baby,
All in (A)all.(D) (E) (Bm) (E) (A)
(E) Loafin' (E6)a(E)round, (E6)
(E)Smokin' (E6)and
(E)drink(E6)ing,
(E)Woke up (E6)this
(E)morning
And you (A)didn't have a dime.
(E) Out on (E6)the
(E)street, (E6)(E)
Do you (E6)some (E)dealin', (E6)(E)
Your best (E6)friend, (E)baby,
Was the (A)police all the time.
(D) Easy (E)money
Is a (Bm) hard life, (E)baby,
All in (A)all.(D) (E) (Bm) (E) (A)
(E) Got (E6)your(E)self, (E6)yes,
A (E)rich (E6)man, (E)ba(E6)by,
Buys you an(E6)y(E)thing
That your (A)little heart desires.
(E) Lots (E6)of
(E)clothes, (E6) (E)
Trips to Mex(E6)i(E)co, (E6) (E)
Everybo(E6)dy (E)knows
That (A)he can't light your fire.
(D) Easy (E)money
Is a (Bm) hard life, (E)baby,
(D) Easy (E)money
Is a (Bm) hard life, (E)baby,
All in (A)all.
(E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (A)
(D) Easy (E)money
Is a (Bm) hard life, (E)baby,
(D) Easy (E)money
Is a (Bm) hard life, (E)baby,
(hold)
All in (A)all.
(E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (A)
(E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (A)
(E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (E)(E6) (A)…
© John
Stewart, All Rights Reserved
Charlie Woodward,
janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller
May 2006