David Bowie - It Ain't Easy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It Ain't Easy" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn It Ain't Easy Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "It Ain't Easy" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          D/A                         A
When you climb to the top of the mountain
 D/A               A
Look out over the sea
D/A               A                     D/A             A
Think about the places perhaps where a young man could be
          D/A                   A
Then you jump back down to the rooftops
 D/A               A
Look out over the town
 D/A                      C      A     D/A         A
Think about all of the strange things circulating round

Chorus:
C        A     C        A
It ain't easy, it ain't easy
C        Cm              D                        A
It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

Well, all the people have got their problems
That ain't nothing new
With the help of the good Lord
We can all pull on through
We can all pull on through
Get there in the end
Sometimes it'll take you right up and sometimes down again

Chorus

Satisfaction, satisfaction
Keep me satisfied
I've got the love of a Hoochie Koochie woman
She calling from inside
She's a-calling from inside
Trying to get to you
All the woman really wants
You can give her something too

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "It Ain't Easy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It Ain't Easy" by David Bowie.

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