Chords for Hank Thompson - Early 1960's - Just to Ease the Pain
Tempo:
122.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
C
Ab
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] Would you do just a little something that everybody asks for when Hank's playing [Bb] a show?
An old thing called the Wildwood [Eb] Flower.
Oh, [C] you mean this right here?
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [F]
[Dbm]
I don't [Gm] know, that last chord was something else.
You want to do the new one now?
[Gbm] Yeah, why don't we?
This is a pretty, pretty thing, and of course he wrote it and published it and will make a ton of money off of it.
Ladies [Db] and gentlemen, Hank Thompson [Cm] and his brand new record, Just to Ease the [G] Pain.
One, [Eb] two, four.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] To ease [Bb] the pain, [Eb] that's what he's praying.
From broke [C]
[Bb] love affairs
Too many make the same mistakes
[Ab] And try to drown [Eb] their cares
[Bb] [Eb] The liquor [Bb]
flows, [Eb] their money [Bb] goes
[Eb] And teardrops [Ab] fall like rain
One thing [F] for sure, [Eb] this is no cure
[Bb] It's just to [Eb] ease the pain
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] In every [Bb] [Eb] life where pain and strife
Can [Cm] hold the [Bb] winning hand
The soul will cry and wonder why
[Ab] The things that they [Eb] had planned
The doubts [Bb] and fears [Eb] and bitter tears
Might be an [Ab] endless chain
But living fast [Eb] won't hide the pain
[Bb] It's just to ease [Eb] the pain
An old thing called the Wildwood [Eb] Flower.
Oh, [C] you mean this right here?
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [F]
[Dbm]
I don't [Gm] know, that last chord was something else.
You want to do the new one now?
[Gbm] Yeah, why don't we?
This is a pretty, pretty thing, and of course he wrote it and published it and will make a ton of money off of it.
Ladies [Db] and gentlemen, Hank Thompson [Cm] and his brand new record, Just to Ease the [G] Pain.
One, [Eb] two, four.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] To ease [Bb] the pain, [Eb] that's what he's praying.
From broke [C]
[Bb] love affairs
Too many make the same mistakes
[Ab] And try to drown [Eb] their cares
[Bb] [Eb] The liquor [Bb]
flows, [Eb] their money [Bb] goes
[Eb] And teardrops [Ab] fall like rain
One thing [F] for sure, [Eb] this is no cure
[Bb] It's just to [Eb] ease the pain
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] In every [Bb] [Eb] life where pain and strife
Can [Cm] hold the [Bb] winning hand
The soul will cry and wonder why
[Ab] The things that they [Eb] had planned
The doubts [Bb] and fears [Eb] and bitter tears
Might be an [Ab] endless chain
But living fast [Eb] won't hide the pain
[Bb] It's just to ease [Eb] the pain
Key:
Eb
Bb
C
Ab
F
Eb
Bb
C
[N] Would you do just a little something that everybody asks for when Hank's playing [Bb] a show?
An old thing called the Wildwood [Eb] Flower.
Oh, [C] you mean this right here?
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
I don't [Gm] know, that last chord was something else.
You want to do the new one now?
[Gbm] Yeah, why don't we?
This is a pretty, pretty thing, and of course he wrote it and published it and will make a ton of money off of it.
Ladies [Db] and gentlemen, Hank Thompson [Cm] and his brand new record, Just to Ease the [G] Pain.
One, [Eb] two, four.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ To ease [Bb] the pain, [Eb] that's what he's praying.
From broke [C] _
[Bb] love affairs
_ Too many make the same mistakes
[Ab] And try to drown [Eb] their cares
[Bb] _ [Eb] The liquor [Bb]
flows, [Eb] their money [Bb] goes
[Eb] And teardrops [Ab] fall like rain
_ One thing [F] for sure, [Eb] this is no cure
[Bb] It's just to [Eb] ease the pain
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] In every [Bb] _ [Eb] life where pain and strife
Can [Cm] hold the [Bb] winning hand _
The soul will cry and wonder why
[Ab] The things that they [Eb] had planned _
The doubts [Bb] and fears [Eb] and bitter tears
Might be an [Ab] endless chain _
But living fast [Eb] won't hide the pain
[Bb] It's just to ease [Eb] the pain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An old thing called the Wildwood [Eb] Flower.
Oh, [C] you mean this right here?
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
I don't [Gm] know, that last chord was something else.
You want to do the new one now?
[Gbm] Yeah, why don't we?
This is a pretty, pretty thing, and of course he wrote it and published it and will make a ton of money off of it.
Ladies [Db] and gentlemen, Hank Thompson [Cm] and his brand new record, Just to Ease the [G] Pain.
One, [Eb] two, four.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ To ease [Bb] the pain, [Eb] that's what he's praying.
From broke [C] _
[Bb] love affairs
_ Too many make the same mistakes
[Ab] And try to drown [Eb] their cares
[Bb] _ [Eb] The liquor [Bb]
flows, [Eb] their money [Bb] goes
[Eb] And teardrops [Ab] fall like rain
_ One thing [F] for sure, [Eb] this is no cure
[Bb] It's just to [Eb] ease the pain
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] In every [Bb] _ [Eb] life where pain and strife
Can [Cm] hold the [Bb] winning hand _
The soul will cry and wonder why
[Ab] The things that they [Eb] had planned _
The doubts [Bb] and fears [Eb] and bitter tears
Might be an [Ab] endless chain _
But living fast [Eb] won't hide the pain
[Bb] It's just to ease [Eb] the pain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _