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Easier

5 Seconds of Summer

PopAdvanced for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F
Dm××
C×
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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
F Dm 
 
F                                       Dm 
  Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? 
 
I don't wanna know, oh 
      C 
But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change 
    C 
And you know you don't want it any other way 
 
verse 1 
F                            Dm 
  Why do we always gotta run away? 
                           C 
And we wind up in the same place 
                                     C 
It's like we're looking for the same thing 
 
Same thing, yeah 
     F                           Dm 
Yeah, do we really gotta do this now? 
                                  C 
Right here with all your friends around 
                               C 
In the morning, we can work it out 
 
Work it out 
 
Pre-Chorus 
F                         Dm 
I love you so much that I hate you 
                           C 
Right now, it's so hard to blame you 
                            C 
'Cause you're so damn beautiful 
 
You're so damn beautiful 
 
F                                       Dm 
  Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? 
 
I don't wanna know, oh 
    C 
But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change 
    C 
And you know that you're always gonna stay the same 
F                                       Dm 
  Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? 
 
I don't wanna know, oh 
    C 
But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change 
    C 
And you know you don't want it any other way 
 
verse 2 
N.C.                                 Dm 
Every time that you say you're gonna leave 
                                     C 
That's when you get the very best of me 
                                    C 
You know we need it like the air we breathe 
 
Air we breathe, yeah 
 
Pre-Chorus 
F                         Dm 
I love you so much that I hate you (Oh) 
                           C 
Right now, it's so hard to blame you (Oh) 
                            C 
'Cause you're so damn beautiful (Oh) 
 
You're so damn beautiful (Oh) 
 
F                                       Dm 
  Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? 
 
I don't wanna know, oh 
    C 
But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change 
    C 
And you know that you're always gonna stay the same 
F                                       Dm 
  Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? 
 
I don't wanna know, oh (I don't wanna know) 
    C 
But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change 
    C 
And you know you don't want it any other way 
 
Bridge 
    F      C      Bb     Bbm 
The hardest part of all (Da-da-da-dum-da-da) 
              F   C       Bb 
Is that we're only built to fall (Is it easier?) 
 
F                                       Dm 
  Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? 
 
I don't wanna know, oh (Oh) 
    C 
But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change 
    C 
And you know that you're always gonna stay the same (Is it easier?) 
F                                       Dm 
  Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? (Yeah) 
 
I don't wanna know, oh (Oh) 
    C 
But I know that I'm never, ever gonna change 
    C 
And you know you don't want it any other way 
 
Outro 
F                         Dm 
I love you so much that I hate you (Hate you) 
                           C 
Right now, it's so hard to blame you 
                            N.C. 
'Cause you're so damn beautiful 
          
 

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Chord set

F · Dm · C · Bb · Bbm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.