It Don't Come Easy (1971) Ringo Starr/George Harrison (guitar intro) | | D Chord shape Am --2----2-----0----------------0--0-------------| --3-------------3-----3-------1----1-----------| --2-------2--------2----------2------2---------| --0---------------------------2--------2-------| ------------------------------0----------------| ------------------------------0----------------| | C Shape G Shape D Chord shape ------------------------------------2---h3--p2------------| ------1-----0-------------------3---------------3---------| ---------0-----0-----0------2----------------------2---0--| ------------------0-----0---------------------------------| --3-------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| intro chorus D Am C G D D Am C G D verse D Am C D (x2) F G F A (Chorus) D Am C G D It don't come easy, You know it don't come easy. (x2) (Verse 1) D Am Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues, C D Am And you know it don't come easy. You don't have to shout or leap about C D F G You can even play them easy. Forget about the past and all your sorrow. F A The future won't last, It will soon be over tomorrow. (verse 2) D Am C D I don't ask for much I only want trust and you know it don't come easy. D Am C And this love of mine keeps growing all the time And you know it just D F G ain't easy. Open up your heart, Let's come together, F A Use a little love, And we will make it work out better. (Lead break) "L" longer note with sustain. L L L L e|--------5----------------------------------------------------------| B|-7p5h7----5h7p5----------5--8--10b12r10--8--8--10b12--10-----------| G|----------------7--5--5--------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| L L L L e|-10h12p10--12/14--14--14--12h14p12---------------------------------| B|------------------------------------15--13----5--8--10b12r10--8--8-| G|--------------------------------------------5----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| L e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10b12--10---5b^5--5b^5--3----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------5-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (verse 3) D Am Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues C D Am And you know it don't come easy, You don't have to shout or leap about C D F G You can even play them easy. Peace remember peace is how we make it. F A Here within your reach, If you're big enough to take it. (verse 4) D Am C D I don't ask for much I only want trust and you know it don't come easy. D Am C And this love of mine keeps growing all the time And you know it don't D come easy. (End on the Guitar Intro).