Straylight Run - It Never Gets Easier Chords Tuning: ½ a step down For the Prepare to Be Wrong Version - for the B-side Version of Song (called Costello) play the same chords but in standard tuning Intro: Em - D - Am – C D x2 Em Taking up my time again (taking up my time again), D More than I can stand (more than I can stand), Am C D Coffee and the conversation never ends when... Em All I really need to find (all I really need to find), D Is one short clever line (one short clever line), Am C D To pinpoint my disgust it's always just too much or... Am C Am C D Not...enough... And I'm overwhelmed. G D Am C D So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, and I’ll G D Am C D Say what I should and just hope you believe me, But It G D Am C D Never gets easier, Oh it G D Am C D Em Never gets easier, Oh no, no. Em Sing it to myself again (sing it to myself again), D Can't hear a word you said (can't hear a word you said), Am C D The syllables the sounds just are in sentences and... Em All I really want to do (all I really want to do), D Is tear straight into you Am C D Explode, unload a hail of insults until you finally Am C Am C D Get.. it...I'm sick...to death. G D Am C D So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, and I’ll G D Am C D Say what I should and just hope you believe me, But It G D Am C D Never gets easier, Oh it G D Am C D Em Never gets easier, Oh no, no. Em C D A strong distaste for confrontation, Em C D Leaves no room for self expression, Em C D Such a stranger in me so docile, Em Though don't you know it all takes its toll... G D Am C D So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, and I’ll G D Am C D Say what I should and just hope you believe me, But It G D Am C D Never gets easier, Oh it G D Am C D Never gets easier, Hell it, G D Am C D Never gets easier (all I really want to do), Yeah it G D Am C D Never gets easier (is tear straight into you), Well It G D Am C D x2 – final time strum the C and D twice each and abruptly end