Biography:
Tom Paxton (born Thomas Richard Paxton on October 31, 1937) is an American singer and writer of folk music whose songs have had enduring appeal (and include modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind") known for a cynical, often political edge. In 2009, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Paxton was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest child of Burton and Esther Paxton. The Paxton family moved to Bristow, Oklahoma in 1948, where Tom grew to adulthood and which he still considers home.
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Other songs:
- Born On The Forth Of July
- Daily News
- You Can Eat Dog Food
- Born On The Fourth Of July
- Bottle Of Wine
- Buy A Gun For Your Son
- Cant Help But Wonder Where Im Bound
- Crazy John
- Did You Hear John Hurt
- George W Told The Nation
- Getting Up Early
- Going To The Zoo
- Goodman Schwerner And Chaney
- Hold On To
- I Dont Want A Bunny Wunny
- I Give You The Morning
- Im The Man That Built The Bridges
- In Florida
- It Aint Easy
- Jimmy Newman
- Johhny Got A Gun
- Johnny Got A Gun
- Last Thing On My Mind
- Leaving London
- Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation
- Marvellous Toy
- Marvelous Toy
- My Ladys A Wild Flying Dove
- My Son John
- Ramblin Boy
- Susie Most Of All
- The Last Thing On My Mind
- The Party
- The Willing Conscript
- This World Goes Round And Round
- Wasnt That A Party
- When Annie Took Me Home
- When You Shook Your Long Hair Down
- Yuppies In The Sky
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IT AIN’T EASY—TOM PAXTON
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
VERSE 1.
D D7 G Em
When I awoke this mornin’, you were on my mind
A7 G D
Sometimes we have moments when good news is hard to find
D D7 G Em
No one knows exactly what another’s goin’ through
A7 G A7 D
But singin’ you these simple words is something I can do
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
VERSE 2.
D D7 G
I know that you lost something that you loved with all your
Em
Heart
A7 G D
I know how the grieving feels like tearing you apart
D D7 G
Just remember something that might ease you through the
Em
Pain
A7 G A7 D
There are those who’ll carry you until you’re whole again
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
VERSE 3.
D D7 G Em
Only you can understand the load you have to bear
A7 G D
All a friend can offer is to try to take a share
D D7 G Em
Friends are all we have and I just want to help you see
A7 G A7 D
However hard it gets for you, you have that friend in me
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
Repeat last line and end.
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
VERSE 1.
D D7 G Em
When I awoke this mornin’, you were on my mind
A7 G D
Sometimes we have moments when good news is hard to find
D D7 G Em
No one knows exactly what another’s goin’ through
A7 G A7 D
But singin’ you these simple words is something I can do
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
VERSE 2.
D D7 G
I know that you lost something that you loved with all your
Em
Heart
A7 G D
I know how the grieving feels like tearing you apart
D D7 G
Just remember something that might ease you through the
Em
Pain
A7 G A7 D
There are those who’ll carry you until you’re whole again
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’ AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
VERSE 3.
D D7 G Em
Only you can understand the load you have to bear
A7 G D
All a friend can offer is to try to take a share
D D7 G Em
Friends are all we have and I just want to help you see
A7 G A7 D
However hard it gets for you, you have that friend in me
CHORUS:
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 G D
THE LIVIN’AND THE LOVIN’ ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO
D D7 G Em
IT AIN’T EASY, NO IT AIN’T EASY,
A7 D
THAT’S WHY I WANT TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
Repeat last line and end.
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