Johnny Cash - Let Me Down Easy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Let Me Down Easy" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

G#
Let me down easy, if you must go.
Why not deceive me, it won't hurt
me so.
             C#                G#
Truth is so painful, tell me a lie.
            D#                 G#
Let me down easy, and I'll get by.

Chorus:
G#           C#                   G#
Let me down easy, for old time's sake.
           D#        A#
Is it too much to ask, when my heart's
        D#
gonna break?

              G#
I'm bound to lose you, I'm bound to
  C#
cry.
                 G# D#             G#
Oh, let me down easy  and I'll get by.

Chorus

I'm bound to lose you, I'm bound to
cry.
Oh, let me down easy and I'll get by.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Let Me Down Easy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Let Me Down Easy" by Johnny Cash.

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