Let Me Down Easy Chords by The Stranglers

Tempo:
127.5 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

F#

Bm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Stranglers - Let Me Down Easy chords
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[E]
[A]
[E]
[Bm] [F#]
[F#] [A] [E]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [F#]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [F#]
[D]
[A]
[D] Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
My eyelids close [C] with the weight of a hundred [A] years
Please let me [G] down easier
Let me down [F] easier
[A]
[D] My bones can slip away into [F#] a calm sea
Let me [G] down easier
[C] I know there'll be nothing [E] to fear
[A]
Let me [E] down easier
[Bm]
[F#] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [D] My body slips away out [F#] into weightlessness
Let [G] me down easier
[C] Now I know that there's nothing [E] to fear
[A]
[G]
[F]
[A]
Let me [E] down easier
[Bm]
[F#] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] When [D] I rinse my aching heart
[A] After it's been torn apart
When [D] my tears have flowed [C] on the tide of a [A] hundred seas
Please let [G] me down easier
Let me down [F]
easier
[A]
[D] Affection slips away into [F#] my memory
Let [G] me down easier
[C] There's a better time waiting [E] for me
[A] Let me [E] down easier
[Bm] Let me [F#] down easier
[A] Let me [E] down easier
[Bm] Let me [F#] down easier
[A] [E] Let me down easier
[B] Let me [F#] down easier
[E] Let me down easier
[Bm] Let me [G#] down easier
[A] Let me [E] down, down, down, down
[Bm] Let me [F#] down, down, down, down
[A] Let [E] me down easier
[Bm] [F#]
[A] Easier
[E]
[Bm] [F#]
Easier
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
F#
134211112
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To learn The Stranglers - Let Me Down Easy chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bm, A, E, Bm and F# of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 63 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 127. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F#] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
My eyelids close [C] with the weight of a hundred [A] _ years
_ Please let me [G] down _ easier _ _
Let me down _ [F] easier _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] My bones can slip away into [F#] a calm sea _ _
Let me [G] down _ easier _ _ _
[C] I know there'll be nothing [E] to fear
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Let me [E] down easier
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D] My body slips away out [F#] into _ weightlessness
_ _ Let [G] me down _ easier
_ _ _ [C] Now I know that there's nothing [E] to fear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Let me [E] down easier
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ When [D] I rinse my aching heart
[A] After it's been torn apart
When [D] my tears have flowed [C] on the tide of a [A] hundred seas
_ _ Please let [G] me down _ easier
_ _ Let me down _ [F]
easier
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Affection slips away into [F#] my _ memory
_ Let [G] me down _ easier
_ _ _ [C] There's a better time waiting [E] for _ me _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Let me [E] down _ easier
[Bm] _ _ Let me [F#] down easier
_ [A] _ _ Let me [E] down easier
_ [Bm] _ _ Let me [F#] down easier _
_ [A] _ _ [E] Let me down easier
_ _ [B] _ Let me [F#] down easier
_ _ [E] _ Let me down easier
_ _ [Bm] _ Let me [G#] down easier
_ [A] _ _ Let me [E] down, down, down, down
[Bm] _ _ Let me [F#] down, down, down, down
[A] Let _ _ _ [E] me _ down easier
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[A] Easier
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
Easier
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Brian Duffy, Dave Greenfield, Jean‐Jacques Burnel and Hugh Cornwell.

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