Em                      G
Oh, won't you listen to my story, I gotta a tale to tell, it's
                     Em                                  B7
About a man who gets caught somewhere between heaven and hell
                  Am                        G D
Yeah 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

[Verse 2]
               Em                                  G
Oh, when I was young boy I learned to play the guitar
                        Em                     B7
It was me and old Jimmy Beam down at the local bar
               Am         C                G D
Yeah I lost my childhood but I earned me a trade
          C     C/B C/A C/G Em
Oh there ain't no   easy   way

[Verse 3]
             Em                         G
I found me a woman I gave her heart and soul
                 Em                                       B7
I nearly lost my mind through 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
Man, ain't no    easy  way

[Verse 4]
                      Am                         Em
Well, 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
They say there ain't no    easy   way

[Verse 5]
               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 both sat there in silence   but what I wanted to say

[Solo]
            Em   G
I wanted to say
Em B7
Am C
G  D
C  C/B C/A C/G Em

Em G
Em B7
Am C
G B7
C  C/B C/A C/G Em

[Outro]
                    Em                    G
Ooh, when it's all over and my grave you stand
                          Em                              B7
Try to think of something good to say, 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
Say there ain't no    easy
C    C/B C/A C/G
ain't no    easy
C    C/B C/A C/G  Em
ain't no    easy  way
          C    C/B  C/A C/G
No there ain't no    ea-sy
C    C/B C/A C/G  Em
ain't no    easy  way