From Rick Lusher rickl1@ix.netcom.com Darrell Scott There Ain't No Easy Way written by Darrell Scott Tim O'Brien Em Am G Won't you listen to my story I gotta a tale to tell it's Am B7 About a man who gets caught somewhere between heaven and hell Am C G D Yea the man's in anguish I guess you could say C C/B C/A C/G Em Em A G Em There ain't no easy way Em G Well when I was young boy I learned to play the guitar Em B7 It was me and old Jim Beam down at the local bar Am C G D Yea I lost my childhood but I earned me a trade C C/B C/A C/G Em Now there ain't no easy way Em G I found me a woman I gave her heart and soul Em B7 I nearly lost my mind thru it all yeah she took control Am C G D She gave me a baby child then she took it away C C/B C/A C/G Em There ain't no easy way Am Em I prayed to the father to the moon and the sun Am Em I prayed to anyone or anything that could get the job done Am Em D I hear different voices but the words are the same C C/B C/A C/G B7 There ain't no easy way Em G I went to this doctor to see what my trouble might be Em B7 And I was looking at the bottom of his shoe while he was looking at me Am C G B7 We sat there in silence but what I wanted to say Em I wanted to say SOLO Em G When it's all over and my grave you stand Em Try to think of something good to say B7 About this no good man Am C G D Please do me a favor won't you write on my grave C C/B C/A C/G Em There ain't no easy way From Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott 'Real Time' Howdy Skies Records 2000 EMI Muisc/House Of Bram Music(ASCAP)