Tom Paxton - It aint easy

^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THE L^A7IVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE ^GNOT EASY THINGS^D TO DO ^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THAT’^A7S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND T^DO YOU.

^DWhen I awoke this ^D7mornin’^G, you were on m^Emy mind ^A7Sometimes we have moments when ^Ggood news is hard to ^Dfind ^DNo one knows exa^D7ctly what an^Gother’s goin^Em’ through But ^A7singin’ you these simple words i^Gs somethin^A7g I ca^Dn do

^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THE L^A7IVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE^G NOT EASY THING^DS TO DO ^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THAT’^A7S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND T^DO YOU.

^DI know that you lost s^D7omething that you ^Gloved with all your ^EmHeart I ^A7know how the grieving feels like ^Gtearing you a^Dpart ^DJust remember s^D7omething that might ^Gease you through the ^EmPain ^A7There are those who’ll carry you ^Guntil you??^A7?re whol^De again

^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THE L^A7IVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE^G NOT EASY THING^DS TO DO ^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THAT’^A7S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND T^DO YOU.

^DOnly you can u^D7nderstand the ^Gload you have to ^Embear ^A7All a friend can offer is to ^Gtry to take a ^Dshare ^DFriends are all we ^D7have and I just ^Gwant to help you ^Emsee Ho^A7wever hard it gets for you, you ^Ghave that f^A7riend in ^Dme

^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THE L^A7IVIN’AND THE LOVIN’ ARE ^GNOT EASY THINGS^D TO DO ^DIT AIN’^D7T EASY, NO IT AIN?^G??T^Em EASY, THAT’^A7S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND T^DO YOU.