IT AIN'T GONNA BE EASY Year : 1978 Album : A Single Man Writers : Elton John & Gary Osborne Melody: B B B-A-F# A B B F# E E F#-E D-B-A D B-E D-B-A B Chords: Bm A/B G/B Bm Bm A/B 1: It ain't gonna be easy from now on. 2: It ain't gonna be easy that's for sure. 3: It ain't gonna be so easy this time 'round. C(addD) G7 1: You've been messing around while I've been gone. 2: Changing things back the way they were be-fore. 3: Turning back the clock on what's gone down. Bm A/B 1: But sometimes telling the truth can be un-kind. 2: Once you've lifted the lid - on such pain, 3: There comes a time when you need to make a stand. C(addD) G7 Bm 1: Folks who suffer guilt can be so blind. 2: it ain't easy to put it back a-gain. 3: You gotta play your cards, or fold a losing hand. E D Bm 1: It ain't gonna be easy, I can tell - 2: It ain't gonna be easy to for - get. 3: It ain't gonna be easy, that's no lie. A G F#(no3) 1: just how empty I'm feeling - you know damn well. 2: You've been seeing a man that I ain't met. 3: But if you're willing to try it - so am I. Bm 1: I'm telling you - it ain't gonna be easy from the start. 2: I'm telling you that it ain't gonna be easy from the start. 3: It ain't gonna be so easy from the start. G F# Bm 1: Look out honey, you're playing with my heart. 2: Look out baby, you're playing with my heart. 3: You better look out darling, you're playing with my heart. {replay intro} Chorded by David Bisese