Status Quo - Nothing Comes Easy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Nothing Comes 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.

D
Fussing and fighting alone with our friends
                                            A
Holding our breath and hoping it never will end
It's been a long, long haul
             D
We would be ducking and diving, a rise then a fall
Pretending the ups and the downs
                 A
didn't matter at all
              C
And we got it almost right
                 D
Well there were hundreds
and hundreds of mumbling miles
                                        A
Always a personal reason to cop or to smile
                C        G D
Now there's a green light

We came and we went, we went then we came
Slowly but surely we learnt that it wasn't a game
But it was good clean fun
We were just second-hand cars along with the rest
Holding our own and hanging on in with the best
Nothing comes easy

Drinking and thinking what we'd rather do
Nothing of any real interest is coming on through
Maybe we're all right now
But in the end does it matter, matter at all?
Scratching a living and having one hell of a ball
Nothing comes easy

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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 "Nothing Comes Easy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nothing Comes Easy" by Status Quo.

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